National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Atyrau or Kairat that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams have little in common geographically as Kairat have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
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.
Atyrau form and stats
Atyrau was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Kazakhstan Cup.Overall Premier League stats playing at home this season for Atyrau are 3-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Atyrau are returning here after visiting Aksu in a Kazakhstan Cup match and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 versus Taraz.The Atyrau fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Kairat form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Kairat, as they won the Kazakhstan Cup.Kairat have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-2 (6 played).
The club members enjoyed Kairat's previous game versus Ordabasy, a Kazakhstan Cup win (2-0) played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Akzhayik.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Kairat rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Atyrau, zero draws and seven wins for Kairat. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Filipović 9 goals |  J. Kanté Martínez 6 goals | N. Tarasov 3 goals |
Atyrau missing players
Kairat missing players
| Atyrau | Kairat | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Scored | S | 12 | 33 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4.4 | 2.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 51% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | ||
| 5.8 | 2.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.2 | 7 | ||
| 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kairat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Atyrau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Aksu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Ordabasy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 | Astana | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 |
| 2 | Ordabasy | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Aktobe | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 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 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Aksu | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 11 | Arys | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 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 |
