Kazakhstan vs. Austria - prediction, team news, lineups

Preview

Kazakhstan will face Austria in a friendly match on Thursday, November 17, at the Astana Arena. Both teams will be looking to end the year on a high note after mixed results in recent months.

Kazakhstan have won just one of their last five matches, a 2-0 victory over Azerbaijan in October. They were beaten 2-1 by Belarus in their most recent outing.

Austria, meanwhile, have won two of their last five matches, including a 3-1 victory over Andorra in October. However, they were beaten 1-0 by Croatia in their most recent match.

Both teams will be without some key players for this match. Kazakhstan will be without the suspended Islambek Kuat, while Austria will be without the injured Marko Arnautovic.

Despite the absences, both teams will be confident of victory. Kazakhstan will be looking to make the most of their home advantage, while Austria will be looking to continue their good form.

Team news

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan will be without the suspended Islambek Kuat for this match.

Other than that, manager Magomed Adiyev has a fully fit squad to choose from.

Austria

Austria will be without the injured Marko Arnautovic for this match.

Manager Franco Foda has also left out a number of key players, including David Alaba, Marcel Sabitzer and Konrad Laimer.

Predicted lineups

Kazakhstan

Zhanasenya; Alip, Maliy, Dosmagambetov, Beysebekov; Nurgaliyev, Zhukov, Vorogovskiy, Tagybergen; Islamkhan, Aimbetov.

Austria

Lindner; Posch, Danso, Trauner, Ulmer; Grillitsch, Xaver Schlager, Baumgartner; Weimann, Gregoritsch, Ljubicic.