Kairat Almaty (Kaz) vs Slovan Bratislava (Svk) prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-08-05 15:00.
[p]After battling back from a two-goal first-leg deficit in the last round, Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty now turn their attention towards facing Slovan Bratislava in this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) third qualifying round. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After suffering a 2-0 defeat away to Finland’s KuPS in the first leg of their second UCL qualifying round clash, Kairat Almaty responded incredibly to advance by claiming a 3-0 victory on home soil. Netting all three goals in the first half of that match, the Kazakhstan Premier League champions have now lost just one of their last 12 competitive outings (W8, D3) after a 1-0 league win at the weekend to stay at the top of the table. Five of those wins came on home soil with clean sheets, which sets them up well here given they also boast an outstanding record across their last 25 home European qualifiers (W18, D5).[/p]
[p]Slovan Bratislava are looking to advance to the league phase for the second season running and had a much easier time during the second qualifying round, beating Zrinjski 6-3 on aggregate to extend their unbeaten run in UCL qualifiers to ten matches (W6, D4). A stunning 4-1 league victory over Podbrezova at the weekend will have only enhanced the good feeling in the away dressing room, especially as they’re now unbeaten across their last seven competitive outings (W5, D2). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the first competitive meeting between the sides, with Kairat never facing Slovakian opposition in European competition. Slovan are unbeaten across two prior H2Hs with sides from Kazakhstan (W1, D1). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Kairat’s last seven wins in UEFA qualifiers were by a 2+ goal margin.[/p]
[p]Kairat conceded 2+ goals in only two of their last ten UEFA qualifiers.[/p]
[p]Slovan were held scoreless in only one of their last 18 continental qualifiers.[/p]
[p]Each of Slovan’s last four away UCL qualifiers ended level.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Chelsea-bound and current Kairat star Dastan Satpaev stole the headlines in his side’s last European outing, recording a goal and assist despite still only being 16 years old! Tigran Barseghyan has made a great start to the season for Slovan, recording five goal contributions across his three starts so far (G2, A3). [/p]
[p]Kairat look likely to be without Brazilian forward pairing JoĂŁo Paulo and Élder Santana through injury, whilst Slovan have a near full-strength side to pick from but VladimĂr Weiss remains a potential doubt. [/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Slovan Bratislava scored 2+ goals in each of their four competitive fixtures so far this season, so backing Slovan to score at least twice here could represent great value. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]