Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Kairat and KuPS take on each other at Almaty Central Stadium in the opening match of Tuesday’s program in the Champions League qualifiers. Kairat aim to overcome a two-goal deficit in front of home fans and they are likely to go all guns blazing at KuPS in the return leg. Brazil forward Ricardinho is pushing for a start, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Meanwhile, the visitors are determined to defend their two-goal lead in the second leg. KuPS are likely to adopt a defence-minded approach in the decider, but with Kairat being a real force to be reckoned with at home, we do not believe that they are capable of keeping yet another clean sheet in this double-header. It has to be noted that the Yellow-Blacks were not in action in the Veikkausliiga at the weekend. Talented midfielder Samuel Pasanen remains in the recovery room.