Kazakhstan will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 6-0 WC Qualifiers - Europe defeat last time out to Belgium.
In that match, Kazakhstan had 25% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 2 on target. On the other side, Belgium had 35 attempts at goal with 15 of them on target. Kevin De Bruyne (42', 84'), Jérémy Doku (44', 60'), Nicolas Raskin (51') and Thomas Meunier (87') scored for Belgium.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games where Kazakhstan haven’t conceded. The reality is that Kazakhstan have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 15 goals during that time. That trend isn’t assured to be continued into this next game, of course.
After tasting defeat last time out to North Macedonia in WC Qualifiers - Europe competition, Liechtenstein will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Liechtenstein had 29% possession and 3 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Liechtenstein was Benjamin Büchel (15' Own goal). For their opponents, North Macedonia got 19 shots on goal with 9 on target. Enis Bardhi (52'), Darko Churlinov (56'), Lirim Qamili (82') and Luka Stankovski (90') scored for North Macedonia.
In as many as 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring Liechtenstein, three or more goals have gone in. The average goals scored per match within that spell is 3.83, with the average number of goals for Liechtenstein equalling 0.
The last league meeting featuring these clubs was WC Qualifiers - Europe match day 2 on 25/03/2025 when it finished Liechtenstein 0-2 Kazakhstan.
In that match, Liechtenstein managed 30% possession and 3 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.
Kazakhstan got 16 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Maksim Samorodov (42') and Aleksandr Marochkin (45') scored.
The referee was John Beaton.
It looks to us like Liechtenstein will need to play some high quality football to hit the back of the net at all against a Kazakhstan lineup who simply have the strengths to absolutely dominate this game while keeping things tight in defence.
We predict a thumping 4-0 belting at least for Kazakhstan when the referee blows the final whistle.