The opponent of the capital team will be the Football Club Okzhetpes from Kokshetau, which at the moment closes the standings.

It should be noted that the last matches between these two teams were very difficult. Last season, the Astana team twice won minimal victories – 2:1 in Astana Arena and 1:0 in Kokshetau, and one match ended with a score of 1:1.

But if you look in general at the statistics of the relationship between these two teams, FC Astana has not lost to FC Okzhetpes since April 2012, when Oleg Protasov’s players received a resounding slap in the face from guests from Kokshetau with a score of 4:1.

Thus, the capital team’s players have not been losing to the team from Kokshetau for more than 8 years, although due to the periodic relegation of Okzhepes to the First League, 13 matches were played during this period, 11 of which were won by Astana. With a total goal difference of 26:4.

In total, in 18 matches against each other in the entire history, Astana only lost twice. Apart from the already mentioned match in 2012, there was a 2:1 defeat in the season 2010.

The best topscorer of FC Astana in these matches are Patrick Twumasi and Junior Kabananga, who scored 5 goals each. Of the current squad, it is worth noting Ivan Mayeuski, who scores less often, but was able to make it against FC Okzhetpes twice.

The match Astana vs Okzhetpes will be held at the base of the national teams in Talgar on August 22 at 16:00. The broadcast of the match is scheduled in the Qazsport TV channel.