Match Report
Zhetysu went into the game 16th in the table on 22 points; Irtysh sat 11th on 26 — a 4-point gap. Recent form flatters Irtysh's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Zhetysu ran at 1 scored and 1.69 conceded, Irtysh at 1.04 and 1.36.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Zhetysu. Zhetysu had 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.
A. Kuchma took charge of the match — our records show 22 games refereed with an average of 1.0 yellow cards per game. Ortalıq Stadion Jetisu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Zhetysu: Marko Živanović (61')
Key stats
Possession: Zhetysu 41% · Irtysh 59% · Total shots: 8-15 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 8-6