Kazakhstan welcomes Slovakia to the Astana Arena for this United Nations League C match. The home team are top of the group with seven points while the visitors are in second place with six points. Kazakhstan are the only unbeaten team in the group with two wins and a draw. One of these victories was away to Slovakia which was a major upset as they were heavy underdogs for that match. Kazakhstan’s early group form is all the more impressive as they had to survive a playout match to remain in League C. They have only lost one of their last five matches in this competition. Their overall record is pretty decent as well and have won four of their last six matches across all competitions. Prior to these six games they had gone 15 matches without a win.

Slovakia will have revenge on their minds after losing at home to Kazakhstan. They know that a win in this match will see them go top of the group for the first time this season. Slovakia have only lost twice in their last eight matches with four wins and two draws. They enjoyed a productive World Cup qualifying campaign where they finished third in their group with just two defeats in their 10 matches but five draws halted any chances of qualifying. Slovakia have an excellent away record and have four wins in their last five away matches. They cannot another loss as this will open up a four point gap between them and Kazakhstan.