Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Aktobe 1st with 70 points, Zhenis 8th with 43, 27 apart. Aktobe's recent output lagged their position: 6th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Aktobe 1.67 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Zhenis 1.17 and 0.77, with the league averaging 1.18.
Aktobe carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Aktobe, 6/15 for Zhenis.
The match was played at Ortalıq Stadion in Aktobe (capacity 12,527).


