Craig Bellamy's Wales team travel to Kazakhstan in a pivotal World Cup 2026 Qualifier on Thursday afternoon.
15:00 Thursday - Kazakhstan vs Wales
Wales will look to take a big step towards 2026 World Cup qualification when they travel to Kazakhstan on Thursday afternoon.
Kazakhstan vs Wales Prediction
- Wales head to Astana aiming to strengthen their World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign after collecting seven points from four games and scoring a group-high 10 goals.
- Craig Bellamy’s side pushed Belgium close last time out and remain second in Group J, just a point off top spot.
- Despite missing captain Aaron Ramsey, Wales boast in-form attackers Harry Wilson and Brennan Johnson. Kazakhstan, ranked 114th by FIFA, have lost 13 of their last 16 matches and have not won a World Cup qualifier at home in 12 years.
- With stronger form and attacking depth, Wales should edge a tight contest.
Score Prediction: Kazakhstan 0 - 1 Wales
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Kazakhstan vs Wales Lineups
Kazakhstan Predicted Lineup vs Wales
Mukhammedjan Seysen; Yerkin Tapalov, Nuraly Alip, Sergiy Malyi, Bagdat Kairov, Yan Vorogovskiy; Islam Chesnokov, Serikzhan Muzhikov, Ramazan Orazov, Baktiyor Zaynutdinov; Maxim Samorodov
Wales Predicted Lineup vs Kazakhstan
Karl Darlow; Neco Williams, Chris Mepham, Ben Davies, Rhys Norrington-Davies; Jordan James, Josh Sheehan; Daniel James, Harry Wilson, Sorba Thomas; Brennan Johnson
Kazakhstan vs Wales Team News
- Kazakhstan without ex-captain Askhat Tagybergen (retired) and goalkeeper Alexander Zarutskyi (injured).
- FC Astana’s Mukhammedzhan Seysen expected to start in goal for the hosts.
- Wales' Aaron Ramsey, Ethan Ampadu and Connor Roberts all miss out through injury/fitness.
- Joe Rodon, Nathan Broadhead, Danny Ward and Jay DaSilva have also withdrawn.
- Tom King, Rhys Norrington-Davies and Joel Colwill added to the squad.
- Cardiff’s Joel Colwill earns his first senior call-up, joining brother Rubin in contention.
Kazakhstan vs Wales Odds
| Result | Best Odds |
|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 13/2 |
| Draw | 29/10 |
| Wales | 4/7 |
Kazakhstan vs Wales Betting Tips
We've picked out three bets for Kazakhstan vs. Wales today.
- Harry Wilson First Goalscorer (Best Price 7/1 with Sky Bet): Wilson has six goals in his last seven Wales appearances, including two already in this World Cup 2026 qualifying campagin. He looks the standout attacker today to break the deadlock.
- Wales to Win and Over 2.5 Goals (Best Price 17/10 with Betway): Wales are unbeated in 24 of their last 26 World Cup qualifiers and beat Kazakhstan 3-1 earlier this year, with four of the their last five matches also producing over 2.5 goals.
