FC Astana 5–2 Shakhter Karagandy: Result & Stats

FC Astana

FT

5 – 2

HT: 3 – 1

Shakhter Karagandy

7/15/2022

Cup · Group Stage - 2Astana Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 12+ matches

FC Astana49%

×Draw23%

Shakhter Karagandy29%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

FC AstanaExpected goals in this matchShakhter Karagandy

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.87

1.39

FC Astana

1.87

Shakhter Karagandy

1.39

FC Astana creates 35% more chances

Season form · 14 home / 12 away

2.07

creates per match

1.42

1.36

allows per match

1.67

creates per match

FC Astana

2.07

Shakhter Karagandy

1.42

allows per match

FC Astana

1.36

Shakhter Karagandy

1.67

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

FC Astana+0.00on par

Shakhter Karagandy+0.00on par

Total goals

Over63
Under37

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes63
No37

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Astana ↓

Shakhter Karagandy →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–04%

0–15%

0–24%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–07%

1–110%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–19%

2–27%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–04%

3–16%

3–24%

3–32%

3–41%

4

4–02%

4–13%

4–22%

4–31%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 95% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

96%4%1.5

84%16%2.5

63%37%3.5

41%59%4.5

23%77%

Double chance

FC Astana or draw

71%

FC Astana or Shakhter Karagandy

77%

Draw or Shakhter Karagandy

51%

Winning margin

FC Astana wins by 2+

27%

Shakhter Karagandy wins by 2+

13%

Team goals

FC Astana 1+ goals

85%

FC Astana 2+ goals

56%

FC Astana 3+ goals

29%

Shakhter Karagandy 1+ goals

75%

Shakhter Karagandy 2+ goals

40%

Shakhter Karagandy 3+ goals

16%

Draw no bet

FC Astana (draw refunded)

63%

Shakhter Karagandy (draw refunded)

37%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

53%

Both score & under 3

10%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

FC Astana at home — creates 2.07, concedes 1.36 · 14 matches

Shakhter Karagandy away — creates 1.42, concedes 1.67 · 12 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

FC Astana attack 2.07 + Shakhter Karagandy defence 1.67 → ÷2 → 1.87

Shakhter Karagandy attack 1.42 + FC Astana defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.39

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 49%?"

FC Astana scores more

49%

level

23%

Shakhter Karagandy scores more

29%

FC Astana at 49% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 49% does not mean "FC Astana will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff