Kairat Almaty v Universitatea Craiova prediction

UEFA Europa Conference League · Thu, 10 Dec 2026 15:30 GMT · Almaty Central Stadium

Updated 6 Nov 2026, 01:34 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Kairat Almaty · Universitatea Craiova

TACTIX’s free model pick for Kairat Almaty v Universitatea Craiova, UEFA Europa Conference League on Thu, 10 Dec 2026 15:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Kairat Almaty host Universitatea Craiova in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday 10 December (kick-off 15:30 UK).

The key numbers

Kairat Almaty are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions. Universitatea Craiova are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Seven of Kairat Almaty’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in seven of Kairat Almaty’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). At home, Kairat Almaty have two wins, no draws and five defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 0.86 points per game, scoring 0.71 and conceding 2.14.

Six of Universitatea Craiova’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in nine of Universitatea Craiova’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Universitatea Craiova have three wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.43 points per game, scoring 1.57 and conceding 1.14.

Kairat Almaty (27th) and Universitatea Craiova (eighth) are five points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Universitatea Craiova the stronger side, 300 rating points above Kairat Almaty (Universitatea Craiova 1769, Kairat Almaty 1469, after at least 13 rated matches each).

Team news

Predicted Kairat Almaty XI (4-2-3-1): T. Anarbekov, L. Mata, A. Martynovich, A. Shirobokov, E. Tapalov, J. Oksanen, G. Mendonça, O. Jukkola, A. Tuyakbaev, A. Mrynskiy, Edmilson — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Marc Gual (3.6 per match over five appearances, two goals) and Temirlan Anarbekov (3.0 per match over five appearances) have been Kairat Almaty’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Kairat Almaty (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Marc Gual averages 2.3 shots per 90 over 432 minutes, with a shot in four of the last five appearances. Temirlan Anarbekov averages 2.7 saves per 90 over 660 minutes, with two or more saves in four of the last seven appearances.

Predicted Universitatea Craiova XI (3-4-3): L. Popescu, V. Screciu, O. Romanchuk, N. Stevanović, N. Bancu, T. Băluță, J. Lameira, C. Mora, A. Cicâldău, Ș. Baiaram, A. Al Hamlawi — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, N. Bancu (5.6 per match over three appearances, one goal and one assist) and A. Cicâldău (5.5 per match over three appearances, one goal and two assists) have been Universitatea Craiova’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Universitatea Craiova (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), N. Bancu averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 472 minutes, with a key pass in three of the last six appearances. A. Cicâldău averages 2.3 shots per 90 over 316 minutes, with a shot in five of the last five appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Thu, 10 Dec 2026 15:30 GMT · UEFA Europa Conference League · Almaty Central Stadium
Recent form: Kairat Almaty 0W 2D 3L · Universitatea Craiova 2W 2D 1L

Kairat Almaty v Universitatea Craiova (UEFA Europa Conference League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 6 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.5 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.88 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.57 / 5.33

Corners

against 5.86 / 4.33 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.86 / 6.33

Shots on target

against 5.57 / 2.83 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.57 / 3.17

Cards

against 2.29 / 1.67 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 5 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Kairat Almaty for / against	Line	Universitatea Craiova for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.57 for · 5.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.33 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	7.71 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.86 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	6.33 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.83 for · 13.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.57 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	3.17 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5

Kairat Almaty

Kairat Almaty Goalkeeper

Kairat Almaty — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
T. Anarbekov	4	90360 min	153.8 /90	82 /90	10.3 /90

Kairat Almaty — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kairat Almaty before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Anarbekov n 8	90	4.8 6/5

Kairat Almaty Defensive

Kairat Almaty — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Luís Mata	4	84335 min	30.8 /90	61.6 /90	00 /90	61.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90
A. Shirobokov	4	82328 min	30.8 /90	92.5 /90	20.5 /90	113 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90
Aleksandr Martynovich	3	90270 min	82.7 /90	93 /90	10.3 /90	186 /90	72.3 /90	10.3 /90
E. Tapalov	3	66197 min	62.7 /90	52.3 /90	20.9 /90	104.6 /90	62.7 /90	20.9 /90
Damir Kasabulat	3	57171 min	42.1 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	63.2 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90
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Kairat Almaty — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kairat Almaty before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Anarbekov n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
A. Mrynskiy n 8	88.6	1 7/1	1.4 5/4	—
Gustavo Mendonça n 4	85.3	0.8 3/0	1.1 1/1	—
J. Oksanen n 4	83.8	1.1 2/2	0.8 2/1	—
Luís Mata n 8	84.4	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0	—
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Kairat Almaty — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kairat Almaty before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Mrynskiy n 8	88.6	2.4 7/5
Gustavo Mendonça n 4	85.3	2.6 3/2
J. Oksanen n 4	83.8	2.4 3/2
Luís Mata n 8	84.4	1.9 6/4
A. Shirobokov n 8	86	1.2 5/3
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Kairat Almaty Attacking

