Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Astana - Tobol!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Premier League. That game, against Kaspiy, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Tobol.
Astana form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Astana are 3-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
No payout for Astana in their previous match, an away game at Kairat that ended in defeat 0-3. Preceding that match was a defeat to Kaspiy (1-2).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Kaisar in only three days. This game is also played here at Astana Arena.
The Astana fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, Astana have conceded only 5 goals.
Tobol form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tobol, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).
The Tobol goalkeeper Alexandr Mokin is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 360 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two travels in a row for Tobol, whose manager G. Babayan could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Kaspiy. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Zhetysu.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Tobol manager G. Babayan as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Okzhetpes.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Tobol have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Tobol - Astana 2-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Astana wins - draws - Tobol wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Sigurjónsson 6 goals |   A. Nurgaliev 5 goals |  Ž. Tomašević 3 goals |
Astana missing players
Tobol missing players
| Astana | Tobol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 71% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 36% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 21% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 29% |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 64% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | 76 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 37 | 90 |
| 44 | 26 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 15 | 41 |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 20% | 37% |
- All of Astana's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Astana have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Astana have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Tobol have scored away.
- Astana have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Astana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tobol has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
- Tobol has the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
- Tobol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kairat | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Tobol | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Kaisar | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Astana | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Ordabasy | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Shakhter Karagandy | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Zhetysu | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 8 | Taraz | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Okzhetpes | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 10 |
| 10 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 9 |
| 11 | Kaspiy | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 12 | Irtysh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |