Astana and Rakow Czestochowa will square off at the Astana Arena in the second leg of their Europa Conference League second qualifying round on Thursday evening.
Rakow Czestochowa rolled over Astana in the first leg beating them 5-0 at home last week. They displayed a splendid performance in the match and now they work will be easier in the second leg as they only need a draw to advance to the next round.
They have not been in action since the first leg, and they come into the match full of confidence as they are currently flying high, having won all their last five matches across all competitions.
Meanwhile the hosts, Astana, have a lot to do on Wednesday as a five-goal deficit is huge task to beat. However they will want to make amends at home on Wednesday and they will draw confidence form their home form. They have not lost any of their last eight matches at home, winning seven and drawing one.
They will now be looking to build on that as they seek to complete an impossible comeback on Wednesday.
Astana vs Rakow head to head
This will be the second encounter between the two sides. Take a look at their previous results;
- Rakow 5-0 Astana 21/07/22
Home
- Turan 1-1 Astana
- Rakow 5-0 Astana
- Astana 5-2 Shakhtar Karagandy
- Zhetysu 0-0 Astana
- Astana 4-0 Maktaaral
Away
- Rakow 5-0 Astana
- Rakow 1-0 Warta Poznan
- Lech Poznan 0-2 Rakow
- Rakow 5-1 Chojnice
- Rakow 3-0 Lechia Gdansk
Astana team news
Astana will be without Aslan Darabayev due to suspension.
Rakow team news
Rakow will be without Deian Sorescu due to suspension.
Prediction and odds
- Astana win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
