This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first First Division game of the season. Both Ekibastuz and Maqtaaral are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
These teams have little in common geographically as Maqtaaral have to travel 1900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ekibastuz form and stats
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ekibastuz, as the First Division home game vs Kyran is only three days away.
Last season, Ekibastuz's league statistics were 1 win, 1 draw and 7 losses, resulting in a 13th position in the First Division. Over these nine matches they scored 6 goals and conceded 13. Playing at home last season Ekibastuz managed 0-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 1 goal and 5 conceded.
Maqtaaral form and stats
The schedule is very tough for Maqtaaral now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A First Division game at Aktobe is waiting in only three days.
Let's have a look at how Maqtaaral performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 3 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. In total they scored 9 and conceded 17 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 1 and lost 2 with 5/8 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Maqtaaral - Ekibastuz 2-3 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Ekibastuz, one draw and six wins for Maqtaaral. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Ekibastuz missing players
Maqtaaral missing players
| Ekibastuz | Maqtaaral | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 21 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 17 | 45 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 11 | 26 |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 31% |
- All of Maqtaaral's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Ekibastuz have yet to win a game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Akademiya Ontustik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aktobe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Akzhayik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Altay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Arys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Astana II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Atyrau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Baykonur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Bulat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ekibastuz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kyran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Maqtaaral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sdyushor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sport Academy Kairat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Zhetysu II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Altay | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Akademiya Ontustik | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Kaspiy | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sport Academy Kairat | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Akzhayik | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Kyran | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Baykonur | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Astana II | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Zhetysu II | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Maqtaaral | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 12 | Bulat | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 8 |
| 13 | Ekibastuz | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
| 14 | Aktobe Jas | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 2 |