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Wales national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage
Mar 22, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
Kazakhstan national football team

Wales
3 - 1
Kazakhstan

James (9'), Davies (47'), Matondo (90')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Tagybergen (32' pen.)
Samorodov (42'), Chesnokov (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's World Cup Qualifying clash between Wales and Kazakhstan, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Wales 4-1 Iceland
Tuesday, November 19 at 7.45pm in Nations League
All competitions
Last Game: Kazakhstan 2-0 Curacao
Wednesday, March 19 at 4.30pm in International Friendlies

We said: Wales 2-0 Kazakhstan

While Wales do not score freely and have key men missing, they should still see off Kazakhstan, who simply cannot buy a win in World Cup qualifying. With one eye on a tough trip to Skopje next week, the Dragons will aim to get the job done swiftly before conserving some valuable energy. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wales win with a probability of 86.97%. A draw had a probability of 9.8% and a win for Kazakhstan had a probability of 3.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wales win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (14.63%) and 1-0 (10.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.49%), while for a Kazakhstan win it was 0-1 (1.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Wales would win this match.

Result
WalesDrawKazakhstan
86.97% (1.29 1.29) 9.75% (-0.876 -0.88) 3.28% (-0.416 -0.42)
Both teams to score 32.56% (-0.39700000000001 -0.4)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.04% (1.998 2)35.96% (-2 -2)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.94% (2.166 2.17)58.06% (-2.168 -2.17)
Wales Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.36% (0.64100000000001 0.64)5.64% (-0.643 -0.64)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
78.15% (1.81 1.81)21.85% (-1.811 -1.81)
Kazakhstan Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
34.5% (-0.662 -0.66)65.5% (0.66 0.66)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
6.78% (-0.2841 -0.28)93.21% (0.282 0.28)
Score Analysis
    Wales 86.94%
    Kazakhstan 3.28%
    Draw 9.75%
WalesDrawKazakhstan
2-0 @ 15.26% (-0.33 -0.33)
3-0 @ 14.63% (0.24 0.24)
1-0 @ 10.61% (-0.65 -0.65)
4-0 @ 10.52% (0.562 0.56)
2-1 @ 6.46% (-0.297 -0.3)
3-1 @ 6.19% (-0.042000000000001 -0.04)
5-0 @ 6.05% (0.54 0.54)
4-1 @ 4.45% (0.139 0.14)
6-0 @ 2.9% (0.358 0.36)
5-1 @ 2.56% (0.172 0.17)
3-2 @ 1.31% (-0.041 -0.04)
6-1 @ 1.23% (0.126 0.13)
7-0 @ 1.19% (0.186 0.19)
4-2 @ 0.94% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 86.94%
1-1 @ 4.49% (-0.389 -0.39)
0-0 @ 3.69% (-0.379 -0.38)
2-2 @ 1.37% (-0.097 -0.1)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 9.75%
0-1 @ 1.56% (-0.202 -0.2)
1-2 @ 0.95% (-0.108 -0.11)
Other @ 0.77%
Total : 3.28%

How you voted: Wales vs Kazakhstan

Wales
Draw
Kazakhstan
Wales
86.7%
Draw
8.0%
Kazakhstan
5.3%
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