This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first First Division game of the season. Both Taraz Karatau and Ekibastuz are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
Taraz Karatau form and stats
Ekibastuz form and stats
Let's have a look at how Ekibastuz performed last season in the First Division: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 9 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 42 and conceded 35 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 4 and lost 7 with 23/20 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Taraz Karatau missing players
Ekibastuz missing players
| Taraz Karatau | Ekibastuz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1 | 2.5 | 4.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 33% |