Liechtenstein vs Kazakhstan prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-03-24 19:45.
[p]Liechtenstein have never opened a World Cup qualifying (WCQ) campaign with anything other than a defeat, and their struggles continued on Saturday as they lost 3-0 to North Macedonia. With just two historical WCQ victories to their name (D7, L62), they’re currently enduring a run of five straight WCQ defeats without scoring since drawing 1-1 with Armenia in September 2021.[/p]
[p]As UEFA’s second-lowest ranked side according to FIFA, Liechtenstein face an uphill battle just to avoid finishing bottom of this group, but their recent home form offers a glimmer of hope as they have avoided defeat in two of their last four games here (W1, D1). The Blue-Reds might have to temper their expectations as they prepare for a first meeting with Kazakhstan as they haven’t even scored in any of their last four WCQ home games, conceding multiple goals each time (L4).[/p]
[p]Kazakhstan are unlikely to be travelling high on confidence as they opened their campaign with a 3-1 defeat in Wales despite going in level at half-time. As Ali Aliyev’s side rank almost 100 places above Liechtenstein, this represents an excellent chance to claim their first WCQ win since September 2013 (D7, L15).[/p]
[p]Doing so would double their all-time tally of WCQ away victories (D4, L21) and also halt a run of eight consecutive away defeats in which they conceded an average of 3.25 goals per game. Success here would also see the Hawks match their points tally from each of their last two WCQ campaigns, which would provide a timely morale boost ahead of sterner challenges against Belgium, North Macedonia and Wales.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Aron Sele has been in the thick of the action for Liechtenstein of late, scoring once and picking up two yellow cards across his last three international appearances, with both of those bookings coming before half-time. Aiming to take advantage of any lapses just before the break, Askhat Tagybergen has now scored between the 30th and 40th minute in Kazakhstan’s last two matches.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There’s been a goal after the 70th minute in four of Kazakhstan’s last five matches on foreign soil (W1, L4).[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]