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Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan will be hoping to bounce back here following a 0-1 Nations League loss in their previous game against Slovenia.

In that match, Kazakhstan had 52% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 3 on target. At the other end, Slovenia got 7 shots at goal with 4 on target. Jan Mlakar (55') scored for Slovenia.

Kazakhstan haven’t exactly had impressive attacking statistics in recent times. Their sum of goals stands at just 3 against opposition teams over the course of their last six outings. In those meetings, Kazakhstan have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them come to 13.

Austria

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Austria head into the encounter following on from a 5-1 Nations League win with the defeat of Norway in their previous game.

In that match, Austria had 66% possession and 16 shots on goal with 10 on target. For Austria, the scorers were Marko Arnautović (8', 49'), Philipp Lienhart (58'), Stefan Posch (62') and Michael Gregoritsch (71'). On the other side, Norway got 8 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Alexander Sørloth (39') scored for Norway.

The stats tell the story, and Austria have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals in total. Defensively, Austria could really do with shoring things up. Nonetheless, we’ll just have to find out if that pattern shall be replicated here in this game.

↔️ Head to head

The previous league game between these clubs was Nations League match day 3 on 10/10/2024 and the score finished Austria 4-0 Kazakhstan.

That time, Austria managed 66% possession and 29 shots on goal with 8 on target. The goalscorers were Christoph Baumgartner (10'), Philipp Lienhart (54'), Marcel Sabitzer (56') and Matthias Seidl (79').

On the other side, Kazakhstan got 5 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Don Robertson.

🗞️ Team News: Kazakhstan

The Kazakhstan boss Stanislav Cherchesov has a full complement, with no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this match thanks to a fully injury-free squad available for selection.

We think that Karşığalar may well line up in a 4-2-3-1 system for this game, utilising Stas Pokatilov, Sultanbek Astanov, Aleksandr Marochkin, Alibek Kassym, Yan Vorogovsky, Askhat Tagybergen, Aslan Darabayev, Baktiyor Zaynutdinov, Bauyrzhan Islamkhan, Maxim Samorodov and Abat Aimbetov.

📰 Team News: Austria

Thanks to a completely healthy squad available for selection, the Austria manager Ralf Rangnick has no fitness concerns at all coming into this game.

We reckon that Das Team might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out Alexander Schlager, Stefan Posch, Kevin Danso, Philipp Lienhart, Nicolas Seiwald, Alexander Prass, Konrad Laimer, Romano Schmid, C. Baumgartner, Patrick Wimmer and Michael Gregoritsch.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the view that Kazakhstan have the capability to get a goal against this Austria side, but a single goal probably won’t be enough to prevent defeat.

Therefore, we’re predicting a close game with a 1-2 win for Austria when the full-time whistle blows. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 14:00 14/11/2024