A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Kairat and Astana know what's at stake in this second leg of the Kazakhstan Cup Semi-finals clash.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an in-your-face game!
This football stadium has grass, which is not Astana's everyday surface at their own field. When appearing on grass Astana have performed like this: Played 30 matches earning 14 wins, 3 draws and 13 defeats with the goal stats 47-44 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Kairat form and stats
Kairat was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Kazakhstan Cup.Kairat have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 33 points collected from 13 matches (10-3-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. On the other hand, in the Kazakhstan Cup, Kairat has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. The Kairat fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Ortalıq Stadion and will expect new points from this game. Kairat has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Kairat, as their goalkeeper Stas Pokatilov has completely shut out the opponents for 197 minutes in the Premier League.
Happy days for Kairat in their previous game, a Kazakhstan Cup match away at Astana that ended with a 3-0 victory.
Ahead of that match, Kairat lost 1-2 at home to Qarabag.Goals are plentiful at Ortalıq Stadion in the league this season as Kairat has scored 35 goals here in 13 home games. From these home matches, Kairat have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Astana form and stats
Astana have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 8-3-2 from 13 games. Total Kazakhstan Cup statistics for Astana: 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
Home advantage was not enough for Astana in their previous game, as they lost their Kazakhstan Cup-match, hosting Kairat, 0-3.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Arys.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Astana are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Astana in these games.
Head 2 Head
Astana - Kairat 0-3 was the outcome when this pair of contenders formerly played each other, some time ago this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two teams are: five wins for Kairat, one draw and four wins for Astana. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Tomasov 17 goals |   A. Shushenachev 12 goals | J. Kanté Martínez 9 goals |
Kairat missing players
Astana missing players
| Kairat | Astana | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 38 | ||
| 33 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 32 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 39% | ||
| 8.1 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.1 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 36 | 61 |
| 2 | Astana | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 28 | 57 |
| 3 | Kairat | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 31 | 51 |
| 4 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Ordabasy | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Kaspiy | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Akzhayik | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 32 |
| 8 | Aktobe | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Shakhter Karagandy | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | Taraz | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 29 |
| 11 | Atyrau | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -15 | 28 |
| 12 | Arys | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -18 | 26 |
| 13 | Kaisar | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -20 | 19 |
| 14 | Zhetysu | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -24 | 16 |