Azerbaijan vs Kazakhstan Prediction: The Kazakhs will be favorites

Prediction for the Friendlies Azerbaijan vs Kazakhstan match which will take place on June 11th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Azerbaijan's national team dreams of qualifying for the country's first major international tournament, but nothing has come of it. The best they have achieved is a fourth-place finish in qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Qualifying for Euro 2024 went much worse for them, as they finished penultimate in a group with Belgium, Austria, Sweden, and Estonia and failed to qualify for the continental championship finals. After that, Azerbaijan began to play control matches in which they tried the whole range of results: a 1:0 win over Mongolia, a 1:1 draw with Bulgaria, and a 3:1 loss to Albania.

Kazakhstan has never played in a major international tournament, but they came incredibly close in their bid to qualify for Euro 2024. Under the guidance of Magomed Aliyev, they made a great run through the traditional qualifying process but lost in the final round to finish fourth in their group. They then had a chance to qualify for Germany through the UEFA Nations League but were beaten 5:0 by Greece in the semi-finals. After that, the mentor left the national team, and Stanislav Cherchesov was appointed the new helmsman. Kazakhstan then played one match, losing 2:1 to Armenia.

Kazakhstan recently produced the best qualifying campaign in the country's history, coming within a whisker of qualifying for Euro 2024. The result left Kazakhstan reeling but also gave them hope for the future, as they now know their capabilities. Azerbaijan can't boast the same kind of record, although they try to get good results, but not more. The Kazakhs will be favorites in this meeting, and the statistics are also in their favor, having won three of the last four meetings. 

The confrontation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan has been surprisingly productive in recent times. In their last six games, the rivals scored 17 goals (an average of 2.83 per game), a respectable result for such pragmatic teams. Furthermore, 27 goals (3.38 per game) have been scored in the last eight meetings of Kazakhstan, which is a solid statistic. The bookmakers' top (88%) has been overturned seven times, and goals have been exchanged six times (75%).