Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Astana & Akzhayik face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kazakhstan Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It should be mentioned that Akzhayik play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Akzhayik on artifical turf are 5 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats from eleven games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 8-13. You can compare this with overall results below.
Akzhayik have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Astana form and stats
Astana participated in Kazakhstan Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.20 points is a decent return from 9 Premier League games here at Astana Arena for Astana. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Astana's previous game was a Kazakhstan Cup match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Aktobe. The home side are looking to build on that result.
A 0-0 draw away in the Kazakhstan Cup before that, with Kaisar the opponent.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Astana's attacking play is working. 10 goals have been conceded.
Akzhayik form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Playing away, Akzhayik have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 6 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Akzhayik played 0-0 against Kaisar in their previous match.
Prior to that result Akzhayik won their away game at Aktobe in the Kazakhstan Cup. The scoreline was 2-0.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Akzhayik have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Astana nine wins, zero draws and Akzhayik one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tomasov 11 goals |  A. Aymbetov 6 goals |  M. Kovtalyuk 6 goals |
Astana missing players
Akzhayik missing players
| Astana | Akzhayik | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 51 | 25 | Scored | S | 11 | 28 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 51% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 47% | ||
| 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 |