Taraz Karatau have played really well so far this season, sitting at 4th position in the table. Ekibastuz can look both ways from the 7th place.
- Taraz Karatau have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ekibastuz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Taraz Karatau form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 First Division games here for Taraz Karatau. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Taraz Karatau's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Igilik (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kyran (0-3).A decent goal production from Karatau in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches.
Ekibastuz form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the First Division.
Ekibastuz aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 201 league minutes without a goal. Suslov was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Ekibastuz in their previous game as they lost hosting Okzhetpes, 0-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Astana II wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Ekibastuz are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. As for defending, Ekibastuz rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H meeting ended Ekibastuz - Taraz Karatau 0-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - one - one (Karatau wins - draws - Ekibastuz wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Taraz Karatau missing players
Ekibastuz missing players
| Taraz Karatau | Ekibastuz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 85% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 77% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 69% |
| 54% | 57% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 62% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 15% |
| 54% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 54% |
| 38% | 43% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 23% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 9.3 | 7 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.2 | 16 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 36% | 30% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 47% | 41% |
| 10.1 | 9.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 10.7 | 8.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
- Ekibastuz have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Ekibastuz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Ekibastuz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ekibastuz haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Taraz Karatau have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Okzhetpes | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 31 |
| 2 | Kyran | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 29 |
| 3 | Kaisar | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 26 |
| 4 | Taraz Karatau | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Sport Academy Kairat | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Yassy Turkistan | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Ekibastuz | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Astana II | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Zhetysu | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 10 | Akademiya Ontustik | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Zhenys | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Igilik | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -22 | 10 |
| 13 | Bulat | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | -23 | 8 |
| 14 | Baykonur | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | -35 | 0 |
