Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Kairat Almaty
Match Time & Date:
25/11/2021
16:30
Prediction: 1-2
Basel
Kairat and Basel take on each other in the Conference League round 5 at Almaty Ortalyk Stadion. The Rotblau have already secured their place in the last 32, but a win over Kairat could see them move one step closer to booking their spot in the last 16. Despite failing to find the net in a 1-0 loss to St. Gallen, Brazil international Arthur should continue to lead the line for the visitors.
The Kazakhs, on the other hand, have been struggling in the Conference League group stages, with the team collecting only one point in total in the process. Since the hosts have little to play for in Thursday’s clash, we are tempted to put our money on the visitors. When the two teams met in Switzerland earlier in the process Basel recorded a routine 4-2 win over Kairat, which is yet another reason why away win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Timm Klose):
After spending his youth career in Swiss clubs BSC Old Boys and FC Basel Timm Klose made his first-team debut for FC Thun during the 2009/2010 Swiss Challenge League campaign. The 193-cm-tall centre-back scored four goals in 59 appearances in the league for the Stockhorn Arena outfit and in May, 2011 he moved to Germany, signing a three-year deal with Nurnberg for a fee of €400,000.
After playing 45 games (league) for der Ruhmreiche Timm Klose joined Wolfsburg and he played for the Wolves from 2013 to 2016. In the winter of 2016 signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Premier League side Norwich City, but and the end of the season the Canaries dropped to the Championship.
Despite being born in Frankfurt, Germany Timm Klose represents Switzerland on the international stage and it has to be noted that he made his full senior debut for the Swiss national team on August 10, 2011 in a 2-1 win over Liechtenstein. He represented Switzerland at the 2012 Olympics as well.
Highlighted Team (Basel):
One of the most successful football clubs in Switzerland, FC Basel were founded in 1893. The RotBlau as they are referred to by the Swiss play their games at the St. Jacob Park in Basel in front of 37,500 people which is the maximum capacity of the venue.
The 19-time Swiss champions have endured difficult times in 1980s which ultimately led to relegation from the top flight in 1987. FC Basel returned to the top tier of Swiss football in 2000s to win their first league title in 22 years and go on to win it nine more times over 13 seasons since 2002. The golden times for FC Basel brought European inclusion in every season since 1999-2000 with a pinnacle being the semi-finals of the Europa League in 2012-13.
The RotBlau have so far played over 95 UEFA Champions League games, winning almost half of their European outings. The Swiss club has produced plenty of talented players who went on to become prominent footballers all across Europe with Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka being the most outstanding members of the latest generation.
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