Match Report
Atyrau went into the game 12th in the table on 20 points; Zhetysu sat 14th on 19 — a 1-point gap.
Defeat had followed defeat for Atyrau — four in succession. Zhetysu had lost four in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 39 games: 14 Atyrau wins, 13 for Zhetysu, 12 draws, at 2.03 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 36% of the wins in this matchup. Goals have dried up lately: 1.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.03 across the full history.
Goal scorers
Atyrau: Kuanysh Kalmuratov (24') · Zhetysu: Shokhan Abzalov (50')
Key stats
Possession: Atyrau 42% · Zhetysu 58% · Total shots: 5-5 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 6-5