Tobol welcomes Shakhter Karagandy to this second leg of the Kazakhstan Cup Semi-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Tobol's stadium has a artifical turf surface. Shakhter Karagandy have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Shakhter Karagandy when playing on artifical turf; 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from twelve matches. They have scored 17 goals in these games and conceded 25.
It's quite the trip for Shakhter Karagandy when visiting Tobol as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Tobol form and stats
Last season, Tobol's Kazakhstan Cup journey ended in the semi-finals against Kaisar.Tobol have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 11 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. This match is a Kazakhstan Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 6 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses in this competition. Tobol has a nice streak going on as they have played 18 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Kaspiy defeat 207 days ago.
The fans are hoping that Tobol will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-5 away loss in the Kazakhstan Cup game against Shakhter Karagandy. A goal frenzy last time out for Tobol, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Shakhter Karagandy. Fun stuff to watch!
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Akzhayik with a 2-0 scoreline.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (31 in 13 games), Tobol's attacking play is working. Tobol are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 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.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Shakhter Karagandy have produced an overall stat of 4-4-5 so far. When we have look at the Kazakhstan Cup statistics, we find 6W-1D-2L. This is both home and away.
The supporters enjoyed Shakhter Karagandy's previous game versus Tobol, a Kazakhstan Cup 5-2 win played at home. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Shakhter Karagandy, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that entertaining match, will this match be as full of joy?
Before that, Karagandy secured a home win against Atyrau with the score 3-1.Karagandy have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 13 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Karagandy have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Shakhter Karagandy - Tobol 5-2. Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Tobol won seven games, zero matches ended with a tie and Shakhter Karagandy managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  A. Nurgaliev 7 goals |   A. Tattybaev 5 goals |  S. Maliy 4 goals |
Tobol missing players
Shakhter Karagandy missing players
| Tobol | Shakhter Karagandy | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 47 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 45 | ||
| 35 | 13 | Conceded | C | 22 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9.1 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 52% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 49% | ||
| 7.9 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 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 |