Kazakhstan vs Slovakia Preview & Prediction | 2026-27 UEFA Nations League | League C
by Alex Lawes ·
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Kazakhstan have endured a tough UEFA Nations League campaign as they now welcome League C Group 3 leaders Slovakia to the Astana Arena.
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- Kazakhstan have won two of their three Nations League meetings with Slovakia, both in June 2022 (1-0 in Trnava and 2-1 in Nur-Sultan), but Slovakia won the most recent one 2-1 in Košice on Matchday 2 of this edition.
- Coming into Matchday 6, Slovakia have already secured top spot in Group C3 with 11 points, four clear of second-placed Moldova, while Kazakhstan are bottom on two points.
- Slovakia will finish top of a Nations League group for the first time in five editions; their previous best was second place in Group C1 in 2024/25.
- Kazakhstan can only climb off the bottom by beating Slovakia while Faroe Islands lose to Moldova – and with their head-to-head record against Faroe Islands level (1-1 and 2-2), overall goal difference (then goals scored) would decide it, with Kazakhstan starting three goals worse off (-3 to 0).
- Kazakhstan are winless in 12 Nations League matches (D3 L9), their longest such run in 31 Nations League games, since a 2-1 home win over Belarus in September 2022.
- Kazakhstan are also winless in five home Nations League matches (D2 L3) since that win over Belarus.
- Kazakhstan have lost all four of their previous Matchday 6 games in the Nations League, scoring two goals and conceding 12.
- Kazakhstan have scored in all five matches this edition (six goals) after failing to score in any of their six league-phase matches in 2024/25.
- Slovakia are unbeaten in five Nations League matches (W3 D2), their longest unbeaten run in 29 Nations League games.
- Slovakia's 11 goals this edition are already their most in a single Nations League campaign (previous high ten in 2024/25), and their 4-0 win in Moldova on Matchday 4 is their biggest Nations League victory.
- Slovakia have won five of their 14 away Nations League matches (W5 D2 L7), including their last one, that 4-0 win in Chisinau.
- David Strelec has scored five goals in 13 Nations League appearances, the most by a Slovakia player, while Abat Aimbetov has scored five goals in 18 Nations League appearances, the most by a Kazakhstan player.
Kazakhstan vs Slovakia prediction
Kazakhstan succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Moldova in Chisinau the other day to leave them still rock-bottom of League C Group 3 with just two points collected from their five matches during these autumn international breaks.
Slovakia, coached by Vladimir Weiss Sr once again, will believe they are playing a level below where they should be, albeit they haven’t dominated their League C group with three wins and two draws – left frustrated by a 2-2 draw at home to the Faroe Islands the other day.
Slovakia have to be deemed firm favourites for this one against a poor Kazakhstan side, even away from home in Eastern Europe on Monday.
Kazakhstan vs Slovakia tip: Slovakia to win
