Ace Football previews the Champions League Qualification round 1 match between Sutjeska and Kairat Almaty and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Kairat Almaty face a daunting first assignment in the Champions League Qualification when they visit the title favourites Sutjeska on the opening day of the new campaign.
Team form: Sutjeska vs Kairat Almaty
Sutjeska Form
Sutjeska just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Champions League Qualification matches at the Gradski Stadium, Bijelo Polje. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 15 goals.
Kairat Almaty Form
In their last three matches, Kairat Almaty lost against Club Brugge and Arsenal by 1-4 and 3-2, respectively, and beat Sutjeska by 2-1. Kairat Almaty are winless in their last six away games in the Champions League Qualification, in which they drew four and lost two. They conceded 13 goals while scoring six themselves.
Betting facts for Sutjeska and Kairat Almaty
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sutjeska and Kairat Almaty played across all tournaments.
- Sutjeska have lost 10 of the last 12 matches in the Champions League Qualification while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sutjeska have lost 5 of the last 6 home matches in the Champions League Qualification while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 11 Sutjeska matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sutjeska have lost 9 of the last 11 matches in the Champions League Qualification and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Sutjeska matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Kairat Almaty have won the last 5 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Kairat Almaty have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Kairat Almaty away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Kairat Almaty have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 5 Kairat Almaty matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Sutjeska vs Kairat Almaty
Having scored just once lately in the Champions League Qualification, Marko Mrvaljevic will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Kairat Almaty hope Dastan Satpaev can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Champions League Qualification goals in his last six Champions League Qualification games.
Popular markets: Sutjeska vs Kairat Almaty
Full-time result
Sutjeska won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Kairat Almaty won zero from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost eight in this run. Kairat Almaty won their last 5 matches.
Both teams to score
Sutjeska scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Kairat Almaty scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Kairat Almaty played. Sutjeska managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sutjeska, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Kairat Almaty, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.9 times goals per game themselves. Sutjeska are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 18 matches.
