UEFA Champions League
Kairat did not survive at "Gerena" in the first match. Many were surprised by the team's overly defensive approach in the game. They literally "parked the bus," but in the end, justice prevailed, and Levski won 1:0. Kairat's coach stated that this was indeed the team's plan and that it was close to working. However, in the rematch, Kairat will approach differently, as they are behind on aggregate. A downside may be that they will not host at their stadium in Almaty, but in the city of Turkestan, where temperatures of 40+ degrees are expected on the day of the match. Nevertheless, Kairat has fully focused everything on the matches against Levski after postponing two consecutive matches from the local championship for this purpose.
Levski rightfully celebrated in the first match, but they face a long trip to Turkestan and higher temperatures than in Bulgaria. Still, the "blues" will have two days for acclimatization after departing for Kazakhstan on Sunday. Unlike their opponent, Levski had a championship match on Friday, winning 2:0 at home against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Thus, Velasquez's team has solidified a strong start to the season. The new signings are also fitting in quite well and are adequately replacing the injured players.
Prediction: 1X double chanceKairat is generally a quite stable home team, even though they will not be hosting in their city and at their stadium this time. We should not be misled by what was shown in the first match, where the goal was to avoid losing, and they almost achieved that. Kairat will certainly show a different face in the rematch. Levski claims they are ready for anything, and with their performances so far, the "blues" seem to be demonstrating that. Hopefully, they will advance in the end, but I expect that this time they will not succeed in winning the match.
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