Okzhetpes take on the visitors FC Astana at “Torpedo Stadium” in the gameweek 7 of the Kazakhstan Premier League. The match will be played in Kokshetau on Sunday, April 16th.
Last season was the best one in Okzhetpes’ history as the team finished it sitting at the fifth place in the Premier League’s standings with 45 points taken. The start of this season is not very promising for the side from Kokshetau at the moment as it occupies the eighth place in the standings with six points earned and 5-8 goal difference. In 2017 Okzhetpes conducted two matches at their own turf resulting in 1:0 triumph vs. Tobol and 0:2 defeat vs. I. Pavlodar.
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FC Astana are the regular titleholder in recent three seasons. Last season the team picked up 73 points and was two pints above the runner-up Kairat Almaty. However, the start of this season turned out to be quite disappointing for the team: it lost the Kazakhstan Super Cup to Kairat Almaty with 0:2 scoreline and then it managed to pick up just one point in the first two gameweeks of the Premier League. But there were only temporary difficulties quickly overcome by FC Astana. Having won four recent matches, they occupy the second place in the standings with 13 points gained and 10-6 goal difference.
Last time FC Astana were defeated by Okzhetpes was on the 22nd of April 2012 almost five years ago. Afterwards the teams recorded seven head-to-heads ended with a single draw and six triumphs in favour of Astana’s football players. I believe that noble visiting side will take the lead as well over the hosts who are far away from the top competition form in this season.
Prediction for the match: FC Astana to win.
