Alashkert hosts Kairat Almaty in the second leg of the Europa League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, August 12th at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium (Yerevan)
Alashkert was able to win the title last season, and Aleksandr Grigoryan arrived just in time for the trophy, having received an appointment before the last rounds. But now he will bear responsibility, and claims are already appearing. The Yellows did not manage to win even once in regulation time. Even Connah’s Quay was knocked out thanks to a goal in extra time. Having dealt with the Welsh, the representative of the Caucasus did not really show anything in the confrontation against Sheriff Tiraspol (0-1 and 1-3). But there was a good result in Almaty, namely, a goalless draw. On the other hand, Glisic did not convert the penalty, and the Armenian club may regret it later.
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Kairat Almaty managed to take advantage of the slump in the camp of the long-standing giants of national football, Astana. And the Yellow-Blacks finally regained the championship title in 2020. However, the author of this triumph, Shpilevsky, went to work in Germany. In the Champions League, Kairat had already played under the leadership of Kirill Keker. In general, the Kazakhs showed themselves well there. They managed to knock out Maccabi Haifa (1-1 away and 2-0 at home) and beat Crvena Zvezda at home (2-1). But the return leg ended with a 5-0 victory of the Serbs, and it was an anti-record for the Yellow-Blacks. It seems that Kairat did not really recover from this blow. After all, last week, the Kazakh club had an unsuccessful match against Alashkert, which ended in a goalless draw. And it cannot be said that the Armenians simply defended the zeros on the scoreboard.
Before this season, these clubs crossed paths in a two-legged confrontation in 2015. Then they exchanged home victories, and Kairat advanced to the next round. It is clear that one team from this pair must go further, but it needs to win. Still, the upcoming game will not be particularly spectacular, and we bet on Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
