Match Report
35 points for Aktobe (5th), 28 for Tobol (9th): a 7-point gap. Aktobe had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Aktobe ran at 1.43 scored and 1.22 conceded, Tobol at 1.13 and 1.35.
Defeat had followed defeat for Aktobe — four in succession. Tobol were unbeaten in 8. The last-five ledger: Aktobe 1/15, Tobol 11/15.
35 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Aktobe 13, draws 7, Tobol 15, at 2.6 goals per meeting.
B. Saryev took charge of the match — our records show 41 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. Ortalıq Stadion, capacity 12,527, hosted the game. Aktobe led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Aktobe: Daniel Sosah (24'), Timur Dosmagambetov (68'), Ajdin Zeljkovic (46'), Ivan Ordets (74') · Tobol: Zhaslan Zhumashev (72')
Key stats
Possession: Aktobe 54% · Tobol 46% · Total shots: 16-12 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 5-3