Kazakhstan – Latvia Prediction & Picks (15.11.2018)

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Kazakhstan – Latvia SOCCER PICKS

Kazakhstan and Latvia meet at the Astana Arena, for the fifth day of Group 1 of the D League. These two teams only met once for this competition, in a game that ended with a draw of 1-1. Special attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.

Kazakhstan:

The home team is currently in 2nd place of the group with 5 points won in 4 matches. In the last match for this competition, Kazakhstan won at home against Andorra (4-0). The goals of the match were scored by Yerkebulan Seydakhmet at (21 ‘), Baurzhan Turysbek (39’), Josep Gomes (61 ‘) (autogol) and Roman Murtazaev at (74’). In the previous match tied with Latvia by (1-1), the goals of the match were scored by Baktiyar Zaynutdinov at (15 ‘) and Arturs Karasausks at (40’). His attack has scored goals regularly, as he scored in 3 of the last 4 matches. There is a tendency for few goals in their games, since 3 of the 4 matches played ended with less than 2.5 goals.

In the last 10 games for all competitions the home team has 4 losses, 3 wins and 3 draws. Kazakhstan opened the scoring in 1 of the 2 games played in their stadium, finishing in the end. In the home games of Kazakhstan, there is a period that stands out, scored 2 of his 4 goals between the minutes (61 ‘- 75’), in the same period in which he suffered all the goals in his stadium. The local team usually acts in a 4-4-2, favoring counterattacks.

Latvia:

The visiting team is currently in third place in the group, with 2 points won in 4 matches. In the last match, Latvia lost at home against Georgia with (0-3). The goals of the match were scored by Jaba Kankava at (8 ‘), Valeriane Gviliia (29’) and Giorgi Chakvetadze at (61 ‘). The home team in that game had many difficulties in imposing their offensive football. In the previous match, they tied at home with Kazakhstan (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by Baktiyar Zaynutdinov at (15 ‘) and Arturs Karasausks at (40’).

The away team, in the last 10 matches, has 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses. His attack has scored goals regularly, as he has scored in 8 of the last 10 games. There is a tendency for goals in their matches, since 3 of the last 4 games ended with less than 2.5 goals. The visiting team, in this phase of the competition, has only 1 goal scored in 4 matches. The defensive strength has not been a strong point of this Latvian team either, as it has 5 goals in 4 matches. The formation directed by Mixu Paatelainen usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a more direct style of play. This team has had many difficulties in imposing their game, especially against more organized teams.


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