Atyrau v Okzhetpes — prediction, stats and goal analysis

Premier League · Sunday, 16 August 2026 · 16:00. Final score 0–2 (half-time 0–0). Before kick-off we rated it 57% under 2.5 goals — the match finished with 2, so that call landed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals43%57%Under
Over 3.5 goals21%79%no pick
Both teams to score54%46%Yes

The result model puts Atyrau at 41%, the draw at 28% and Okzhetpes at 31%, from expected goals of 1.24 and 1.04.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals1.9050%43%-7%
Under 2.5 goals1.9050%57%+7%

Implied percentages have the bookmaker's margin removed, so they add to 100 and can be compared with our rating directly. Edge is simply the gap between the two. A positive edge means our model thinks the outcome is likelier than the price suggests — it is not a tip, and a high probability with a negative edge is a poor bet however safe it looks. Prices are a pre-match snapshot from a single bookmaker and move constantly.

Match odds: Atyrau 2.45, draw 3.40, Okzhetpes 2.45.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. Premier League has produced over 2.5 goals in 49% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. Atyrau have 4 in 20 this season (2 of 10 at home), Okzhetpes 13 in 21 (7 of 10 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 35% and 56%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 46%.

Head to head. These sides have met 4 times in three years, producing over 2.5 goals in 25%. That nudges the number 10% of the way toward the head-to-head pattern — deliberately small, because fixtures change more than reputations do — landing on 44%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 40%, from expected goals of 1.24 for Atyrau and 1.04 for Okzhetpes. Folding in 30% of that view gives 43%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
Atyrau2020%5%55%
Okzhetpes2162%33%71%

Head to head

9 May 26Okzhetpes 0–0 AtyrauU2.5
28 Jun 25Atyrau 0–0 OkzhetpesU2.5
8 Mar 25Okzhetpes 2–1 AtyrauO2.5
24 Sept 23Okzhetpes 0–0 AtyrauU2.5
2 Apr 23Atyrau 0–4 OkzhetpesO2.5

More: Atyrau season stats · Okzhetpes season stats · Premier League table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.