Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Zhetysu & Arys face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Kazakhstan Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Zhetysu form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Zhetysu's results here at Ortalıq Stadion Jetisu in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. This match is a Kazakhstan Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in this competition.
Stress levels are on the rise for Zhetysu's attacking players as they have now played 195 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Dmitrijev was their last goal scorer.
Zhetysu are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Kairat.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Kazakhstan Cup home game that ended 0-0 versus Kaspiy.Zhetysu have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Arys form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Total Kazakhstan Cup statistics for Arys: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. It's three draws from Arys's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Kazakhstan Cup home defeat versus Kaspiy with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-3 vs Kairat.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Arys have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Arys - Zhetysu 0-2. Last three meetings involving these teams: Zhetysu won three, Arys were winners in zero and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  T. Amirov 5 goals |  A. Adil 3 goals |  A. Dmitrijev 3 goals |
Zhetysu missing players
Arys missing players
| Zhetysu | Arys | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 8 | 21 | ||
| 40 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 44% | ||
| 4.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 38% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 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 |