In one of the matches of the 19th round of the championship of Kazakhstan, Astana will host Shakhtar. Will the hosts return to the winning path?
"Astana"
Two rounds ago, the leadership of "Astana" seemed unshakable, but the situation has changed and a new leader has appeared in the championship of Kazakhstan - "Tobol", which is one point ahead of" Astana". Astana itself failed in the two extreme rounds, remaining without a single point scored. First, I lost 0-2 to Ordabasy, and then I lost 2-3 to Kyzyl-Zhar. In addition to the fact that the leadership was lost, the gap from "Kairat" was reduced to four points.
"Shakhtar"
Shakhtar can already feel calmer, because they managed to get out of the relegation zone, in which the club was located three rounds earlier. Regular point additions contributed to the promotion in the standings - in three extreme games, the team from Karaganda won two victories: 1-0 over Taraz and 1-0 over Aktobe, and also drew with Akzhayyk (1-1). At the moment, Shakhtar is in 11th place with 19 points and is seven points away from the relegation zone.
Statistics and figures:
- "Astana" lost in the previous two matches;
- Shakhtar has not lost for three rounds;
- Shakhtar won against Astana in one full-time match out of the last five.
Forecast
Somehow, it's even scary for Shakhtar, because he will have to fight with Astana ,which will go on the field very angry and will do everything to return to the winning path, and as confidently as possible. I bet on the victory of the hosts with a handicap of -1.5.