Kairat Almaty vs Levski Sofia — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow1 clip- 7′Levski Sofia, yellow card:Foul
- 13′Levski Sofia, goal:0–1assist
- 45+6′Kairat Almaty, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Kairat Almaty, substitution:off
- 60′Kairat Almaty, yellow card:Foul
- 64′Kairat Almaty, substitution:off
- 73′Levski Sofia, yellow card:Foul
- 79′Levski Sofia, substitution:off
- 79′Levski Sofia, substitution:off
- 79′Levski Sofia, substitution:off
- 83′Levski Sofia, substitution:off
- 84′Kairat Almaty, substitution:off
- 88′Levski Sofia, yellow card:Foul
- 89′Levski Sofia, yellow card:Argument
- 90′Levski Sofia, substitution:off
- 90+4′Kairat Almaty, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time0 – 1
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Levski Sofia edge Kairat Almaty in Champions League qualifier
Levski Sofia won 1-0 away to Kairat Almaty in the UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round, played at the Turkestan Arena. The visitors settled the contest early, with Reinaldo converting an Everton Bala assist in the 13th minute to make it 0-1, a scoreline that stood firm through half-time and remained unchanged until the final whistle.
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Kairat Almaty dominated territory and chances without finding a breakthrough, holding 56 percent of possession and registering 20 shots to Levski Sofia's nine. The hosts also forced six shots on target compared with two for the visitors and won nine corners against Levski's four, yet none of that pressure yielded an equaliser. Levski Sofia, by contrast, defended their lead efficiently after Reinaldo's early strike and picked up four yellow cards to Kairat's two as the match went on.
Referee Daniel Siebert oversaw a contest in which fouls were fairly even, with Levski committing 13 to Kairat's ten. Despite being outplayed for large spells in terms of shots and possession, Levski Sofia made their solitary chance count and left with a 1-0 win to take into the return leg.
Svetoslav Vutsov was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.2 rating for Levski Sofia, while Lucas Áfrico led Kairat Almaty's individual performances with a 7.5 rating.
Kairat Almaty out-shot Levski Sofia 20 to 9 but could not convert their advantage into a goal.
Levski Sofia won 1–0 away against Kairat Almaty (half-time 0–1).
Kairat Almaty met Levski Sofia in the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 15:00 UTC at Turkestan Arena. Referee: Daniel Siebert.
Team pages: Kairat Almaty · Levski Sofia · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 13' Goal: Reinaldo (assist: Everton Bala) — 0–1 · Watch Reinaldo's goal video (13')
Starting line-ups
Kairat Almaty (4-2-3-1)
Levski Sofia (4-2-3-1)
- 92 Svetoslav Vutsov
- 20 Álex Centelles
- 31 Nikola Serafimov
- 50 Kristian Dimitrov (c)
- 21 Aldair
- 19 Mehdi Moubarik
- 18 Gašper Trdin
- 17 Everton Bala
- 35 Serginho
- 11 Armstrong Oko-Flex
- 7 Reinaldo
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Kairat Almaty 41%, the draw 29%, Levski Sofia 30%. It finished Kairat Almaty 0–1 Levski Sofia.
Level sides, home ground holds off Levski Sofia's control of the ball — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Kairat Almaty's 41% is home ground and little else. The draw at 29% is up from the usual 26.5% between sides this level, as small adjustments add up.
Why Kairat Almaty in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1533 to 1516. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,457 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.8%).
Why only 41%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Levski Sofia hold 9 more possession points (49 to 40 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.3% across 5,530 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why the draw at 29%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,535. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.3 points to the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the Kairat Almaty vs Levski Sofia final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Kairat Almaty 0–1 Levski Sofia. Explore more on the Kairat Almaty and Levski Sofia team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.