Wales vs Kazakhstan
Ref: Donatas Rumsas, Lithuania
Match recap
Wales beat Kazakhstan 3–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. James, Davies, and Matondo scored for Wales; Tagybergen replied for Kazakhstan. Wales held 72% possession to 28% for Kazakhstan.
First Half
⚽
James
Assist: Davies
32'
⚽
Tagybergen
Penalty
40'
VAR
Card reviewed
42'
Samorodov
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Davies
Assist: Thomas
61'
Chesnokov
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Muzhikov
⇄
Johnson
⇄
Brooks
74'
⇄
Unknown
74'
⇄
Samorodov
86'
⇄
Chesnokov
⇄
James
⚽
Matondo
Assist: Thomas
Match Statistics
WalesKazakhstan
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack3 · 2 won
12
Shots
10
7
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
72%
Possession
28%
682
Total passes
265
629
Accurate passes
208
92%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline3 · 0 won
5
Fouls
7
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
4
Wales
4-2-3-1
Kazakhstan
5-4-1
Wales
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1K. DarlowG
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 4B. DaviesD
- 6J. RodonD
- 10D. BrooksM
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 14C. RobertsD
- 15L. CullenM
- 19S. ThomasM
- 20D. JamesM
- 22J. SheehanM
Substitutes
- 2C. MephamD
- 5B. CabangoD
- 7J. AllenM
- 8T. LawrenceF
- 9R. MatondoF
- 12D. WardG
- 13K. MooreF
- 16J. DasilvaD
- 17J. JamesM
- 18M. HarrisF
- 21A. DaviesG
- 23N. BroadheadF
Kazakhstan
5-4-1Starting XI
- 3N. AlipD
- 4M. BystrovD
- 7S. MuzhikovM
- 8A. TagybergenM
- 10M. SamorodovM
- 11Y. VorogovskiyD
- 15A. ZarutskiyG
- 16E. TapalovD
- 22A. MarochkinD
- 23I. ChesnokovM
Substitutes
- 1S. PokatilovG
- 2S. AstanovD
- 5A. ZhumakhanovD
- 6U. ZhaksybayevD
- 9G. KenzhebekM
- 12M. SeysenG
- 13N. ZhagorovM
- 14G. ZhukovM
- 17A. AymbetovF
- 18D. SatpaevF
- 20R. OrazovM
Wales
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Davies(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Daniel James | M | 86 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Joe Rodon | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Connor Roberts | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Liam Cullen | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| David Brooks | M | 62 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Karl Darlow | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Sheehan | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brennan Johnson | F | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Broadhead | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Cabango | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ward | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Mepham | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Lawrence | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Allen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Davies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieffer Moore | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rabbi Matondo | F | 8 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jordan James | M | 28 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Mark Harris | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Kazakhstan
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askhat Tagybergen(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Aleksandr Zarutskiy | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleksandr Marochkin | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nuraly Alip | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Yan Vorogovskiy | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marat Bystrov | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Islam Chesnokov | M | 86 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/4 |
| Maksim Samorodov | M | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Aybar Zhaksylykov | F | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Erkin Tapalov | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Serikzhan Muzhikov | M | 62 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Adilbek Zhumakhanov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aliyar Mukhamed | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nauryzbek Zhagorov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mukhamedjan Seisen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ular Zhaksybayev | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramazan Orazov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sultanbek Astanov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stas Pokatilov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgy Zhukov | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dastan Satpayev | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Abat Aimbetov | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Galymzhan Kenzhebek | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |