National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Atyrau or Taraz that keep their silverware dream alive.
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's quite the trip for Taraz when visiting Atyrau as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.
Atyrau form and stats
Atyrau was eliminated in the final last season in the Kazakhstan Cup.When playing at home in the Premier League, Atyrau have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
Atyrau lost their last game at Tobol after a 0-2 scoreline.
In the match before that, Atyrau hosted Maqtaaral and drew the Kazakhstan Cup game 2-2.Atyrau has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. On the other hand, Atyrau have conceded 10 goals.
Taraz form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Taraz have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-3-5 (10 played). Taraz seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Two travels in a row for Taraz, whose manager V. Minasyan could celebrate last time after the Kazakhstan Cup win against Maqtaaral.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Tobol.The attacking power of Taraz when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Taraz struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Atyrau five wins, two draws and Taraz three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Pina Eugénio 7 goals |  B. Silva Garcia 4 goals |  B. Baytana 4 goals |
Atyrau missing players
Taraz missing players
| Atyrau | Taraz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 12 | 26 | ||
| 38 | 13 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 40% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7.2 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 9 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaspiy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Kairat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Zhetysu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Arys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 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 | 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 |