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UEFA Nations League · League C, Matchday 6

Kazakhstan vs Slovakia: Match Preview & Stats

Kazakhstan crest Kazakhstan
vs
Slovakia crest Slovakia
Astana Arena, Astana

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Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League, League C, Matchday 6
Kick-off
Venue
Astana Arena, Astana
Since last match
Kazakhstan: 2 days (UEFA Nations League) · Moldova Slovakia: 2 days (UEFA Nations League) · Faroe Islands
Next match
Kazakhstan: not scheduled yet Slovakia: not scheduled yet

Last starting XI

Kazakhstan 3-4-2-1

  1. 12 Anarbekov
  2. 6 Kassym
  3. 2 Malyi
  4. 3 Alip
  5. 14 Zhagorov
  6. 5 Kuat
  7. 7 Zhukov
  8. 13 Basmanov
  9. 10 Samorodov
  10. 9 Islamkhan
  11. 19 Karimov

Coach: John van't Schip vs Faroe Islands, 2-2 · UEFA Nations League C · 6 Oct

Slovakia 4-3-3

  1. 23 Greif
  2. 2 Mesík
  3. 14 Škriniar
  4. 21 Obert
  5. 16 Hancko
  6. 10 Suslov
  7. 22 Lobotka
  8. 8 Duda
  9. 18 Schranz
  10. 15 Strelec
  11. 17 Haraslín

Coach: Vladimír Weiss at Moldova, 4-0 · UEFA Nations League C · 6 Oct

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Kazakhstan

  • FW Dastan SatpaevInjured · Late November 2026

Slovakia

  • MF Tomás SuslovInjured · Late November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Kazakhstan

Low impact
Missing attack share 4.0%
Missing minutes share 1.0%
1 player out
Key absences:
  • FW Dastan Satpaev 4% attack · 1% mins

Slovakia

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 8.0%
Missing minutes share 5.0%
1 player out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • MF Tomás Suslov 8% attack · 5% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 7 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Kazakhstan Slovakia
Box & Territory Pressure 35 49
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 40 64
Finishing Efficiency 54 77
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 61 65
Underlying Play Power 26 55
Kazakhstan Results above play quality (running hot)
Slovakia Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 7 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Kazakhstan

When scoring first 50% won · 100% unbeaten (4 matches)
When conceding first 18% points rescued · 0% won (11 matches)
1st Half: 57% 2nd Half: 43%
First 15': 7% Last 15' (76-90'): 14%

Slovakia

When scoring first 80% won · 90% unbeaten (10 matches)
When conceding first 0% points rescued · 0% won (3 matches)
1st Half: 50% 2nd Half: 50%
First 15': 10% Last 15' (76-90'): 20%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Kazakhstan

  1. 1. MF Bauyrzhan Islamkhan 0G · 2A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 5.0%
  2. 2. DF Nuraly Alip 2G · 0A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 9.0%
  3. 3. FW Galymzhan Kenzhebek 0G · 0A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 16.0%

Slovakia

  1. 1. FW Lukás Haraslín 2G · 2A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 16.0%
  2. 2. DF Dávid Hancko 2G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 18.0%
  3. 3. FW David Strelec 2G · 0A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 9.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Kazakhstan Slovakia
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 9/10
Over 2.5 goals 4/10 6/10
Over 3.5 goals 2/10 4/10
Both teams scored 8/10 5/10
Clean sheet 2/10 4/10
Failed to score 0/10 1/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.2 / 1.3 1.9 / 1.5

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Kazakhstan

  • D 2-2 vs Faroe Islands (H) UEFA Nations League · 6 Oct
  • L 1-2 vs Moldova (H) UEFA Nations League · 2 Oct
  • L 1-2 at Slovakia (A) UEFA Nations League · 29 Sep
  • D 1-1 at Faroe Islands (A) UEFA Nations League · 26 Sep
  • L 1-3 at Hungary (A) Friendlies · 9 Jun

Slovakia

  • W 4-0 at Moldova (A) UEFA Nations League · 6 Oct
  • D 1-1 at Faroe Islands (A) UEFA Nations League · 2 Oct
  • W 2-1 vs Kazakhstan (H) UEFA Nations League · 29 Sep
  • W 2-0 vs Moldova (H) UEFA Nations League · 26 Sep
  • D 2-2 vs Montenegro (H) Friendlies · 5 Jun

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Kazakhstan

Slovakia

Goals in each 15-minute period, UEFA Nations League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Kazakhstan

Player G A
Nuraly Alip 2 0
Ramazan Karimov 1 0
Sergiy Malyi 1 0
Temirlan Erlanov 1 0

Slovakia

Player G A
Dávid Hancko 2 0
Leo Sauer 1 1
Lukás Haraslín 1 1
Ondrej Duda (1 pen) 1 1
Tomás Suslov 1 1

Goals and assists in the UEFA Nations League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Kazakhstan Slovakia
  • 5.5 Corners won 7.0
  • 6.8 Corners conceded 3.5
  • 1.8 Yellow cards 1.0
  • 0.8 Opponents' yellow cards 2.0

Per match in the UEFA Nations League this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 2.0 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

KazakhstanSlovakia
Attack 26 57
Defence 23 57

0 to 100 against this season's UEFA Nations League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1592Elo #81 Elo rating 1872Elo #28

Head-to-head

2Kazakhstan wins
0draws
1Slovakia wins

3 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 29 Sep 2026 · UEFA Nations League Slovakia 2-1 Kazakhstan
  • 13 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League Kazakhstan 2-1 Slovakia
  • 6 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League Slovakia 0-1 Kazakhstan

Table

League C - Group 3

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Slovakia 4 310 9:2 +7 10
2 Faroe Islands 4 040 5:5 0 4
3 Moldova 4 112 3:8 -5 4
4 Kazakhstan 4 022 5:7 -2 2

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

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