Slovenia won the first match against Kazakhstan 3-0
Benjamin Sesko scored all their goals in the UNL
Can he help the Dragons to keep their promotion hopes alive?
Tip: Kazakhstan v Slovenia | Odds |
Slovenia Win Full-Time Result | @1.70 |
Slovenia To Win To Nil | @2.62 |
Benjamin Sesko Anytime Goalscorer | @2.62 |
Benjamin Sesko First Goalscorer | @5.00 |
Kazakhstan vs Slovenia Preview
Slovenia have to win this match to stay in the promotion race. Their opponents haven’t scored a single goal so far and never won a point against the Dragons in three attempts, so an away win is the best bet.
Kazakhstan have lost 6 of their last 7 matches.
Kazakhstan have failed to score in their last 3 matches.
Slovenia have won their last 3 matches against Kazakhstan.
Slovenia’s Benjamin Sesko has scored 4 goals in his last 3 matches.
Head to Head
Slovenia have a 3-0 advantage against Kazakhstan in 3 matches.
They last met in September, the game being won by Slovenia 3-0.
Kazakhstan Form
Kazakhstan are currently sitting at the bottom of their UEFA Nations League B group with one point from three matches and a 0-7 goal difference.
They kicked off the new season with a goalless draw against Norway at home, ending the match with 0.06-1.69 expected goals, 35% possession and 4-9 shots. The second round saw them lose 3-0 to Slovenia.
Kazakhstan’s poor form in the Nations League continued on Thursday, suffering a convincing 4-0 defeat to Austria with 0.14 expected goals, 34% possession and just one shot on target.
Kazakhstan Squad & Team News
Pos. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
GK | Stas Pokatilov | 26 | 0 | Tobol |
GK | Igor Shatsky | 27 | 0 | Aktobe |
GK | Aleksandr Zarutskiy | 0 | 0 | Astana |
GK | Bekkhan Shayzada | 0 | 0 | Ordabasy |
GK | Danil Ustimenko | 0 | 0 | Kairat |
DF | Serhiy Malyi | 67 | 1 | Ordabasy |
DF | Nuraly Alip | 31 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
DF | Marat Bystrov | 27 | 0 | Astana |
DF | Aybol Abiken | 10 | 1 | Ordabasy |
DF | Yan Vorogovsky | 41 | 4 | Astana |
DF | Roman Asrankulov | 1 | 0 | Tobol |
DF | Lev Skvortsov | 6 | 0 | Khimki |
DF | Alibek Kasym | 2 | 0 | Aktobe |
DF | Aleksandr Marochkin | 42 | 0 | Astana |
DF | Adilkhan Tanzharikov | 0 | 0 | Aktobe |
DF | Aleksandr Zuyev | 2 | 0 | Arsenal Tula |
DF | Bagdat Kairov | 16 | 0 | Aktobe |
DF | Ruslan Valiullin | 4 | 2 | Tobol |
DF | Temirlan Yerlanov | 20 | 1 | Ordabasy |
DF | Yerkin Tapalov | 14 | 0 | Tobol |
MF | Ramazan Orazov | 24 | 1 | Silkeborg |
MF | Askhat Tagybergen (captain) | 51 | 2 | Ordabasy |
MF | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | 52 | 4 | Ordabasy |
MF | Maksim Samorodov | 14 | 2 | Aktobe |
MF | Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov | 36 | 14 | Beşiktaş |
MF | Abzal Beysebekov | 48 | 0 | Astana |
MF | Islam Chesnokov | 6 | 2 | Tobol |
MF | Adilet Sadybekov | 3 | 1 | Kairat |
MF | Islambek Kuat | 62 | 6 | Astana |
FW | Aybar Zhaksylykov | 9 | 0 | Kaisar |
FW | Abat Aymbetov | 37 | 9 | Adana Demirspor |
FW | Elkhan Astanov | 13 | 1 | Astana |
Ramazan Karimov | Ramazan Karimov | 2 | 0 | Astana |
Head coach Cherchesov has no injury or suspension concerns for this match.
Slovenia Form
Slovenia kicked things off in the Nations League with a 1-1 home draw against Austria, followed with a 3-0 victory against Kazakhstan with Benjamin Sesko scoring all four goals.
They were outplayed and defeated in Thursday by Norway 3-0 in Oslo, ending the match with 0.79-2.33 goals, 47% possession and 11-25 shots.
The Dragons are currently sharing the second place on the table with Austria, both sides grabbing four points in three games, three less than the leaders Norway.
Slovenia Squad & Team News
Pos. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
GK | Jan Oblak (captain) | 70 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
GK | Matevž Vidovšek | 2 | 0 | Olimpija Ljubljana |
GK | Igor Vekić | 1 | 0 | Vejle |
DF | Petar Stojanović | 59 | 2 | Salernitana |
DF | Jaka Bijol | 55 | 1 | Udinese |
DF | Jure Balkovec | 37 | 0 | Alanyaspor |
DF | Erik Janža | 15 | 3 | Górnik Zabrze |
DF | Vanja Drkušić | 13 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
DF | Kenan Bajrić | 4 | 0 | Slovan Bratislava |
DF | Sven Šoštarič Karič | 1 | 0 | Nizhny Novgorod |
DF | David Zec | 1 | 0 | Celje |
MF | Jasmin Kurtić | 93 | 2 | Südtirol |
MF | Josip Iličić | 84 | 17 | Maribor |
MF | Adam Gnezda Čerin | 37 | 4 | Panathinaikos |
MF | Jan Mlakar | 23 | 3 | Pisa |
MF | Timi Max Elšnik | 21 | 1 | Red Star Belgrade |
MF | Jan Repas | 4 | 0 | Maribor |
MF | Dejan Petrovič | 2 | 0 | Rijeka |
MF | Sandro Jovanović | 0 | 0 | Koper |
FW | Andraž Šporar | 58 | 12 | Panathinaikos |
FW | Benjamin Šeško | 35 | 15 | RB Leipzig |
FW | Žan Celar | 15 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers |
FW | Žan Vipotnik | 11 | 2 | Swansea City |
FW | Blaž Kramer | 5 | 0 | Konyaspor |
Sandro Jovanovic is set for his debut.
Vid Belec recently retired from the national team.
Benjamin Verbic, Miha Zajc, Luka Zahovic and Miha Blazic were not called up.
Zan Karnicnik and Sandi Lovric are injured.