Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Dinamo Tbilisi
Match Time & Date:
19/07/2023
09:00 AM
Prediction: 0-0
Astana
All eyes will be on Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena when Dinamo Tbilisi and Astana square off against each other in the Champions League first qualifying round, return leg. The two teams played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg and yet another close encounter is on the horizon in Georgia. There are no fresh injury concerns in the home side, but defender Aleksandre Kalandadze could sneak into the starting XI after coming as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Astana.
The Kazakhs, meanwhile, failed to defend their slim lead in the first leg and, as a result, they face a difficult task in the decider. Mikhail Gabyshev limped off with injury in the first leg, with Kamo Hovhannisyan likely to step up. Anyhow, we predict that the winner will be decided after extra-time or on penalties as the two teams seem to be evenly matched.
Highlighted Team (Astana):
Astana are a Kazakh football club which was founded in 2009. The Blue and Yellows won their first domestic trophy in 2014, with the team finishing the regular part of the season in third place in the standings. However, thanks to their brilliant displays in the Championship round Astana won the national championship.
The big-spending Kazakh club have always been attracting high-profile footballers from Russia and Ukraine and it has to be noted that the likes of Yegor Titov, Andrey Tikhonov and Maksim Shatshikh played for the Blue and Yellows in the past. Nowadays Astana are considered the best football club in Kazakhstan and you should bear in mind that they won their third consecutive league title in 2016.
However, participating in the 2015/2016 Champions League group stages is considered the club’s biggest success. Astana faced the likes of Benfica, Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray in Group C and they collected 4 points from possible 18 in the process. It has to be noted that they shared the spoils with Diego Simeone’s men at their Astana Arena.
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