Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Akzhayik & Kaspiy face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kazakhstan Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Kaspiy, who are travelling more than 3300 kilometers to play this game.
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.
Akzhayik form and stats
Akzhayik was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Kazakhstan Cup.Akzhayik have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Akzhayik's attacking players as they have now played 218 minutes without scoring in a league game. Shustikov was their last goal scorer.
The supporters are hoping that Akzhayik will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Kazakhstan Cup fixture against Kaisar.
Heartbreak before that as Akzhayik lost 0-2 at Kairat's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Akzhayik have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1.
The lack of attacking qualities in Akzhayik means that they have only scored 1 goal in 5 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Defensively Akzhayik have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kaspiy form and stats
Kaspiy was sent out of Kazakhstan Cup in the quarter-finals last season, when Astana turned out to be too strong.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kaspiy so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-6 (win-draw-lose).
Kaspiy delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Kyzyl-Zhar in their previous match; a Kazakhstan Cup fixture.
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Ordabasy wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Kaspiy in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Kaspiy, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Kaspiy are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 7 away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two participants are: two wins for Akzhayik, four draws and four wins for Kaspiy. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Ribeiro Teles 4 goals |  O. Omirtayev 2 goals | N. Cuckić 2 goals |
Akzhayik missing players
Kaspiy missing players
| Akzhayik | Kaspiy | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 32 | 8 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 21% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | ||
| 7.8 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 7.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaisar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Kaspiy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Akzhayik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aktobe | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 2 | Astana | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 |
| 3 | Ordabasy | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Tobol | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Taraz | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Kairat | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Kaspiy | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 8 | Atyrau | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 9 | Shakhter Karagandy | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Aksu | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -9 | 17 |
| 11 | Arys | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Akzhayik | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 14 | Maqtaaral | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -16 | 10 |
