Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this clash with Atyrau, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
It's no vacation for neither Kairat nor Atyrau as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Atyrau when visiting Kairat as the cities are 2600 kilometers apart.
Kairat form and stats
Kairat have collected 9 points from their home games so far after 3-0-1.The Kairat fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here: A 0-1 defeat against Astana. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Zhetysu (0-3).
Kairat are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Ordabasy awaits in one day.
The Kairat manager Aleksey Shpilevskiy has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games. Kairat have only conceded 3 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Atyrau form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on V. Kumykov, the Atyrau manager, as the last three away games were defeats.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Okzhetpes with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Atyrau manager V. Kumykov faced defeat when travelling to Aktobe and losing 0-2.
Atyrau has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Zhetysu in just one days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Atyrau are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Atyrau have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 2 - 1 (Kairat wins - draws - Atyrau wins).Kairat missing players
Atyrau missing players
| Kairat | Atyrau | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | Played | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 8 | Scored | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | Conceded | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 86% |
| 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 71% |
| 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 43% |
| 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 29% |
| 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | Both teams to score | 25% | 43% |
| 17% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 29% |
| 33% | 25% | Failed To Score | 50% | 43% |
| 5.7 | 7.2 | Corners For (avg) | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 6 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 1 |
- Kairat hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Astana | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Tobol | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Kairat | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Ordabasy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Zhetysu | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Kaisar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Shakhter Karagandy | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Aktobe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 9 | Irtysh | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | Atyrau | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 11 | Okzhetpes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 4 |
| 12 | Taraz | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 3 |
