| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astana-64 | 11 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6/15 | 7-11 |
| Atyrau | 11 | L1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1/15 | 1-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astana-64 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 4 | LDLLW | 12 | -2 |
| Atyrau | 16 | 30 | 19 | -32 | DLLDL | 15 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2008-08-24
On paper the standings were lopsided — Astana-64 10th with 35 points, Atyrau 16th with 19, 16 apart. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Astana-64 ran at 1.23 scored and 1.1 conceded, Atyrau at 0.73 and 1.8.
5 games without a win framed Atyrau's arrival.
The match was played at Stadion im. Qajimuqan Mungaytpasuli in Astana (capacity 12,343).
