| # | Team | М | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kairat
|
24 | 47 |
| 2 |
 Astana
|
24 | 46 |
| 3 |
 Ordabasy
|
23 | 39 |
| 4 |
 Tobol
|
23 | 39 |
| 5 |
 Aktobe
|
22 | 37 |
| 6 |
 Elimai
|
23 | 37 |
| 7 |
 Atyrau
|
23 | 32 |
For the 6-time national champions this match will be the first under the management of the Acting Head Coach Paul Ashworth.
As for the confrontation between these two teams, it can be safely called uncompromising, since out of 23 matches between Taraz and Astana, only 2 ended with a draw. This was in 2012 and 2013. In the rest of the matches, one of the opponents won, and more often the capital team’s players did it – 17 times, while the Taraz team has 4 victories, one of which was won last season with a score of 2:0.
True, after this defeat FC Astana took two very confident revenge at home 4:0 and 5:0.
The most effective player of the matches between these two teams last season was the forward of FC Astana Rangelo Janga, who scored three goals in three matches. Marin Tomasov and Didar Zhalmukan also showed themselves brightly, scoring two goals.
In general, Didar loves to score against Taraz. In five matches against this team, Zhalmukan scored 4 goals – three for FC Astana and one more for FC Aktobe.
In addition to the already mentioned players, Dmitriy Shomko, Evgeny Postnikov and Alexey Chshyotkin out of the current squad of FC Astana, scored against the next opponent.
The match Astana vs Taraz will take place on August 30 in Almaty. Live broadcast is at 18:00 on Qazsport TV channel.
