About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Shakhter Karagandy 1st with 58 points, Taraz 7th with 28, 30 apart. Per game in the league, Shakhter Karagandy score 2.95 and conceding 0.33, Taraz 1.29 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.62 goals per team per game. Victory would move Taraz to 31 points and up to 5th, with other results unchanged.
Shakhter Karagandy come in having won 14 on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 15/15 points for Shakhter Karagandy against 5/15 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 takes place at Stadion Shakhter in Karagandy (capacity 19,000).