| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhenis | 8 | D3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9/15 | 5-2 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 4 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/12 | 1-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhenis | 8 | 30 | 43 | 12 | WLWWW | 5 | +3 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 5 | 29 | 56 | 13 | WWWWW | 1 | +4 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2005-09-09
Zhenis went into the game 8th in the table on 43 points; Shakhter Karagandy sat 5th on 56 — a 13-point gap. The last five rounds placed Shakhter Karagandy 1st in the league for form — higher than their 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Zhenis were scoring 1.17 and conceding 0.77, Shakhter Karagandy 1.17 and 0.72, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Zhenis had drawn their last three.
