National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Atyrau or Ekibastuz that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Atyrau form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the final.With 3 Premier League wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Atyrau are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home Premier League games in a row without a win, the Atyrau fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Ordabasy game long ago, can be stopped today.
The fans are hoping that Atyrau will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Premier League game against Kairat. A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Kairat.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Atyrau, as the Kazakhstan Cup home game vs Aksu is only four days away.
Atyrau have scored 14 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Atyrau have conceded 31 from these games.
Ekibastuz form and stats
They also participated in Kazakhstan Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.The visitors are W1-D0-L4 on the road this term. That's in the First Division.
There were no winners in Ekibastuz's previous match, a First Division home game that ended 0-0 vs Altay.
After this away game Ekibastuz return home for a Kazakhstan Cup game against Akademiya Ontustik. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Ekibastuz find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Ekibastuz's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 8 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Atyrau, two draws and two wins for Ekibastuz. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Atyrau missing players
Ekibastuz missing players
| Atyrau | Ekibastuz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Conceded | C | 22 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 103 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 144 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 59 | ||
| 43% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Astana | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 67 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 69 |
| 2 | Kairat | 33 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 65 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 33 | 68 |
| 3 | Ordabasy | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 65 |
| 4 | Tobol | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 63 |
| 5 | Zhetysu | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 56 |
| 6 | Kaisar | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -6 | 42 |
| 7 | Okzhetpes | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -5 | 40 |
| 8 | Irtysh | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -15 | 37 |
| 9 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -7 | 35 |
| 10 | Taraz | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 37 | -32 | 29 |
| 11 | Atyrau | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 58 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -33 | 26 |
| 12 | Aktobe | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 43 | -40 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Altay | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Akademiya Ontustik | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Kaspiy | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Sport Academy Kairat | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Akzhayik | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Kyran | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Baykonur | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Astana II | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Zhetysu II | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Maqtaaral | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 12 | Bulat | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 8 |
| 13 | Ekibastuz | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 4 |
| 14 | Aktobe Jas | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 2 |