Slovakia host Kazakhstan in the UEFA Nations League. Both sides have had a mixed spell in their recent outings, picking up wins and losses in fairly even measure rather than settling into any clear pattern.
The pair last met in this same competition back in 2022, when each team won on their own patch. Since then both have gone through a long run of friendlies and minor fixtures, which leaves some open questions about where they actually stand now.
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How each side has been playing
Slovakia's last five matches have brought two wins, a draw and two defeats, with seven goals scored and eight conceded. They beat Malta and Romania at home, drew with Montenegro, but were beaten away by Greece and by Israel.
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Slovakia: 6 completed matches; Kazakhstan: 9 completed matches.
Slovakia
- Win
- 50% 3 / 6
- Draw
- 16.7% 1 / 6
- Loss
- 33.3% 2 / 6
- Scored
- 9
- Conceded
- 8
- Difference
- +1
Kazakhstan
- Win
- 33.3% 3 / 9
- Draw
- 22.2% 2 / 9
- Loss
- 44.5% 4 / 9
- Scored
- 9
- Conceded
- 12
- Difference
- -3
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Slovakia | Moldova | 26.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia | Montenegro | 05.06.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia | Malta | 01.06.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia | Romania | 31.03.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Israel | Slovakia | 10.06.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Greece | Slovakia | 07.06.2025 | 4-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Faroe Islands | Kazakhstan | 26.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Hungary | Kazakhstan | 09.06.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies | Armenia | Kazakhstan | 06.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| FIFA Series | Kazakhstan | Comoros | 31.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| FIFA Series | Kazakhstan | Namibia | 25.03.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Faroe Islands | Kazakhstan | 18.11.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Belarus | Kazakhstan | 05.06.2025 | 4-1 |
| Friendlies | Kazakhstan | Curaçao | 19.03.2025 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies | Kazakhstan | North Korea | 17.02.2025 | 0-2 |
Kazakhstan's sample runs to eight games: three wins, a draw and four losses, with eight scored and eleven let in. They've beaten lower-key opposition like Namibia, Comoros and Curaçao, but lost to Hungary, Belarus and the Faroe Islands whenever the level stepped up.
All of this comes from friendlies and minor fixtures rather than Nations League football, so it's a rough guide to sharpness rather than a guarantee of how either side turns up here.
Comparative Team Statistics: Slovakia vs Kazakhstan

Their previous meetings
The two sides have met twice on record, both in the 2022 Nations League. Kazakhstan won 2-1 at home, and Slovakia won 1-0 on their own turf. Home advantage held up both times.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Kazakhstan | Slovakia | 13.06.2022 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Slovakia | Kazakhstan | 06.06.2022 | 0-1 |
That's now a few years back, so it tells us more about how tight these fixtures can be than about either team's current level.

Slovakia favoured, Kazakhstan short on away joy
The match-winner market makes Slovakia the heavy favourite, with Kazakhstan out at a big price and the draw sat well in between. That lines up with Kazakhstan's away record, where they've lost more than half their recent trips, including defeats to sides at a broadly similar level to Slovakia.
There's a wide spread of Asian handicap lines on offer, running from Slovakia needing just a one-goal win up to needing a three-goal margin. That spread suggests the bookmakers see this as one-sided but not overwhelmingly so. Slovakia's own home form hasn't been flawless either, with a draw and a couple of away defeats mixed into their recent sample, so total control isn't guaranteed.
Key player statistics: Slovakia vs Kazakhstan
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Škriniar | Slovakia | 31 | Defender | 188 | 83 |
| D. Vavro | Slovakia | 30 | Defender | 189 | 81 |
| D. Takáč | Slovakia | 27 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 82 |
| P. Pokorný | Slovakia | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 74 |
| I. Schranz | Slovakia | 33 | Defender | 185 | 75 |
| M. Dúbravka | Slovakia | 37 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 83 |
| O. Duda | Slovakia | 31 | Midfielder | 181 | 75 |
| D. Hancko | Slovakia | 28 | Defender | 188 | 82 |
| L. Haraslín | Slovakia | 30 | Attacker | 182 | 74 |
| M. Valjent | Slovakia | 30 | Defender | 187 | 70 |
| S. Lobotka | Slovakia | 31 | Midfielder | 168 | 68 |
| Ľ. Šatka | Slovakia | 30 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| D. Greif | Slovakia | 29 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 82 |
| D. Strelec | Slovakia | 25 | Attacker | 185 | 73 |
| D. Ďuriš | Slovakia | 27 | Attacker | 186 | 80 |
| R. Boženík | Slovakia | 26 | Forward | 188 | 81 |
| M. Faško | Slovakia | 32 | Attacker | 183 cm | 76 kg |
| E. Prekop | Slovakia | 28 | Attacker | 185 | 77 |
| T. Suslov | Slovakia | 24 | Midfielder | 173 | 72 |
| A. Kaprálik | Slovakia | 24 | Attacker | 173 | 63 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Muzhikov | Kazakhstan | 37 | Midfielder | 168 | 65 |
| R. Karimov | Kazakhstan | 27 | Attacker | 190 | 81 |
| R. Murtazayev | Kazakhstan | 33 | Attacker | 187 | 80 |
| S. Pokatilov | Kazakhstan | 33 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 84 |
| T. Erlanov | Kazakhstan | 33 | Defender | 189 | 81 |
| S. Maliy | Kazakhstan | 36 | Defender | 191 | 79 |
| N. Alip | Kazakhstan | 26 | Defender | 188 | 84 |
| B. Islamkhan | Kazakhstan | 33 | Midfielder | 174 | 64 |
| I. Kuat | Kazakhstan | 33 | Midfielder | 179 | 69 |
| Y. Vorogovskiy | Kazakhstan | 30 | Defender | 182 | 75 |
| G. Zhukov | Kazakhstan | 31 | Midfielder | 172 | 76 |
| A. Marochkin | Kazakhstan | 36 | Defender | 189 | 87 |
| A. Tagybergen | Kazakhstan | 36 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| A. Aymbetov | Kazakhstan | 31 | Attacker | 184 | 74 |
| M. Bystrov | Kazakhstan | 34 | Defender | 181 | 70 |
| A. Zhaksylykov | Kazakhstan | 29 | Attacker | 184 | 74 |
| S. Astanov | Kazakhstan | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| E. Astanov | Kazakhstan | 26 | Midfielder | 186 | 76 |
| R. Orazov | Kazakhstan | 28 | Midfielder | 176 | 74 |
| D. Karaman | Kazakhstan | 26 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
Putting the away side's travel struggles alongside Slovakia's home draw and Kazakhstan's tendency to slip up against tougher opposition, there's a reasonable case for Slovakia to edge this without needing a landslide scoreline.
A shorter handicap line offers a bit of cushion rather than demanding a big winning margin, which feels sensible given neither side has looked totally convincing in their recent matches.
