Gornyak Rudny defeated Pavlodar 10-0 in the Championship on 16 September 2026. The result leaves the hosts rooted to the bottom of the table with eight defeats from eight games and no points. The visitors move up to sixth place, though they too sit on zero points after nine matches.
And here's the thing about a scoreline like this — it tells you more than the standings alone. Pavlodar have now lost every match this season, and several of those defeats have been heavy. Their last five fixtures produced 1:8, 1:6, 3:4, 2:6 and 1:14, so the pattern was already there.
To be fair, Gornyak Rudny have not been invincible either. They lost 4-5 to Kulager on 12 September, but they also beat them 6-5 the day before. In their last five games they have three wins and two losses, so this match was their most emphatic statement yet.
By then, the visitors had already shown they could compete at this level. They drew level on points with Pavlodar despite having played one more game. The goal difference tells a different story entirely.
The away side's recent results suggest they can score freely. They found the net five times against Kulager, four against Nomad Astana and three against Kokshetau. Against Pavlodar they simply kept going.
Pavlodar remain in last place with eight losses and a goal difference that reflects the nature of their campaign. The gap between them and the rest of the table is widening.