Astana are probable winners of this home fixture vs Maqtaaral, if the league positions are thought to provide some clues. Or could we be looking at a possible?
- Astana have the most scored goals (29) in Premier League
- Maqtaaral have the most conceded goals (23) in Premier League
Maqtaaral play their home fixtures on grass, while this fixture takes place on artifical turf. Up to date statistics for Maqtaaral when playing on artifical turf are 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from nine matches. They have created 12 goals and conceded 10 times in these fixtures.
These teams have little in common geographically as Maqtaaral have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's look for an energetic fixture!
Astana form and stats
Astana have performed here at Astana Arena this season with 5 wins from 7 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Astana has recorded two wins in a row here at Astana Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Astana lost their last game at Aktobe (placed 4th) after a 1-4 scoreline. Until that game this team had gone seven consecutive league games without a defeat.
Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Aksu.The manager Blagojević will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Zhetysu in only four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Astana at home in the league. 21 on target and 7 scored by the opposition; from 7 matches.
Maqtaaral form and stats
Maqtaaral have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-3-5 (8 played). Maqtaaral seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
There were no winners in Maqtaaral's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Atyrau (placed 7th). As mentioned above, Maqtaaral drew the match against Atyrau. Manager Ferapontov brought on Sebaihi to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Kairat's place.The attacking power of Maqtaaral when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Maqtaaral struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also met each other earlier this match year: Maqtaaral - Astana 0-3. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Astana wins - draws - Maqtaaral wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less. Eugenio likes to meet Maqtaaral and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.Top Goalscorers
  P. Pina Eugénio 8 goals |  M. Tomasov 6 goals |  R. Vloet 5 goals |
Astana missing players
Maqtaaral missing players
| Astana | Maqtaaral | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 29 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 64% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 43% |
| 36% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 14% |
| 29% | 43% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 14% |
| 43% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 57% |
| 36% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 43% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.3 | 14 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 4.9 | 6.6 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 43% | 46% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 50% |
| 6.6 | 7.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 12.3 | 10.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
- Astana have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Astana have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Astana have scored more than double the goals of Maqtaaral.
- Astana have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
- Astana have the most scored goals (21) at home in Premier League
- Astana have the most scored goals (29) in Premier League
- Astana have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Premier League
- Astana have the the best goal difference (+13) in Premier League
- Astana have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Premier League
- Astana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maqtaaral have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Maqtaaral have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Maqtaaral have the most conceded goals (15) away in Premier League
- Maqtaaral have the most conceded goals (23) in Premier League
- Maqtaaral have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Premier League
- Maqtaaral have yet to win a 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 | Tobol | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | Astana | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Ordabasy | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Aktobe | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | Taraz | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Kaspiy | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Atyrau | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Kairat | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | Shakhter Karagandy | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Arys | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Aksu | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 | Akzhayik | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 14 | Maqtaaral | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 10 |