Kairat Almaty — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Marc Gual	4	78312 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	113.2 /90	30.9 /90	20.6 /90	41.2 /90
Edmilson	4	52207 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90	73 /90	00 /90
Ismail Bekbolat	4	29114 min	10.8 /90	00 /90	10.8 /90	10.8 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90
A. Mrynskiy	4	87349 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	41 /90	20.5 /90
Gustavo Mendonça	4	85341 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90
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Kairat Almaty — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kairat Almaty before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Anarbekov n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Mrynskiy n 8	88.6	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Gustavo Mendonça n 4	85.3	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0
J. Oksanen n 4	83.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Luís Mata n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Kairat Almaty — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Kairat Almaty before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Anarbekov n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Mrynskiy n 8	88.6	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Gustavo Mendonça n 4	85.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Luís Mata n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Oksanen n 4	83.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Universitatea Craiova

Universitatea Craiova Goalkeeper

Universitatea Craiova — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
L. Popescu	3	90270 min	103.3 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90

Universitatea Craiova — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Universitatea Craiova before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Popescu n 3	90	3.3 3/2

Universitatea Craiova Defensive

Universitatea Craiova — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
O. Romanchuk	3	90270 min	31 /90	103.3 /90	10.3 /90	51.7 /90	31 /90	20.7 /90
V. Screciu	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	51.7 /90	10.3 /90	217 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90
N. Stevanović	3	88264 min	41.4 /90	93.1 /90	00 /90	82.7 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
N. Bancu	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	31 /90	00 /90	124 /90	41.3 /90	00 /90
T. Băluță	3	90270 min	103.3 /90	51.7 /90	10.3 /90	144.7 /90	62 /90	00 /90
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Universitatea Craiova — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Universitatea Craiova before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Bancu n 8	90	1.8 7/5	0.8 4/2	—
T. Băluță n 8	80.3	1.7 8/3	0.1 1/0	—
O. Romanchuk n 8	90	1.1 7/2	0.6 3/2	—
V. Screciu n 8	86.3	0.7 4/1	1.7 6/3	—
L. Popescu n 3	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/0	—
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Universitatea Craiova — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Universitatea Craiova before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Băluță n 8	80.3	2.5 7/5
N. Bancu n 8	90	2.4 8/7
V. Screciu n 8	86.3	1.7 7/2
O. Romanchuk n 8	90	1.4 5/3
N. Stevanović n 4	86	1 3/1
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Universitatea Craiova Attacking

Universitatea Craiova — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Cicâldău	3	83250 min	10.4 /90	20.7 /90	62.2 /90	31.1 /90	62.2 /90	31.1 /90
Ș. Baiaram	3	69206 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	20.9 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	31.3 /90
A. Al Hamlawi	3	67200 min	20.9 /90	00 /90	73.2 /90	52.3 /90	31.4 /90	10.5 /90
S. Elisor	3	2370 min	11.3 /90	00 /90	45.1 /90	11.3 /90	11.3 /90	22.6 /90
N. Bancu	3	90270 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	72.3 /90	51.7 /90
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Universitatea Craiova — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Universitatea Craiova before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Băluță n 8	80.3	1 5/1	0.3 2/0
V. Screciu n 8	86.3	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0
N. Bancu n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
O. Romanchuk n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
L. Popescu n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Universitatea Craiova — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Universitatea Craiova before kick-off, to 5 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Bancu n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
O. Romanchuk n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Popescu n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
V. Screciu n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Băluță n 8	80.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Kairat Almaty v Universitatea Craiova — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Kairat AlmatyLLDLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.6 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Universitatea CraiovaDLDWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Kairat Almaty#27 pos2 pts3 pl-4 GD

Universitatea Craiova#8 pos7 pts3 pl+4 GD

Goals per game

Kairat Almaty scored1

Universitatea Craiova scored2

Kairat Almaty conceded2.33

Universitatea Craiova conceded0.67

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