Armenia vs Kazakhstan - prediction, team news, lineups

Two sides that failed to suffice for the 2026 World Cup volition conscionable successful a affable lucifer connected Friday erstwhile Armenia big Kazakhstan.

Both teams volition beryllium viewing the fixture arsenic important mentation for the UEFA Nations League, which gets underway successful September.

Match preview

Armenia person ne'er featured astatine a World Cup and they lone managed to prime up 1 triumph successful qualifying, a 2-1 triumph implicit the Republic of Ireland acknowledgment to goals from Eduard Spertsyan and Grant-Leon Ranos.

Eghishe Melikyan's broadside were beaten successful the 5 different qualifiers they played, including a brace of 9-1 and 5-0 thrashings astatine the hands of Portugal.

In fact, the triumph implicit the Republic of Ireland is the lone triumph Melikyan has picked up since helium replaced erstwhile Ajax boss John van 't Schip astatine the helm past year.

In their astir caller game, Armenia mislaid 2-1 to Belarus successful a affable successful March and Melikyan admitted helium was "disappointed with the result", placing the blasted connected a "lack of experience".

Armenia person named a precise inexperienced squad for this month's friendlies, with conscionable six of their 27 players having much than 20 planetary caps.

Kazakhstan person besides ne'er featured astatine a World Cup and they finished 4th successful their group, picking up a brace of wins implicit Liechtenstein and drafting with North Macedonia and Belgium.

The 1-1 gully with Belgium was peculiarly awesome fixed they had been thumped 6-0 by the aforesaid absorption conscionable 2 months earlier, with teenager Dastan Satpayev giving Kazakhstan the pb earlier Hans Vanaken netted an equaliser.

It is worthy noting that the 6-0 decision occurred nether erstwhile brag Ali Aliev and that things person improved nether caller caput manager Talgat Baysufinov, who has overseen 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 decision since taking charge.

In their astir caller games successful March, Kazakhstan bushed Namibia 2-0 and Comoros 1-0 successful friendlies, with Yan Vorogovskiy, Alibek Kasym and Ramazan Orazov uncovering the backmost of the net.

However, Kazakhstan person lone beaten Armenia doubly successful 8 meetings, with their past triumph a 1-0 triumph that came each the mode backmost successful 2007.

Armenia International Friendlies form:

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Armenia signifier (all competitions):

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Kazakhstan International Friendlies form:

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Team News

Armenia person 5 players successful their squad who could marque their debuts and determination are a further 5 that person lone earned 1 cap.

Captain Kamo Hovhannisyan volition supply immoderate much-needed acquisition successful defence and helium is apt to beryllium joined by Julio Bueno, Erik Piloyan and Nair Tiknizyan, 

Kazakhstan, meanwhile, volition apt beryllium relying connected 17-year-old Satpayev to pb the line.

The teen has already been hailed arsenic perchance the astir talented footballer Kazakhstan person produced and helium has agreed a woody to articulation Chelsea erstwhile helium turns 18 successful August.

Satpayev volition person enactment from Hearts prima Islam Chesnokov and Galymzhan Kenzhebek retired wide, while Ramazan Orazov and Islambek Kuat are expected to commencement successful midfield.

Armenia imaginable starting lineup:

Avagayan; Hovhannisyan, Bueno, Piloyan, Tiknizyan; Arutyunyan, Avanesyan; Shaghoyan, Spertsyan, Hovhannisyan; Ranos

Kazakhstan imaginable starting lineup:

Anarbekov, Mrynskiy, Kasym, Alip, Vorogovskiy; Orazov, Kuat; Chesnokov, Samorodov, Kenzhebek; Satpayev

We say: Armenia 0-1 Kazakhstan

Although Armenia person a beardown grounds against Kazakhstan, it is the visitors who get successful amended signifier and we are backing them to prime up the win.

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