Kazakhstan vs Slovenia Prediction & Betting Tips (13 October)

Present at the lower level during the previous edition, Kazakhstan won the right to play in Nations League B this year. Unfortunately, Stanislav Cherchesov's men were unable to get up to speed. Unable to score a single goal during the first three days, they occupy the last place in group 3 with 3 points out of 3rd place, which would allow them to compete in a relegation play-off. After holding off Norway on the first day 0-0, Kazakhstan was soundly beaten by Slovenia 0-3 and in Austria last Thursday 4-0. Never qualified for any international competition in their history, the Kazakhs on the other hand showed great things during the qualifiers for Euro 2024, taking 18 points in 10 matches. Subsequently, they suffered the law of Greece in the play-off 5-0.

Slovenia is currently 3rd in group 3 of Nations League B and has the same number of points as the 2nd which will have the opportunity to play a play-off accession to League A. In September, Jan Oblak's teammates got off to a good start in this competition with a good draw at home against Austria 1-1 and a convincing victory against Kazakhstan 3-0. On the other hand, they fell to Norway last Thursday 3-0. Present at Euro 2024 this summer, the Slovenes created the feat by managing to escape from the groups for the first time in their history in an international competition. In the round of 16, they showed great resistance against Portugal 0-0, elimination following penalties.

For Kazakhstan, it is necessary to point out the absences, forced or by choice, of the senior defender Malyi (Ordabasy, 67 sel), the experienced midfielders Kuat (Astana, 6 goals in 62 sel) and Beysebekov (Astana, 48 sel) or even the less important Kairov (Aktobe, 16 sel), Yerlanov (Ordabasy, 20 sel), Tapalov (Tobol, 14 sel) and Astanov (Astana, 1 goal in 13 sel). Without much solution in the offensive sector, Kazakhstan did not score during the first 3 days of the Nations League. Winger Zainutdinov (Besiktas, 14 goals in 36 seasons) and defender Alip (Zenit, 31 seasons) play a major role in this selection. Opposite, Slovenia must deal with the withdrawals of defenders Stankovic (Sturm Graz, 29 sel) and Karnicnik (Celje, 32 sel), midfielders Lovric (Udinese, 36 sel) and Horvat (Sturm Graz, 7 sel) as well as winger Brekalo (Orlando, 17 sel). The excellent goalkeeper Oblak (Alético Madrid, 70 sel) is the captain of this selection.

He is notably protected by the solid defender Bijol (Udinese, 55 sel). The attacking duo could once again be made up of star Sesko (Leipzig, 15 goals in 35 seasons) and Sporar (Panathinaikos, 12 goals in 58 seasons) while former Bordeaux player Vipotnik (Swansea, 2 goals in 11 seasons) is content of a replacement role. The experienced Kurtic (Sudtirol, 93 sel) and Ilicic (Maribor, 17 goals in 84 sel) came off the bench against Norway.