Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Astana 2nd with 53 points, Maqtaaral 9th with 29, 24 apart. Per game in the league, Maqtaaral were scoring 1.12 and conceding 1.23, Astana 1.35 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Maqtaaral had lost three in a row. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Maqtaaral against 12/15 for Astana.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Maqtaaral have 1 win to Astana's 3, with 0 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Stadion Alpamis Batyr in Atakent (capacity 5,000). Astana led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.