Astana are placed 2nd, while Atyrau are hanging back 16 points behind in the league standings. Will they trim the gap?
- Astana have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
- Atyrau have the most points from losing position (11) in Premier League
It should be mentioned that Atyrau play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Atyrau on artifical turf are 3 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats from twelve games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 11-19. You can compare this with overall results below.
These teams have little in common geographically as Atyrau have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
The hosts Astana saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Champions League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Dinamo Tbilisi.
Astana form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 8 Premier League games here at Astana Arena for Astana. The data says 6 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. days ago.
Astana are returning here after guesting Dinamo Tbilisi in a Champions League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
A 1-1 scoreline against Dinamo Tbilisi before that, played at their own home stadium in the Champions League. Astana are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 9, drew 2 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for Astana after this match as they are travelling to Dinamo Zagreb for a Champions League game in only three days.
The Astana fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Astana have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Atyrau form and stats
There's been little loot from Atyrau's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Premier League. Atyrau only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Atyrau has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Atyrau delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ordabasy (placed 1st) in their previous fixture.
The match earlier was the Kazakhstan Cup-battle against Tobol, a home loss (0-1).
11 goals have been conceded by Atyrau in these games.
Head 2 Head
Astana have managed a sequence of 15 consecutive games without defeat (13-2-0) when playing Atyrau.These competitors have battled before this season: Atyrau - Astana 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Aymbetov 6 goals |   E. Nsungusi 5 goals |
Astana missing players
Atyrau missing players
| Astana | Atyrau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 13 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 62% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 73% |
| 44% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 19% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 25% | 20% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 47% |
| 56% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 33% |
| 6.3 | 5.9 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 13.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 5.8 | 8.3 |
| 5.5 | 6.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 26% | 27% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 40% |
| 5.4 | 6.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 4 |
- Astana have created more than twice as many corners as Atyrau.
- Astana have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Astana have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
- Astana have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Astana haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Atyrau have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Atyrau have the most points from losing position (11) in Premier League
- Atyrau have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Atyrau haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ordabasy | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | Astana | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Aktobe | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Kairat | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Tobol | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 23 |
| 7 | Atyrau | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Kaisar | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | Zhetysu | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -8 | 19 |
| 10 | Shakhter Karagandy | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Okzhetpes | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Maqtaaral | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 13 | Kaspiy | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 10 |
| 14 | Aksu | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 7 |
