Slovenia vs Kazakhstan prediction: EUROPE: Euro – Qualification betting tips on match 2023-11-19 19:45.
A 2-1 defeat against Denmark on Friday night ended Slovenia’s four-game winning run and ensured the Danes’ qualification for next summer’s UEFA European Championships. Matjaž Kek's men can join them there if they avoid defeat here against Kazakhstan, a side they defeated 2-1 in the first match of this qualifying campaign.
A first Euros finals appearance since 2000 is therefore within sight, and confidence is bound to be high given that Slovenia haven’t lost back-to-back matches since June 2022! Home advantage usually works in their favour too, suffering just one loss across their last 12 European Championship qualifiers (ECQ) on home soil (W7, D4), while victory here would hand them three consecutive home wins in a single ECQ campaign for the first time since September 2003!
Kazakhstan are chasing a piece of history themselves, aiming to seal a maiden appearance at any major international tournament as an independent nation. Although they are assured of a play-off spot thanks to their performance in the UEFA Nations League, Magomed Adiyev's men can qualify directly with a win here, and they’ll have the added motivation of looking to avenge their loss in the reverse fixture.
Having followed that loss with six wins across their last eight ECQs (L2) including a 3-1 win over San Marino on Friday, the Kazakhs seem to be ticking the right boxes at the right time. They’ve also been victorious in three of their last four ECQs on the road (L1), but as all of their last six away goals in this competition have come in the second half of games, keeping things tight early is imperative.
Players to watch: RB Leipzig starlet Benjamin Šeško is establishing himself as Slovenia’s main man, directly contributing to five goals across his country’s last two home ECQ matches (G3, A2). Abat Aymbetov could be the one from the Kazakh camp spoiling his party, having seen his last three international goals come in wins, including their last on Friday against San Marino.
Hot stat: Slovenia scored the match opener in 15 of their last 16 home ECQs.