- Recent form: Across all competitions, Kairat Almaty have won 8 and lost 2 of their last 10, while PFC Levski Sofia have won 7 and drawn 3 of their last 10.
- Defensive record: Across all competitions, PFC Levski Sofia have conceded just 5 goals in their last 10 matches.
Odds too good on Levski
PFC Levski Sofia kicked off UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 with a 1-0 win over Kairat Almaty in the first leg of this series and will now look to hold on to that advantage on Tuesday.
The 1-0 win put Levski on a run of 4 wins and a draw in their last 5 games, while Kairat had won 3 and lost 2 of their 5 in the same period, failing to build on a penalty shoot-out win over Omonia and then falling to that 1-0 setback.
The result has Levski at 3.45 for this match, Kairat at 2.12 and the draw at 3.5. That's a little too tight in our opinion, as Levski's solid unbeaten record and ironclad defensive record gives them an edge in this matchup.
Kairat have the best attacker in the series
Kairat's setup and talisman
Rafael Urazbakhtin's side have a set up that is both flexible and compact, managing possession without being over-possessive, building up centrally but always looking to punish teams with their set-piece quality.
- That's where the sharpest edge of their game comes from, the Brazilian striker Edmilson Filho.
- He's the best player on the pitch in this series so far, scoring 1 in 5 games in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026, while 3 of the last 5 goals scored by Kairat have been put away by him.
Levski's tactics and match outlook
Julio Velazquez's Levski are a more straight forward side, a typical 4-2-3-1 that gets on the front foot when possible and uses quick vertical transitions to good effect. They over-load the wide areas and are quite effective in transition, whether on the counterattack or pressing.
The Goli's have enough steel and strength in the back to hold off Kairat for the most part, and if they nick a goal they'll have a real chance of protecting the result in what is set to be a cagey qualifier.
Under 2.5 goals at 1.85 and Both Teams To Score – No at 2.0 look like two angles on this game that will pay off, with Levski just slightly better poised to see it through given their unbeaten form and rock-solid defense.
