Craig Bellamy will be expected to get off to a winning start in the World Cup qualifiers this weekend when Wales play host to Kazakhstan.
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Wales vs Kazakhstan prediction: Three points and a clean sheet?
Key Stats
- Wales have won three of their last five fixtures and have kept clean sheets in two of their last three home games.
- Liam Cullen scored his first two international goals for Wales in their last game against Iceland.
- The Swansea City striker is enjoying his best season in front of goal with ten goals in 35 appearances in the Championship.
Correct score prediction: Wales 3-0 Kazakhstan
Wales put four past Iceland in November but will be without the services of Fulham's Harry Wilson, who scored one of those goals, while Kazakhstan have recently been beaten 3-0 by Slovenia, 4-0 by Austria and 5-0 by Norway in the Nations League, all away from home.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Wales are the overwhelming favourite
- HOME: 2/11 (1.18) – 84.6%
- DRAW: 11/2 (6.50) – 15.4%
- AWAY: 16/1 (17.00) – 5.9%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Wales are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 84.6% and we can only see this game ending in victory for the favourites.
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Most recent H2Hs: First-ever meeting
Wales and Kazakhstan have never locked horns before but the visitors have faced the likes of England, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the past, picking up three wins and suffering seven defeats.
Wales preview: Thrashed Iceland to claim top spot
Wales fell behind after just seven minutes at home to Iceland in their final Nations League group game but recovered well to win the game at a canter.
Liam Cullen equalised in the 32nd minute with his first goal for his country and in first-half stoppage time, Cullen put Wales in front. Brennan Johnson put Wales two goals clear of their guests in the 65th minute and Wilson added a fourth late on. That result saw Wales clinch the top spot in Group for of League B ahead of Turkiye who were beaten in Montenegro.
Wayne Hennessey, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Wilson, Aaron Ramsey and Ethan Ampadu have not been called up to the latest Wales squad, mostly due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Ward (GK), Davies, Rodon, Cabango, Williams, Sheehan, D. James, Allen, Cullen, Harris & Johnson
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D
North Macedonia
1
Wales
1
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W
Kazakhstan
1
Wales
3
UEFA Nations League B 19/11/24
W
Iceland
1
Wales
4
UEFA Nations League B 16/11/24
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Tu00fcrkiye
0
Wales
0
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W
Montenegro
0
Wales
1
Kazakhstan preview: Humiliated by Haaland
Kazakhstan went into their final group game in the recent Nations League having failed to score in all of their previous five matches with their final game being away at a Norway side they held to a goalless draw on matchday one.
However, Norway were on fire this time around, scoring three goals before the break, two by Erling Haaland, and the Manchester City goal-machine completed his hat trick in the second half as Norway ran out 5-0 winners.
Goalkeeper Igor Shatsky, defenders Serhiy Malyi, Temirlan Yerlanov, midfielders Bauyrzhan Islamkhan, Islambek Kuat, Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov, Aslan Darabayev, Abzal Beysebekov and striker Oralkhan Omirtayev have been left out of the latest squad selection for one reason or another.
Predicted lineup: Pokatilov (GK), Tapalov, Vorogovskiy, Bystrov, Astanov, Alip, Tagybergen, Orazov, Chesnokov, Aymbetov & Samorodov
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W
Liechtenstein
0
Kazakhstan
2
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Wales
3
Kazakhstan
1
UEFA Nations League B 17/11/24
L
Norway
5
Kazakhstan
0
UEFA Nations League B 14/11/24
L
Austria
2
Kazakhstan
0
UEFA Nations League B 13/10/24
L
Slovenia
1
Kazakhstan
0
Player to watch: Liam Cullen
Swansea City striker Liam Cullen has been a late developer at his boyhood club, only really earning his spot in the starting lineup last season at the age of 24.
Last season, Cullen scored seven times in 30 starts for the Swans, but this season, the 25-year-old already has ten goals to his name in the same number of starts in the Championship.
Scored his first two goals for Wales last time out
Cullen failed to score in any of his opening six appearances for Wales, but last time out against Iceland, the striker scored twice to help his country clinch the top spot in their Nations League group ahead of Turkiye.