Taraz get ready to welcome Shakhter Karagandy for something different than the ordinary league football: The Kazakhstan Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Kazakhstan Cup. That game, against Kyzyl-Zhar, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Shakhter Karagandy.
These teams have little in common geographically as Shakhter Karagandy have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Taraz form and stats
Last season, Taraz's Kazakhstan Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.The overall Premier League statistics at home this season for Taraz are 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Kazakhstan Cup, Taraz has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
The spoils were shared in Taraz's previous game, also at home. Visiting Maqtaaral travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
A Kazakhstan Cup defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Tobol.Taraz has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Taraz have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Shakhter Karagandy form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Kazakhstan Cup stats, they have 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away.
Two away games in a row for Shakhter Karagandy, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-8 versus Kyzyl-Zhar in the Kazakhstan Cup. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Kyzyl-Zhar was particularly ugly (1-8). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Ordabasy.Shakhter Karagandy have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Shakhter Karagandy have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Taraz won three, Shakhter Karagandy triumphed in five and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  P. Pina Eugénio 7 goals |  B. Baytana 4 goals |  N. Adamović 3 goals |
Taraz missing players
Shakhter Karagandy missing players
| Taraz | Shakhter Karagandy | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 24 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 40% | ||
| 4.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.1 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.9 | 7.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 41% | ||
| 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 |