Thursday , 2 July 2026

AZ vs Qairat Almaty FK, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
AZ
2 – 1
Full Time
Qairat Almaty FK
Thu 2 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Marco Bizot 27' Y
Thomas Ouwejan 56' Y
Y 62' Vladimir Plotnikov
Y 65' Isael
Fredrik Midtsjo 76' Y
Y 90' Yan Vorogovskiy

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Qairat Almaty FK — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Dejan Jakimovksi
  • Referee Dimitar Meckarovski
  • Referee
  • Referee Goce Petreski

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AZ 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Qairat Almaty FK
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-02 AZ 2–1 Qairat Almaty FK 2018-07-26 Qairat Almaty FK 2–0 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Qairat Almaty FK H 2–1 W
26 Jul Qairat Almaty FK A 0–2 L
13 Aug SC Weiche Flensburg 08 H 0–5 L
Qairat Almaty FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug AZ A 1–2 L
26 Jul AZ H 2–0 W
19 Jul UE Engordany H 7–1 W
12 Jul UE Engordany A 3–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: AZ gets underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Qairat Almaty FK needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Stanislav Lunin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Qairat Almaty FK is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' It’s a booking for AZ player. Marco Bizot gets a Yellow card.
  • 28' Qairat Almaty FK is taking the lead after the goal scored by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan on 28.
  • 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Qairat Almaty FK is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' GOAL! Guus Til scores on 41. Assisted by Pantelis Hatzidiakos
  • 46' Qairat Almaty FK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' Aderinsola Habib Eseola has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 53' Another change for AZ made on 53 minute. Dorin Rotariu leaves to be changed by Iliass Bel Hassani.
  • 56' It’s a booking for AZ player. Thomas Ouwejan gets a Yellow card.
  • 57' Myron Boadu is replacing Ron Vlaar for the AZ side.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Qairat Almaty FK. Bauyrzhan Islamkhan is replaced by Akos Elek.
  • 62' The referee calls foul for Vladimir Plotnikov. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 65' The referee shows Qairat Almaty FK player a Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' The Qairat Almaty FK manager makes a substitution. Andrey Arshavin departs to be replaced by Stanislav Lunin.
  • 74' The whistle greets Aderinsola Habib Eseola as he departs to be replaced by Marton Eppel.
  • 76' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 81' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 86' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Vladimir Plotnikov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Goal! Teun Koopmeiners scores his 78 goal in 300 matches.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Yan Vorogovskiy. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AZ players.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Qairat Almaty FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Alos Ferrer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Qairat Almaty FK xG
I would bet for: AZ or Qairat Almaty FK 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ34% Draw27% Qairat Almaty FK39%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
61%
Draw or Qairat Almaty FK
66%
AZ or Qairat Almaty FK
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ22% Draw46% Qairat Almaty FK32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Qairat Almaty FK covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Qairat Almaty FK keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.