Shakhter Karagandy will pray that their home comfort is enough to get at least a point from this grim dispute, against vibrant Kairat.
- Shakhter Karagandy have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Premier League
- Kairat have the most scored goals (45) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Karagandy nor Kairat 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Karagandy are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Kairat are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Shakhter Karagandy form and stats
Shakhter Karagandy's struggle is real here with only 10 points collected from 10 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-1-6. It’s been three wins in a row for Shakhter Karagandy here, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
An away draw last time out for Shakhter Karagandy, facing Taraz in a game that ended 0-0.
Before that match, a Premier League win away at Kaisar.Karagandy have scored 7 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Karagandy have conceded 12 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Kairat form and stats
Playing away, Kairat, who have the most scored goals (45) in Premier League, have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season.
The supporters enjoyed Kairat's previous game versus Kaisar (placed 13th), a Kazakhstan Cup 3-0 win played at home.
Before that, Kairat secured a home win against Kyzyl-Zhar with the score 1-0.Kairat have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 14 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head meeting ended Kairat - Shakhter Karagandy 1-1, earlier this season. Last ten meetings featuring these teams: Karagandy won one, Kairat triumphed in five and we saw four draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Shushenachev 10 goals | J. Kanté Martínez 9 goals |  V. Silva de Souza 7 goals |
Shakhter Karagandy missing players
Kairat missing players
| Shakhter Karagandy | Kairat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 45 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 38% | 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 52% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 33% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 33% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 30% | 38% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7.1 | 8.6 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| 2.9 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 31% | 19% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 86% | 30% | 40% |
- Kairat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kairat have scored more than double the goals of Shakhter Karagandy.
- Kairat have the most scored goals (45) in Premier League
- Kairat have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Premier League
- Kairat have the the best goal difference (+27) in Premier League
- Kairat have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Kairat haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shakhter Karagandy have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Premier League
- Shakhter Karagandy have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Premier League
- Shakhter Karagandy haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Astana | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Tobol | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 46 |
| 3 | Kairat | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 40 |
| 4 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Ordabasy | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Akzhayik | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 29 |
| 7 | Kaspiy | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | Atyrau | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 26 |
| 9 | Taraz | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | Shakhter Karagandy | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 11 | Aktobe | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Arys | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -18 | 20 |
| 13 | Kaisar | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -16 | 15 |
| 14 | Zhetysu | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 12 |