As part of one of the matches of the 2nd round of the group stage of the Kazakhstan Cup, the players of Astana and Shakhtar will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this duel? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
"Astana"
The football players of "Astana" after 15 rounds played are on the second line in the championship of Kazakhstan. The team of the hosts has 27 points to its credit. The gap from the leading Aktobe is only 2 points, which can be won back in the next round. It is worth noting that in the last match, Astana was able to defeat the Maktaaral team with a score of 4:0, showing a solid level of football. In the match of the first round of the group stage of the Kazakhstan Cup, Astana shared points with Zhetysu (0:0), playing away.
Shakhter Karaganda
The Karaganda "Shakhtar" has not yet shown the game that fans expect from him. At the moment, the Miners have played 15 matches in the national championship, in which they were able to win 6 times, and also managed to get 2 draws. With 20 points, the visiting team is on the 9th line in the table, having a gap of 8 points from the "red" zone. In the match of the 1st round of the Kazakhstan Cup, the Miners' team defeated Turan with a confident score of 4:0, which allowed them to sit on the first line in the quartet.
Statistics and figures:
- Astana is the favorite of the meeting;
- "Astana" has a 2-match series without defeats;
- Shakhtar won 2 meetings in a row;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of Shakhtar.
Forecast
In recent meetings, the opponents play each other effectively, scoring 3, 4 or more goals. I assume that in the upcoming confrontation, opponents will be able to break through the baseline on balls. Our bet will be on breaking the betting total.
