Kazakhstan vs Wales prediction 04.09.2025 | World Cup Qualifiers

Kazakhstan went into the June international break brimming with confidence after securing two wins during the previous international fixtures. However, the Hawks were unable to replicate this form, losing both of their encounters: 4-1 to Belarus in a friendly and 1-0 to North Macedonia at home in the World Cup qualifiers.

Ali Aliyev’s side have now lost each of their last three home games without scoring, and are without a win in the last four. Having also conceded three goals in their last match against Wales, Thursday’s game could be another challenging one.

Mikhail Gabyshev was omitted from the squad named by Aliyev for this month's international break due to a cruciate ligament injury. The FC Ordabasy Shymkent trio of Bekkhan Shayzada, Sergey Maliy and Ular Zhaksybaev have been included.

Meanwhile, Wales had a mixed international break in June, with the Dragons beginning with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Liechtenstein. They then played the current group leaders, Belgium, at the King Baudouin Stadium in the north-western district of Brussels and ended their unbeaten run.

Nonetheless, Craig Bellamy’s side put up a great fight against the Red Devils, finding the back of the net three times and had twice the number of shots on goal as their hosts (8 to 4).

Captain Aaron Ramsey is missing from the squad named for this month's international break. The Pumas UNAM midfielder has not played many minutes since returning from the hamstring injury he sustained in March, according to head coach Craig Bellamy.

Ethan Ampadu is also missing from the squad after suffering an injury in Leeds United's Premier League match against Everton two weeks ago.