Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Astana (3rd, 48 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Atyrau (14th, 23 pts). Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Atyrau ran at 0.72 scored and 1.12 conceded, Astana at 1.68 and 1.
Atyrau had gone 7 games without a win. Astana's unbeaten run stood at 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Atyrau had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Astana, 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 37 games: 6 Atyrau wins, 25 for Astana, 6 draws, at 2.73 goals per meeting.
Astana Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,000. S. Nozhenko took charge of the match — our records show 24 games refereed with an average of 1.3 yellow cards per game. Astana led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Atyrau: Đorđe Pantelić (48'), Henrique Devens (90') · Astana: Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (13'), Stanislav Basmanov (42'), Marin Tomasov (66')
Key stats
Possession: Atyrau 43% · Astana 57% · Total shots: 29-14 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 7-3