With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Shakhter Karagandy fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Okzhetpes.
Okzhetpes could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only four sleeps ago.
Okzhetpes are struggling to avoid relegation.
Shakhter Karagandy form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Shakhter Karagandy, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premier League, have to build on here in the Premier League.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 278 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Tattybayev was the last player to find the net.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Karagandy, who played 0-0 against Kyzyl-Zhar. That match was also played at this venue A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Kaisar.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shakhter Karagandy, as the Premier League home game vs Tobol is only three days away.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Karagandy here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). From these home matches, Karagandy have conceded only 4 goals.
Okzhetpes form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Okzhetpes, who have the most conceded goals (28) in Premier League, so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose).
There were no winners in Okzhetpes's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Taraz (placed 9th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-5 defeat against Astana.
A quick return to home after this game, as Okzhetpes are hosting Ordabasy in the Premier League only three days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Okzhetpes's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. Okzhetpes's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Okzhetpes - Karagandy 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Shakhter Karagandy, three draws and three wins for Okzhetpes. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dmitrijev 4 goals |   A. Tattybaev 3 goals |  G. Baah 2 goals |
Shakhter Karagandy missing players
Okzhetpes missing players
| Shakhter Karagandy | Okzhetpes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 28 |
| 93% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 87% |
| 64% | 33% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 29% | 17% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 40% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 57% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 47% |
| 21% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 13% |
| 29% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 53% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | 52 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 53 | 108 |
| 46 | 25 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 26 | 49 |
| 30% | 16% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 27% |
- Okzhetpes has the most conceded goals (15) away in Premier League
- Okzhetpes has the most conceded goals (28) in Premier League
- Okzhetpes has the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Premier League
- Okzhetpes has the the worst goal difference (-15) in Premier League
- Okzhetpes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Shakhter Karagandy has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Shakhter Karagandy has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
| 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 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 29 | 41 |
| 2 | Astana | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Ordabasy | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Tobol | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Kaisar | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Zhetysu | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | Shakhter Karagandy | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 9 | Taraz | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Okzhetpes | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -15 | 11 |
| 11 | Kaspiy | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 10 |