National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zhetysu or Kaspiy that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams have little in common geographically as Kaspiy have to travel 3500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Zhetysu form and stats
Zhetysu participated in Kazakhstan Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Zhetysu have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here. This match is a Kazakhstan Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
A. Dmitrijev was the last player to score a league goal for Zhetysu and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Zhetysu haven't scored in 195 minutes.
Zhetysu faced defeat in their previous match, away at Kaspiy (0-1).
Before that match, a Kazakhstan Cup win away at Arys.Zhetysu aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Zhetysu defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Kaspiy form and stats
Last season their Kazakhstan Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from Kaspiy's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Kaspiy only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. When we have look at the Kazakhstan Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Kaspiy seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Kaspiy aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 197 league minutes without a goal. R. Mingazov was the last player to find the net.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Zhetysu in their previous game.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kairat at their stadium, the result 2-0.The visiting Kaspiy have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 9 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kaspiy have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Kaspiy - Zhetysu 1-0. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Zhetysu, zero draws and three wins for Kaspiy. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Karaev 6 goals |  R. Mingazow 5 goals | W. Sahli 5 goals |
Zhetysu missing players
Kaspiy missing players
| Zhetysu | Kaspiy | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 31 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 43% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | ||
| 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 |