Kairat Almaty vs Anderlecht — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow4 clips- 2′Anderlecht, own goal:0–1Own goal
- 21′Anderlecht, yellow card:
- 24′Anderlecht, goal:0–2
- 39′Kairat Almaty, red card:Serious foul
- 45′Anderlecht, goal:0–3assist
- Half-time0 – 3
- 46′Kairat Almaty, substitution:off
- 46′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 49′Anderlecht, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 52′Anderlecht, yellow card:Holding
- 60′Kairat Almaty, substitution:off
- 60′Kairat Almaty, substitution:off
- 63′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 64′Kairat Almaty, yellow card:Tripping
- 72′Kairat Almaty, substitution:off
- 72′Kairat Almaty, substitution:off
- 74′Anderlecht, yellow card:Foul
- 74′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 84′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- 84′Anderlecht, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 3
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Anderlecht rout ten-man Kairat Almaty in Europa League play-off
Anderlecht produced a dominant display away from home to defeat Kairat Almaty 3-0 in the UEFA Europa League play-offs at Central Stadium, with all the damage done inside the opening 45 minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The visitors were ahead inside two minutes when Jaakko Oksanen turned the ball into his own net. Anderlecht doubled their advantage through Lukáš Ambros in the 24th minute, and Kairat's task grew even harder six minutes before the break when Aleksandr Shirobokov was sent off. Danylo Sikan added a third in first-half stoppage time, finishing off an assist from Ambros to make it 0-3 at half-time.
With the game effectively settled by the interval, the second half passed without further goals. Anderlecht controlled possession throughout, holding 67 per cent of the ball and forcing four shots on target to Kairat's two, while collecting eight corners against the home side's two as they saw out a comfortable victory.
Lukáš Ambros had a hand in two of Anderlecht's three goals, scoring in the 24th minute and then setting up Sikan's strike just before half-time.
Anderlecht's dominance was reflected in their 67 per cent share of possession against a Kairat side reduced to ten men before the interval.
Anderlecht won 3–0 away against Kairat Almaty (half-time 0–3).
Kairat Almaty met Anderlecht in the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Thursday, 20 August 2026, 15:00 UTC at Central Stadium. Referee: Chris Kavanagh.
Team pages: Kairat Almaty · Anderlecht · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 2' Goal (own goal): Jaakko Oksanen — 0–1 · Watch Jaakko Oksanen's goal video (2')
- 24' Goal: Lukáš Ambros — 0–2 · Watch Lukáš Ambros's goal video (24')
- 39' Red card: Aleksandr Shirobokov
- 45' Goal: Danylo Sikan (assist: Lukáš Ambros) — 0–3 · Watch Danylo Sikan's goal video (45')
Starting line-ups
Kairat Almaty (4-4-1-1)
Anderlecht (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Kairat Almaty 35%, the draw 25%, Anderlecht 40%. It finished Kairat Almaty 0–3 Anderlecht.
Anderlecht's rating edge outweighs Kairat Almaty's home ground — Anderlecht are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Anderlecht's 40%. The draw at 25% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Anderlecht at 40%?
Anderlecht sit 182 points higher on our strength rating — 1520 to 1702. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,060 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 32–24–44.
Why only 40%?
UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.5% of 4,414 games vs 44.9% across all 99,157 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,823. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off.
What did we measure but not count?
Anderlecht's last five: W-W-W-W-L — clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2185 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3995 when clearly colder. Kairat Almaty on 9 days' rest, Anderlecht on 4. Once class is accounted for, rest gaps stopped mattering — across 43,443 measured games no rest advantage repeated.
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About this match
On this page: the Kairat Almaty vs Anderlecht 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 Europa 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 Jaakko Oksanen's own goal video (2').
- Watch Lukáš Ambros's goal against Kairat Almaty (24').
- Watch Danylo Sikan's goal against Kairat Almaty (45').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Kairat Almaty 0–3 Anderlecht. Explore more on the Kairat Almaty and Anderlecht team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.