FC Astana vs Kairat Almaty Prediction - 17 September 2026
Correct score1-1Alternative2-1
What is the prediction for FC Astana vs Kairat Almaty?
Our correct score is 1-1, then 2-1. FC Astana are in better form heading into this match.
Match highlights
PremiumMatch analysis
Astana are fighting for a European qualification place three points off the pace, while Kairat Almaty have already won five matches in a row, and that gap in what is at stake shapes Superior's projection for their Kazakhstan Premier League meeting on 17 September: a tight 1-1, with 2-1 to Astana as the alternate.
Astana are fighting for Europe, Kairat are already comfortable
Astana sit third with 45 points and six games left, still in the European qualification picture off the back of a WWWWD run, while Kairat have won all five of their last matches and sit second on 57 points with their own position more settled. That gap in what is at stake for each side, still fighting versus already secure, is part of why the model does not simply hand a Kairat side in this kind of form the win outright.
The last two meetings went 0-4 and 1-1, neither at Astana's ground
Astana and Kairat have met twice recently, a 0-4 defeat and a 1-1 draw, though neither was played at Astana's own stadium, so the head to head says less about how this specific venue plays. Kairat's five match winning run is real form regardless of history, and if it continues here rather than settling into a shared scoreline, the actual result runs further away from this 1-1 than the projection allows.
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Head to Head
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2026 | Kairat Almaty | 4 - 0 | FC Astana |
| 26 October 2025 | Kairat Almaty | 1 - 1 | FC Astana |
League Table
League Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | +30 | 58 | ||
| 2 | 25 | +32 | 57 | ||
| 3 | 24 | +16 | 45 | ||
| 4 | 25 | +4 | 42 | ||
| 5 | 25 | +7 | 41 | ||
| 6 | 25 | +2 | 38 | ||
| 7 | 26 | -2 | 34 | ||
| 8 | 25 | -4 | 32 | ||
| 9 | 25 | -8 | 31 | ||
| 10 | 25 | -10 | 26 | ||
| 11 | 25 | -11 | 24 | ||
| 12 | 24 | -7 | 23 | ||
| 13 | 24 | -9 | 23 | ||
| 14 | 25 | -11 | 23 | ||
| 15 | 25 | -12 | 23 | ||
| 16 | 25 | -17 | 22 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ordabasy | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 30 | 58 | WLWLW |
| 2 | Kairat Almaty | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 57 | WWWWW |
| 3 | FC Astana | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 45 | WWWWD |
| 4 | Okzhetpes | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 42 | WLWLL |
| 5 | Aktobe | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 41 | LWWLW |
| 6 | Yelimay Semey | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 38 | DDLWW |
| 7 | FK Tobol Kostanay | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 34 | LWDWL |
| 8 | Zhenys | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 32 | DLDWL |
| 9 | Ulytau | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 31 | LLDWL |
| 10 | Kaspiy | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 26 | LWDWW |
| 11 | Kyzyl-Zhar | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 24 | WWDLL |
| 12 | Atyrau | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 23 | DLLLL |
| 13 | Irtysh | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 23 | WWLDL |
| 14 | Kaisar | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 23 | DDLDW |
| 15 | Altay | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 23 | LLLWW |
| 16 | Zhetysu | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 22 | DLLLL |