As part of the first match of the 1/4 final of the Kazakhstan Cup, Taraz will meet with Shakhter Karaganda. On whose side will luck turn out to be?
"Taraz"
Taraz performed well in the group stage, finishing in second place with ten points. In the last two rounds, Taraz scored only one point, losing 1-2 to Tobol and playing 1-1 with Makhtaaral. However, before that, three victories were won with one defeat, so two misfires did not prevent them from continuing to participate in the tournament. In the last three matches, Taraz did not lose, but there were no victories either - three draws, two of them in the championship and one in the National Cup.
Shakhtar
The club from Karaganda started participating in the Kazakhstan Cup with a defeat from Ordabasy with a score of 0-1, and then gave out a 4-match series of victories, beating Kyzyl-Zhar 3-2, SDYUSHOR 7-1 and 4-0, as well as Ordabasy 3-2 in turn. But Shakhtar failed to complete the group stage with a positive result, moreover, it failed in all respects, having suffered a painful defeat against Kyzyl-Zhar with a score of 1-8. But even this misfire did not prevent the Miners from taking the second line of Group A and reaching the 1/4 finals.
Statistics and figures:
- Taraz has not lost for three games;
- Shakhtar have won their last two matches;
- Taraz won against Shakhtar in one of the previous seven matches.
Forecast
In the first match, the teams are unlikely to be revealed, since there is another match ahead, after which the name of the semifinalist will become known. I think that the meeting will turn out without an abundance of goals and dangerous moments, so I put less than 2.5 on the total.
