Match Report
Shakhter Karagandy, 1st with 62 points, sat 38 points above Arys (10th, 24). Arys's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Shakhter Karagandy were scoring 2.78 and conceding 0.35, Arys 1.26 and 1.87, against a competition average of 1.63 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Shakhter Karagandy, winners of their last seven, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Over the last five, Shakhter Karagandy had taken 15 of 15 points to Arys's 6.
Stadion Shakhter staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Shakhter Karagandy: Rifat Nurmugamet (28'), Artem Litosh (77'), Artem Litosh (84'), Artem Litosh (89') · Arys: Bekzat Mansurov (9')
Key stats
Possession: Shakhter Karagandy 67% · Arys 33% · Total shots: 21-5 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 13-0