Kyzyl-ZharD8 Aug · Away Altay · 2:2D16 Aug · Home FC Astana · 1:1L29 Aug · Away Ordabasy · 0:3L5 Sep · Home Atyrau · 0:1L12 Sep · Away Zhenys · 1:3D18 Sep · Home Kaisar · 1:1
3:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
AktobeD9 Aug · Home Atyrau · 1:1W15 Aug · Away Kaisar · 2:1L30 Aug · Away Irtysh · 1:2W5 Sep · Home Zhenys · 1:0W12 Sep · Away Kaspiy · 2:1D18 Sep · Home Ulytau · 2:2
In the Premier League game on 1 August 2026, Kyzyl-Zhar beat Aktobe 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 12:6, corners 4:8.
Match report
Kyzyl-Zhar beat Aktobe 3-1 at home in the Premier League's regular season round 20 on Friday. The hosts took an early lead through E. Makarenko in the second minute and never looked back, despite Aktobe's pressure. J. Atanasov equalised for the visitors before half-time, but two second-half goals from E. Beugre and L. Latifi sealed the victory for Kyzyl-Zhar.
The match turned ugly after the break. T. Erlanov received a yellow card in the 55th minute and was sent off 17 minutes later for a second booking. S. Miangue joined him in the stands in the 85th minute with a second yellow. Two substitutions each for the hosts and visitors followed, as both sides tried to manage the game with numerical advantages.
Statistics told a story Kyzyl-Zhar won despite. Aktobe held 59 per cent of possession and launched 109 attacks, but managed only six shots on target. Kyzyl-Zhar kept the ball less but were sharper, landing 12 shots on target with 67 per cent accuracy. And here's the thing — they converted three chances, while Aktobe could find only one in the net.
Kyzyl-Zhar sit 11th with 24 points from 24 games, while Aktobe remain fifth on 38. The visitors have won 11 and lost eight, but their recent form has been uneven — three wins and two losses in their last five fixtures. Kyzyl-Zhar's run is more mixed still, with only two victories in their previous five matches.
The result does little for either side's ambitions. Kyzyl-Zhar are still searching for consistency, while Aktobe's fifth-place position offers comfort but not certainty. Three points from a game where numbers suggested otherwise will give the hosts something to build on.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %41–59
Shots on target12–6
Shots off target4–5
Attacks80–109
HT⚽2' E. Makarenko — Goal⚽38' J. Atanasov — Goal🟨51' A. Kozlenko — Yellow card🟨54' Pibe — Yellow card🟨55' T. Erlanov — Yellow card🟨62' T. Erlanov — Yellow card🟥62' T. Erlanov — Red card⇄64' P. Alvarez — Substitution⇄66' E. Makarenko — Substitution⚽80' E. Beugre — Penalty⇄82' J. Bjartalid — Substitution🟨84' Y. Pertsukh — Yellow card🟥85' S. Miangue — Red card⇄86' D. Sosah — Substitution⇄87' E. Seydakhmet — Substitution⚽89' L. Latifi — Goal⇄90+3' L. Latifi — Substitution
D8 Aug · Away Altay · 2:2D16 Aug · Home FC Astana · 1:1L29 Aug · Away Ordabasy · 0:3L5 Sep · Home Atyrau · 0:1L12 Sep · Away Zhenys · 1:3D18 Sep · Home Kaisar · 1:1