Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Maqtaaral & Tobol face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kazakhstan Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
16-5-8 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Tobol when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 29 matches are 37-20 (scored/conceded).
Tobol have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Maqtaaral form and stats
Maqtaaral participated in Kazakhstan Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.16 points is a decent return from 7 First Division games here for Maqtaaral. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. This match is a Kazakhstan Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
Happy days for Maqtaaral in their previous game, a Kazakhstan Cup match away at Tobol that ended with a 4-3 victory. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Before that game, the home loss against Taraz with the scoreline 1-2.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.
Tobol form and stats
They also participated in Kazakhstan Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Kaisar drew the shortest straw.Playing away, Tobol have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Kazakhstan Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss 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.
The manager A. Moskalenko was unhappy after their last game, a Kazakhstan Cup match played at their home ground Tobol Arena. Tobol suffered a 3-4 loss to Maqtaaral. As you can tell from the result, the match against Maqtaaral was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Late heartbreak for Tobol in the Maqtaaral match, as the deciding 3-4 goal came deep into overtime.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Atyrau in the Kazakhstan Cup.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Tobol are regular goalscorers on their travels. 10 goals have been conceded by Tobol in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Tobol - Maqtaaral 3-4 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  N. Nikolić 8 goals |  A. Nurgaliev 6 goals |  S. Maliy 3 goals |
Maqtaaral missing players
Tobol missing players
| Maqtaaral | Tobol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Scored | S | 23 | 52 | ||
| 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 38% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 60% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 61% | 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 | 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 |