With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Zhetysu fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Taraz.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Taraz are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Zhetysu form and stats
4-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Zhetysu so far this season.
A good away victory last time out for Zhetysu, who won 1-0 against Okzhetpes (placed 11th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kyzyl-Zhar (1-2).
Zhetysu are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Shakhter Karagandy awaits in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 7 games), Zhetysu's attacking play is working. Zhetysu have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Taraz form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Taraz so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-2 (win-draw-lose).
Taraz's previous game was their home loss versus Shakhter Karagandy (2-4). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Astana.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Shakhter Karagandy was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
A quick return to home after this game, as Taraz are hosting Kaspiy in the Premier League only three days away.
The attacking power of Taraz when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Taraz are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Taraz - Zhetysu 0-2. Zhetysu-Taraz H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zhetysu five wins, Taraz three wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Pina Eugénio 5 goals | A. Zhaksylykov 4 goals | M. Toshev 3 goals |
Zhetysu missing players
Taraz missing players
| Zhetysu | Taraz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 24 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| 94% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 75% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 69% |
| 56% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 31% | 57% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 19% | 43% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 38% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 96 | 49 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 39 | 91 |
| 41 | 23 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 13 | 36 |
| 51% | 61% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 54% | 47% |
- Zhetysu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 |