About Match
Zhetysu go into the game 15th in the table on 19 points; Irtysh sit 13th on 20 — a 1-point gap. Recent form flatters Irtysh's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 13th. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Zhetysu run at 1.04 scored and 1.78 conceded, Irtysh at 1 and 1.41. A win would lift Zhetysu to 22 points and up to 12th, overtaking Irtysh (other results unchanged).
Three consecutive defeats weigh on Zhetysu. Zhetysu have banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Irtysh, 9.
Across 27 recorded meetings, Zhetysu have 14 wins to Irtysh's 8, with 5 draws, at 2.3 goals per meeting.
Ortalıq Stadion Jetisu stages the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000.