Slovenia’s national team missed the first two match points for qualification to the EURO final tournament in Germany, losing 1-2 against Denmark. Despite this, they remain in automatic qualifying second place with 19 points, one point ahead of Kazakhstan. Matjaz Kek’s team faces a simple equation heading into the final 90 minutes of the qualification campaign, with any result other than a loss ensuring their return to the EURO scene after a two-decade hiatus.

The Kazakhs, despite not having well-known players, are enjoying their most successful qualification cycle for major international competitions since joining UEFA in 2002. They secured a 3-1 victory over San Marino in Astana, narrowing the margin to one point. Despite having a ‘plan B’ in the UEFA Nations League playoffs, the Hawks are not leaving their fate to chance and aim to win on Monday to qualify directly for EURO 2024.

The Slovenian national team will be without David Brekalo and Zan Celar due to injuries in the final two qualifying matches. Sandi Lovric and Miha Zajc are expected to start on Monday. Coach Matjaz Kek will have more freedom to use Petar Stojanovic and Andraz Sporar, who were benched due to a third yellow card risk in the crucial Kazakhstan match.

Kazakhstan’s Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov, a star player, is doubtful for Monday’s match due to a broken nose. Islam Chesnokov, a 23-year-old right-wing forward for Tobol, scored a brace in a 3-1 victory against San Marino and is guaranteed to support Abat Aymbetov in the attack, despite being named in the squad for two November matches.

Predicted lineups:

Slovenia

Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak
Defenders: Erik Janza, Jaka Bijol, Miha Blazic, Zan Karnicnik
Midfielders: Jan Mlakar, Timi Max Elsnik, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Benjamin Verbic
Forwards: Benjamin Sesko, Zan Vipotnik

Kazakhstan

Goalkeeper: Igor Shatskiy
Defenders: Yan Vorogovskiy, Nuraly Alip, Aleksandr Marochkin, Marat Bystrov, Bagdat Kairov
Midfielders: Islam Chesnokov, Aleksandr Zuev, Abzal Beysebekov
Forwards: Maksim Samorodov, Abat Aymbetov

Slovenia VS Kazakhstan (Last match)

• Slovenia – 1 win
• Kazakhstan – 0 win

Over all competition record

UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying – Stats

Slovenia is expected to score a few goals against Kazakhstan, who may struggle to score themselves, resulting in a comfortable 2-0 victory for Slovenia.

Winning probability: Slovenia – 64% , Draw – 22% , Kazakhstan – 14%

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