Kairat Almaty hosts Maccabi Haifa in the second leg of the Champions League qualification 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 14th at Almaty Ortalyk Stadion (Almaty)
Kairat Almaty is approaching the match against Maccabi Haifa with a good unbeaten run. Kirill Keker's footballers have not suffered defeats for ten matches in all tournaments (seven victories and three draws). Although the Yellow-Blacks lost for the last time in mid-May, they are only in third place in the Kazakh Championship standings (37 points after 19 rounds). The gap to the leading Tobol is five points. Kairat looks more confident in the Kazakhstan Cup, where it successfully started in the group stage. On July 10, the team from Almaty beat Zhetysu (1-0). Andrey Ulshin's goal in the 10th minute brought the victory to Kairat. It is noteworthy that the coaching staff fielded the reserve squad and gave rest to all the leading footballers.
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Maccabi Haifa plays in the Champions League qualification during the offseason in Israeli football. The Super Cup match against Maccabi Tel Aviv will take place only on July 24, and the new national championship will start at the end of August. For this reason, the Greens are systematically preparing for the match against Kairat. Barak Bakhar's team is now inferior to Kairat in competitive practice, and this may affect the outcome of the confrontation.
The opponents tied in the first leg, which took place on July 7 in Israel (1-1). The hosts opened the scoring after Omer Atzili’s goal before the whistle for halftime. The visitors equalized in the 76th minute with the efforts of Nuraly Alip. Maccabi Haifa had a noticeable advantage in possession of the ball (61% of the playing time), but the team failed to convert it into goals. Before the start of this season, UEFA has canceled the away goal rule, so a goal-scoring draw in Israel does not give Kairat an advantage. In case of a repetition of a draw in Almaty, the opponents will reveal the winner in extra time, and if necessary, in the penalty shootout. The club from Kazakhstan has more chances to advance to the next round. Kairat is in good shape, and the players from Israel didn’t play official matches due to the offseason. Taking into account the factor of the home stands, this circumstance will help Almaty residents to gain at least a draw in the regulation time.
Prediction for the match: Kairat Almaty to win with +0.5 handicap
