With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Shakhter Karagandy fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Kyzyl-Zhar.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This pitch has grass, which is not Kyzyl-Zhar's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Kyzyl-Zhar have performed like this: Played 31 matches resulting in 8 wins, 7 draws and 16 defeats with the goal stats 26-40 (scored/conceded).
Shakhter Karagandy form and stats
2-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Shakhter Karagandy so far this season.
Karagandy are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 188 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by A. Tattybayev).
No payout for Karagandy in their previous match, an away game at Kaisar that ended in defeat 0-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Ordabasy (0-1).
Karagandy have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. Karagandy are not conceding a lot of goals here at UTB Talgar in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Kyzyl-Zhar form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kyzyl-Zhar, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in Premier League, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-5 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Kyzyl-Zhar, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Kyzyl-Zhar won their last game, 1-0 versus Taraz played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Okzhetpes's place.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager V. Rusnac when M. Ceesay scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 22nd minute.
Goals are few and far between in Kyzyl-Zhar's away league games. Only 1 goal from 6 travels. For Kyzyl-Zhar, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Kyzyl-Zhar - Karagandy 1-3. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Shakhter Karagandy, one draw and two wins for Kyzyl-Zhar. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Shakhter Karagandy missing players
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| Shakhter Karagandy | Kyzyl-Zhar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 69% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 31% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 23% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 83% | 58% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | 43 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 15 | 41 |
| 40 | 19 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 7 | 25 |
| 35% | 21% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 28% |
- Kyzyl-Zhar has the fewest points (1) away in Premier League
- Kyzyl-Zhar has the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
- Kyzyl-Zhar has the fewest scored goals (7) in Premier League
- Kyzyl-Zhar has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Kyzyl-Zhar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Kyzyl-Zhar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kyzyl-Zhar have yet to win a game away.
- Shakhter Karagandy has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Shakhter Karagandy have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kyzyl-Zhar have scored away.
- Shakhter Karagandy haven’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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kairat | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 35 |
| 2 | Astana | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Ordabasy | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Tobol | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Kaisar | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Shakhter Karagandy | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | Zhetysu | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 8 | Taraz | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 10 | Okzhetpes | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 10 |
| 11 | Kaspiy | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 7 |