Match Report
Shakhter Karagandy (4th, 50 pts) visited Irtysh (2nd, 61 pts) with 11 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Irtysh 2.73 scored and 0.77 conceded per game, Shakhter Karagandy 2.32 and 1.36, with the league averaging 1.75.
The sides have met 31 times in the GioScore results database: 15 wins for Irtysh, 10 draws and 6 for Shakhter Karagandy, at 2.35 goals per meeting.
Pavlodar Central Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Irtysh led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Irtysh: Y. Tungyshbayev (6'), Tamerlan Agimanov (41'), Y. Tungyshbayev (88') · Shakhter Karagandy: Dias Kalybayev (75')
Key stats
Possession: Irtysh 53% · Shakhter Karagandy 47% · Total shots: 15-11 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 4-5