Zhetysu lost 0-1 to Kaspiy in the 27th round of the Premier League on 18 September. The visitors took all three points from Astana, with Vladislav Klimovich scoring the decisive goal in the sixty-first minute. The result leaves Zhetysu sixteen points behind Kaspiy in the table.
Kaspiy broke the deadlock after the interval when Klimovich found the net. The home side had pressed forward but could not convert their territorial advantage. A yellow card for A. Adakhadziev in the fiftieth minute and another booking late on marked the disciplinary record for Zhetysu.
Zhetysu controlled 45 per cent of possession and registered 66 attacks, yet both sides finished with the same shot tally — two on target and two off. The hosts won seven corners to Kaspiy's six but failed to turn pressure into goals. Kaspiy were more efficient in front of goal, rescuing a point against the run of play.
Zhetysu sit sixteenth with twenty-two points from twenty-five games, while Kaspiy occupy tenth place on twenty-six points. The home side's recent form has been difficult, with losses to Elimai, Ulytau, Zhenis and Ordabasy in their last five matches. Kaspiy's results have been more mixed, including a win over Tobol Kostanay and draws against Elimai and Ulytau.
The prediction for a home win at 41 per cent confidence did not materialise. Kaspiy's clinical edge proved decisive despite Zhetysu's greater number of attacks. The visitors leave with their reputation for efficiency intact.