The league table is allowed to rest as Kyzyl-Zhar and Tobol battle for Kazakhstan Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
These are hustling days for the hometeam, as they had a match only three days ago in the Kazakhstan Cup. This match was also played here. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Tobol have had more rest.
Kyzyl-Zhar form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Kyzyl-Zhar have collected 14 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-2-3. On the other hand, in the Kazakhstan Cup, Kyzyl-Zhar has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
A nice win for Kyzyl-Zhar last time playing, versus Shakhter Karagandy. That was also a home game and the match ended 8-1 with A. Izmailov (2), S. Smajlagić (2), A. Cheredinov, D. Shmidt and D. Zorić scoring for the victors. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Kyzyl-Zhar played a great game against Shakhter Karagandy and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Sdyushor.The Kyzyl-Zhar fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Kyzyl-Zhar have conceded 9 goals.
Tobol form and stats
Tobol was sent out of Kazakhstan Cup in the semi-finals last season, when Kaisar turned out to be too strong.The visitors are W4-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. When we have look at the Kazakhstan Cup statistics, we find 4W-0D-2L. This is both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Tobol who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Kaspiy.
Tobol play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Atyrau.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Taraz in the Kazakhstan Cup.Tobol have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 18 goals from 9 away matches. Tobol have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous six meetings with these parties: Kyzyl-Zhar won one, Tobol triumphed in five and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  N. Nikolić 8 goals |  A. Nurgaliev 6 goals |   A. Kassym 5 goals |
Kyzyl-Zhar missing players
Tobol missing players
| Kyzyl-Zhar | Tobol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 38 | 26 | Scored | S | 24 | 53 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.2 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 47% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 57% | ||
| 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 |