Wales vs Kazakhstan prediction 22.03.2025 | World Cup Qualifiers

• Competition: World Cup Qualifiers
• Date: Saturday, 22nd March, 2025
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
• Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff)

Wales had fairly good EURO Qualifiers but eventually failed to secure EURO as Poland eliminated them in the Playoffs. After a solid Qualifiers, the Dragons had an exceptional UEFA Nations League, securing League A after finishing at the top of the group with Turkey, Iceland, and Montenegro. It was a reasonably easy group, but it was still a success. Now, they will try to secure their third-ever WC appearance through group J with Belgium, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, and Liechtenstein. Objectively, securing a WC (1st place in the group) will be a challenge, but 2nd place and the Playoff are pretty achievable.

Kazakhstan are one of the teams that never secured an appearance in any major tournament. They are #110 on the FIFA World Ranking List and #43 in the European region (out of 55 teams). They had a rough UEFA Nations League (B) appearance, winning just one point in six matches and getting relegated to League C. For this WC Qualifiers, despite having a fairly easy group, no one really believes they can secure the top-two finish.

Wales vs Kazakhstan pick: Wales to win and cover the -1.5 AH spread

Wales are undefeated in the previous games in the UEFA Nations League vs Turkey, Montenegro, and Iceland. Objectively, all of those teams are better than Kazakhstan. Also, Wales are a team that plays much better at home, as they are undefeated in the last nine games (in regular time). They even won 2:1 against Croatia, which are among the best teams in Europe.

Kazakhstan, on the other hand, stopped their six-game losing streak with a 2:0 win over Curacao. However, Curacao are a really weak team and that win doesn't mean anything. During that six-game losing streak, Kazakhstan lost by two or more goals on five occasions! Moreover, they lost eight in a row away from home with a terrible 5:26 goal record!

Considering the difference in overall quality and form combined with a home pitch advantage, we firmly believe the Dragons will secure a comfortable home win.