Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aktobe & Astana face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kazakhstan Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It should be mentioned that Astana play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Astana on grass are 14 victories, 3 draws and 13 defeats from 30 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 47-43. You can compare this with overall results below.
Astana have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Aktobe form and stats
Aktobe participated in Kazakhstan Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Aktobe have to build on here in the Premier League. On the other hand, in the Kazakhstan Cup, Aktobe has performed like this (both home and away): 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses.
Aktobe faced defeat in their previous match, away at Akzhayik (1-2).
Heartbreak before that as Aktobe lost 0-1 at Kaisar's place.Aktobe has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Aktobe have conceded 15 from these games.
Astana form and stats
Astana was sent out of Kazakhstan Cup in the 8th finals last season.Astana's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Astana collect 21 points from their 10 away matches in the Premier League. 6 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Total Kazakhstan Cup statistics for Astana: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Kaisar in their previous game.
It was a Kazakhstan Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Akzhayik wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.The Astana manager A. Tikhonov has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 10 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Astana in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Astana - Aktobe 3-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - one - nine (Aktobe wins - draws - Astana wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tomasov 11 goals |  A. Aymbetov 6 goals |
Aktobe missing players
Astana missing players
| Aktobe | Astana | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Scored | S | 23 | 47 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.7 | ||
| 3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 40% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 49% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tobol | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Astana | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 41 |
| 3 | Kairat | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 37 |
| 4 | Akzhayik | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 5 | Ordabasy | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Atyrau | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 8 | Kaspiy | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Taraz | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 23 |
| 10 | Aktobe | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Arys | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -18 | 18 |
| 12 | Shakhter Karagandy | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 16 |
| 13 | Kaisar | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -13 | 15 |
| 14 | Zhetysu | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 11 |