Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Shakhter Karagandy in 5th and Zhetysu in 6th place.
It's no vacation for neither Shakhter Karagandy nor Zhetysu 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 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Zhetysu are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Shakhter Karagandy form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Shakhter Karagandy, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League, are 3-2-2 (wins-draw-losses). Karagandy has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Shakhter Karagandy's last game was hosting Astana (placed 3rd) and winning 3-0. In the preceding match a 4-2 victory visiting Taraz.
There will be little rest for Karagandy after this match as they are travelling to Kaspiy for a Premier League game in only three days.
Shakhter Karagandy have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Karagandy have conceded only 5 goals.
Zhetysu form and stats
There's been little loot from Zhetysu's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Zhetysu only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Zhetysu in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Taraz, 0-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Okzhetpes with the score of 1-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Astana in just three days.
The attacking power of Zhetysu when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Zhetysu have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Zhetysu - Karagandy 3-2, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Shakhter Karagandy victories, two draws and five Zhetysu wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Pina Eugénio 5 goals |   A. Khubulov 4 goals | A. Zhaksylykov 4 goals |
Shakhter Karagandy missing players
Zhetysu missing players
| Shakhter Karagandy | Zhetysu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 23 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 71% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 53% |
| 24% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 11% | 29% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 59% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 22% | 35% |
| 24% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 24% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 126 | 63 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 47 | 96 |
| 59 | 31 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 18 | 41 |
| 39% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 39% | 51% |
- Shakhter Karagandy has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Shakhter Karagandy has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
- Shakhter Karagandy has the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Premier League
- Zhetysu haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | Tobol | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Astana | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Ordabasy | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Shakhter Karagandy | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | Zhetysu | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Kaisar | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Taraz | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
| 10 | Kaspiy | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 11 |
| 11 | Okzhetpes | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 11 |