Match Report
The table gap was wide: 33 points between Kaspiy (1st, 68 pts) and Taraz (8th, 35 pts). Taraz ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Against a league average of 1.75 goals per team per game, Kaspiy ran at 2.85 scored and 1.04 conceded, Taraz at 1.65 and 1.46.
Kaspiy's unbeaten run stood at 10. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Kaspiy against 4/15 for Taraz.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 6 for Kaspiy, 3 for Taraz and 2 drawn, at 2.09 goals per meeting.
Stadion Jas kanat, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Kaspiy: Zhalgas Zhaksylykov (58' og), Kasymzhan Taipov (62') · Taraz: Madiyar Nuraly (69')
Key stats
Possession: Kaspiy 52% · Taraz 48% · Total shots: 14-4 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 5-2