Kazakhstan football specialist Almas Kulshinbayev evaluated the chances of the Kazakhstan national team in a friendly match against Armenia in an interview with Sports.kz.
"The chances of the teams winning are approximately equal — 50 to 50. These are two teams of the same level. The only difference is that Kazakhstan will play away. However, our national team has proven that they can play equally well with strong opponents even on the road. Armenia is quite a good team. I heard that they found money, and accordingly, the level of the local championship has risen. I won't give an exact prediction because either team can win," Almas Kulshinbayev said in an interview with Sports.kz.
Previously, the national teams of Kazakhstan and Armenia met 7 times, Armenia won 4 times, Kazakhstan 2, and one game ended in a draw.
The last game took place in October 2017, and the teams played a 1-1 draw.
History of Matches Between the National Teams of Kazakhstan and Armenia
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Armenia — Kazakhstan, February 19, 2003
- Tournament: International Friendly Tournament in Cyprus
- Venue: Paphos, Cyprus
- Result: 3:3 (penalties 2-3 in favor of Kazakhstan)
- Goals: For Armenia, goals were scored by Galust Petrosyan, Artavazd Karamyan, and Arman Karamyan. For Kazakhstan, Nurbold Jumaskaliev (2) and Andrei Finonchenko scored.
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Kazakhstan — Armenia, June 2, 2007
- Tournament: UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
- Venue: Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Result: 1:2 in favor of Armenia
- Goals: Goals were scored by Ruslan Baltiev (Kazakhstan), Robert Arzumanyan, and Sargis Hovsepyan (Armenia).
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Armenia — Kazakhstan, November 21, 2007
- Tournament: UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
- Venue: Yerevan, Armenia
- Result: 0:1 in favor of Kazakhstan
- Goals: Sergey Ostapenko (Kazakhstan).
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Armenia — Kazakhstan, March 26, 2008
- Tournament: Friendly Match
- Venue: Yerevan, Armenia
- Result: 1:0 in favor of Armenia
- Goals: Edgar Manucharyan (Armenia).
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Armenia — Kazakhstan, June 5, 2012
- Tournament: Friendly Match
- Venue: Yerevan, Armenia
- Result: 3:0 in favor of Armenia
- Goals: Gevorg Ghazaryan (2) and Yura Movsisyan.
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Armenia — Kazakhstan, March 26, 2017
- Tournament: 2018 World Cup Qualifying
- Venue: Yerevan, Armenia
- Result: 2:0 in favor of Armenia
- Goals: Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Aras Ozbilis.
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Kazakhstan — Armenia, October 8, 2017
- Tournament: 2018 World Cup Qualifying
- Venue: Astana, Kazakhstan
- Result: 1:1
- Goals: Goals were scored by Bauyrzhan Turysbek (Kazakhstan) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia).
Overall Statistics
- Number of Matches: 7
- Kazakhstan Wins: 2
- Armenia Wins: 4
- Draws: 1
Let us remind you that the friendly match between Armenia and Kazakhstan will take place in Yerevan on June 7 at 18:00 local time.