Astana v Midtjylland Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 24^th July 2018, Kick-off 3 PM, GMT)

On Tuesday afternoon, Kazakhstani outfit Astana host Danish team Midtjylland in the Champions League second qualifying round first leg.

The home side saw off the challenge of Montenegrin team Sutjeska in the last round, recording a comfortable 3-0 aggregate victory. Midtjylland are only just entering the competition.

Astana have now won their last three games in the Champions League. The home side managed clean sheets in both their first qualifying round matches, but those clean sheets were their only in the last six Champions League outings.

Astana are unbeaten in 12 home games in the Champions League since their appearance back in 2015. The likes of Atletico Madrid, Celtic and Benfica, have all failed to win Kazakhstan.

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The Danish visitors will be taking part in Europe’s elite competition for just the second time. Their only previous appearance in this competition came in 2015 when the Scandinavians exit at this stage of the competition on away goals against APOEL Nicosia.

Their previously Champions League games have been relatively tight, with under 1.5 goals scored in three of their four games in the competition. The visitors have won both their previous away games in the Champions League. This clash could be a test of that perfect away record, though.

Prediction

Astana win and/or under 2.5 goals