Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Qairat Almaty FK
2 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Thu 26 Jul 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Aderinsola Habib Eseola 16' Y
Y 42' Pantelis Chatzidiakos
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan 55' Y
Gafurzhan Suyumbayev 81' Y
Y 86' Fred Friday

Overview

Match Preview

Qairat Almaty FK vs AZ — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Aghayev Aliyev
  • Referee Zeynal Zeynalov
  • Referee Rza Məmmədov
  • Referee Orxan Məmmədov

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

Recent Form

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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Qairat Almaty FK to score. At the same time, AZ does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Andrey Arshavin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Qairat Almaty FK seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 12' What a strike from Aderinsola Habib Eseola! The score is 1-0.
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aderinsola Habib Eseola on 16.
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Siarhiej Palicievic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' It’s high time John van den Brom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Fredrik Midtsjo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
  • 50' GOAL! Aderinsola Habib Eseola scores on 50. Assisted by Isael
  • 55' Bauyrzhan Islamkhan was booked on 55.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' Qairat Almaty FK is showing some good football. However, Qairat Almaty FK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Qairat Almaty FK that had 18 games and scored 29 goals.
  • 72' Another change for AZ made on 72 minute. Myron Boadu leaves to be changed by Iliass Bel Hassani.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 78' Marton Eppel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aderinsola Habib Eseola on 78 minute.
  • 81' Gafurzhan Suyumbayev is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 85' The whistle greets Islambek Kuat as he departs to be replaced by Magomed Paragulgov.
  • 86' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 90' Georgiy Zhukov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrey Arshavin on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Qairat Almaty FK is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Qairat Almaty FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Alos Ferrer

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.06 Qairat Almaty FK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 AZ xG
I would bet for: Qairat Almaty FK to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Qairat Almaty FK67% Draw21% AZ12%
Actual: Qairat Almaty FK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Qairat Almaty FK or Draw
88%
Draw or AZ
33%
Qairat Almaty FK or AZ
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Qairat Almaty FK49% Draw43% AZ8%
Actual: Qairat Almaty FK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14%
3 – 0
9.7%
1 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
6%
4 – 0
5%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
2.6%
1 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Qairat Almaty FK

Handicap Qairat Almaty FK covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 22% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 25% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Qairat Almaty FK keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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