Mens National League: Third-Round Preview

On November 3 and 4, the next matches of the Men's National League regular season will take place in four cities across Kazakhstan.

Atyrau – Okzhetpes

Atyrau, IDA Arena Sports Complex

November 3 – 18:00, November 4 – 17:00

Atyrau will play in front of its home fans for the first time this season. Igor Nikolchenko's team currently has five points following away trips to Almaty and the Zhambyl Region and sits fourth in the league standings.

Okzhetpes earned three points in Taldykorgan during the first round and then collected maximum points in Ust-Kamenogorsk. With nine points, the team currently occupies second place in the standings.

Zhaiyq – Quanysh

Uralsk, Zhaiyq Arena

November 3 – 19:00, November 4 – 19:00

Zhaiyq missed the first round and suffered two away defeats against Burevestnik in the second round. Quanysh has also played only two matches so far. The North Kazakhstan club collected four points in Ust-Kamenogorsk at the start of the season and did not play in the second round. Now the Petropavl side will face the reigning bronze medalists of the Kazakhstan Championship away from home, who have yet to earn a single point.

Burevestnik – Berel

Almaty, Champions Sports Complex (Dostyk)

November 3 – 19:00, November 4 – 19:00

Marat Imangaliyev's team will play at home for the third consecutive round. Burevestnik has not dropped a single match so far and leads the standings with 12 points after four games.

Rafail Gilyazutdinov's team is heading out for its first away trip of the season. In the first two rounds, Berel earned two points in its opening match against Quanysh.

Taraz – Zhetysu

Karatau, Youth Sports School No. 31

November 3 – 18:00, November 4 – 18:00

The reigning Kazakhstan champions are heading to Karatau, where Taraz will host its home matches for the second consecutive round. Neither club can be satisfied with its start to the current season. The Taldykorgan side has earned seven points in four matches and currently sits third, while Yuri Bashkatov's team has four points and just one win, placing seventh in the standings.