UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 Qualifying rounds Wed, Jul 29 · 16:00 Ortalyq stadıon, Almaty
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Away travel3,813 kmRest days6.9 · 6.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real contextStrength only
Kairat Almaty—%
Draw—%
Omonia Nicosia—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Almaty)

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RefereeRohit Saggi
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.21
  • Matches 28

Team strength

Kairat AlmatyOmonia Nicosia
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
12 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
12 AttackIn forecast 34
15 DefenceIn forecast 41
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Kairat Almaty

Attack—
Defense risk—

Omonia Nicosia

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Kairat AlmatyOmonia Nicosia
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
0.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
67% Scored inContext —
33% Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
1.67 Yellow cardsContext —
0.00 Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match · 3 and 0 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.72 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
2.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.98
+0.28 Goals minus xGContext -0.24
60% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
9.14 ShotsContext 10.50
2.14 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.75
23% On target shareContext 36%
4.33 Shots in the boxContext 7.86
45% Box shareContext 70%
9% ConversionContext 7%
1.00 OffsidesContext 2.14
17.86 Shots allowedContext 12.38
8.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.38
3.29 BlocksContext 4.43
5.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
66% Save rateContext 74%
44% PossessionIn forecast 46%
384 PassesContext 378
295 Accurate passesContext 302
77% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.63 Team ratingContext 6.73
10.29 FoulsContext 10.88
11.86 Fouls sufferedContext 13.63
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Kairat Almaty
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km7,627 km in 14d
Schedule load10%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Omonia Nicosia
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel3,813 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Kairat Almaty Omonia Nicosia
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 10Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9UEFA Champions League 2026-2027, 22 Jul6.9UEFA Champions League 2026-2027, 22 Jul
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km3,813 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways7,627 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one6.18.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Kairat Almaty Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1T. Anarbekov(G)
3Luís Mata 44L. da Silva 14A. Martynovich 24A. Mrynskiy
22Gustavo Mendonça 4D. Kasabulat
5L. Kurgin 13J. Oksanen 19O. Jukkola
28Marc Gual
Omonia Nicosia Confirmed XI
4-4-2
40Fabiano(G)
29J. Balkovec 30N. Panagiotou 5S. Coulibaly 27S. Simič
21M. Mayambela 14M. Marić 74P. Andreou 11Ewandro
22M. Tankovic 9A. Kakoullis

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Kairat Almaty Absences are shown before kick-off
Omonia Nicosia Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Kairat Almaty · Home No home games yet this season.
Omonia Nicosia · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

0 Kairat Almaty wins0 draws1 Omonia Nicosia wins
Goals per game0.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets0% · 100%
  • 22 Jul 2026Omonia Nicosia1–0Kairat Almaty

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Rohit Saggi 28 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.36league 4.17
Red cards0.29league 0.25
Cards 5+54%league 38%
Fouls25.6league 26.3
Penalties0.21league 0.33
Home wins50%league 48%
Kairat Almaty

No previous matches with this referee.

Omonia Nicosia

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Kairat Almaty3 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Omonia Nicosia1 games · scored 1 · conceded 0
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
Kairat Almaty10 games · scored 10 · conceded 20
1 3 0-15
2 16-30
4 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 5 61-75
7 4 76-90
Omonia Nicosia10 games · scored 10 · conceded 8
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
5 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.