Preview: Azerbaijan vs Kazakhstan - Predictions, Team News, Lineups

Kazakhstan turn to them UEFA Nations League Fixture Azerbaijan On Sunday night, they have already secured promotion to the second tier for the first time in their history.

Qualifying is out of reach for Azerbaijan, but the home side is determined to win and secure second place in Group C4.

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Kazakhstan kicked off their latest UEFA Nations League campaign with hope rather than anticipation, welcoming Slovakia into the group.

but, Magomed AdievThe side performed well throughout, scoring 13 points from five games to secure promotion to League B with one game to go.

Two narrow wins for the group favorites ultimately made the difference, but the Hawks were ready to cross the line against bottom-placed Belarus on Thursday.

Kazakhstan didn’t go as planned, but they were pushed into halftime, Bakhtiyar ZainutdinovA late goal from a 2–1 victory over Astana.

Kazakhstan can go into this match with no pressure on their shoulders, but their desire to extend their unbeaten streak to six games provides some motivation.

From Azerbaijan’s point of view, they are not in a position to catch visitors, but they are already happy with their own campaign.

last out, Gianni De Biasiteams scored 6 in many games, but scored 7 in one less game.

Thursday’s second consecutive victory was the most notable in many years as Azerbaijan secured the winner of the Last Gasp, a 2-1 victory over Slovakia.

Lennart Dadashoffpreviously signed with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hodjat Hagverdi Each scored their first international goal, sealing a memorable victory at Trnava.

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team news

Azerbaijan must get by without Richard Almeida After he collected his second yellow card in the competition against Slovakia.

Alexei Isaev We might be able to nod in his place, but if De Biasi insists on naming a full-strength team, that could be the only change.

Kazakhstan has its own two outage problems Askat Tagibergen and Zaynutdinov both missed on Sunday.

Islambek Quat When Erhan Astanov It looks like they are most likely to join the team, which can be changed further if Adiyev wants to see other players.

Azerbaijan’s starting lineup:
Mahama Dariev; Hagverdi, Mustafazadeh, Huseynov, Jafargiliev. Isaev, Israfilov. Kokchu, Mahmudov, Shaydaev.Dadashov

Candidates for Kazakhstan’s starting XI:
Shatsky; Marii, Marochkin, Alip. Gabyshev, Darabaev, Quat, Vorogovsky. Orazov, Astanov.Aimbetov

Azerbaijan 1-1 Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s stakes have dropped so they may not play with the same kind of intensity. Only draws can be predicted.

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