Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shakhter Karagandy 1st with 62 points, Taraz 7th with 30, 32 apart. Per game in the league, Shakhter Karagandy were scoring 2.78 and conceding 0.35, Taraz 1.3 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.63 goals per team per game.
Shakhter Karagandy came in having won 15 on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Shakhter Karagandy against 6/15 for Taraz.
37 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Shakhter Karagandy 22, draws 5, Taraz 10, at 2.32 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stadion Shakhter (capacity 19,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Shakhter Karagandy 57% · Taraz 43% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 4-2