National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maqtaaral or Atyrau that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's quite the trip for Atyrau when visiting Maqtaaral as the cities are 2200 kilometers apart.
Maqtaaral form and stats
Maqtaaral participated in Kazakhstan Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Maqtaaral have performed here this season with 5 wins from 7 First Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. On the other hand, in the Kazakhstan Cup, Maqtaaral has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Maqtaaral's last game was hosting Tobol and winning 4-0. As mentioned above, Maqtaaral "killed" Tobol in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
In the preceding match a 4-3 victory visiting Tobol.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 7 games), Maqtaaral's attacking play is working. Maqtaaral have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Atyrau form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the final.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Atyrau have produced an overall stat of 3-1-5 so far. When we have look at the Kazakhstan Cup statistics, we find 0W-1D-3L. This is both home and away.
There might be some fixture complaints from Atyrau as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Kazakhstan Cup match against Taraz (0-1).
A loss against Taraz was the result prior to that, in a Kazakhstan Cup home game.The attacking power of Atyrau when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. For Atyrau, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Atyrau - Maqtaaral 2-2.Top Goalscorers
  B. Silva Garcia 4 goals | D. Guz 2 goals |  P. Grzelczak 2 goals |
Maqtaaral missing players
Atyrau missing players
| Maqtaaral | Atyrau | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Scored | S | 10 | 24 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 24 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 43% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 14% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | ||
| 63% | 68% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kyran | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 31 |
| 2 | Maqtaaral | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Okzhetpes | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 25 |
| 4 | Aksu | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 | Sport Academy Kairat | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 20 |
| 6 | Taraz Karatau | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Ekibastuz | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Igilik | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | -19 | 15 |
| 9 | Akademiya Ontustik | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -9 | 12 |
| 10 | Baykonur | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 31 | -25 | 12 |
| 11 | Bulat | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 10 |
| 12 | Kyzyl-Zhar II | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | -29 | 4 |
| 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 |