National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kairat or Arys that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Champions League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Crvena Zvezda, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Kairat form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.24 points is a decent return from 10 Premier League games here for Kairat. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Kairat tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.
Kairat's last game was hosting Crvena Zvezda and winning 2-1. Manager K. Keker felt very clever after Macky Frank Bagnack scored the winning goal against Crvena Zvezda, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 68th minute.
Before that game, the home loss against Kaspiy with the scoreline 0-2.The manager K. Keker will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Crvena Zvezda in only four days.
Kairat are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (30 goals in 10 games). Kairat have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Arys form and stats
Arys was sent out of Kazakhstan Cup in the group stage last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. It's three draws from Arys's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Kazakhstan Cup home defeat versus Zhetysu with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
It was a Kazakhstan Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Kaspiy wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Arys have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Kairat, zero draws and zero wins for Arys. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Shushenachev 9 goals | J. Kanté Martínez 8 goals |  V. Silva de Souza 7 goals |
Kairat missing players
Arys missing players
| Kairat | Arys | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 49 | 34 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Conceded | C | 20 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 44% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.6 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 40% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 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 |