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Riga v Kairat Almaty

Riga
1–1Full time
Kairat Almaty

UEFA Europa Conference League · THU 15 OCT · Skonto stadions

Full timeGraded 15 Oct 20:30
Riga 1–1 Kairat Almaty RIGA WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · RIGHT
We said Riga win49%
The market said49%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.846
The market’s Brier score0.822

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 25 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Riga win at 49%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Riga was 49% before kick-off and our model makes it 49% now. 0–0 · 49–26–26
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Riga v Kairat Almaty
  4. 5′We said Riga at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 24%. 0–1 · 24–24–52
  5. 5′⚽ GOAL · 5' Riga 0–1 Kairat Almaty
  6. 5′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 5' Riga win: 49% at kick-off, 24% now
  7. 5′THE CALL SWINGS · 5' Kairat Almaty win is now our likeliest result at 52% (was Riga win 24%)
  8. 6′Kairat Almaty ahead on 5′ through M. Gual. 0–1. 0–1 · 24–24–52
  9. 12′⚽ GOAL · 12' Riga 1–1 Kairat Almaty
  10. 12′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 12' Riga win: 49% at kick-off, 47% now
  11. 12′THE CALL SWINGS · 12' Riga win is now our likeliest result at 47% (was Kairat Almaty win 25%)
  12. 13′S. Oulad M'Hand scores for Riga on 12′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 47–28–25
  13. 23′🟨 YELLOW · 23' J. Oksanen · Kairat Almaty
  14. 29′PENALTY MISSED · 27' Riga
  15. 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 41' Riga win: 49% at kick-off, 39% now
  16. 45′HALF-TIME Riga 1–1 Kairat Almaty
  17. 45′SECOND HALF Riga 1–1 Kairat Almaty
  18. 47′We said Riga at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 37%. 1–1 · 37–41–22
  19. 49′THE CALL SWINGS · 49' Draw is now our likeliest result at 42% (was Riga win 36%)
  20. 54′We said Riga at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 34%. 1–1 · 34–45–21
  21. 56′Goals are coming at about the 2.6 we expected. 1–1 · 33–47–20
  22. 57′🟨 YELLOW · 57' E. Tapalov · Kairat Almaty
  23. 63′We said Riga at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–53–18
  24. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Riga · On: Reginaldo Ramires · Off: M. Badamosi
  25. 63′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 63' Riga win: 49% at kick-off, 29% now
  26. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Kairat Almaty · On: I. Bekbolat · Off: Edmilson
  27. 76′We said Riga at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 19–69–12
  28. 76′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 76' Riga win: 49% at kick-off, 19% now
  29. 79′SUBSTITUTION · 79' Kairat Almaty · On: A. Tuyakbaev · Off: A. Mrynskiy
  30. 80′We said Riga at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 14–76–9
  31. 80′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Kairat Almaty · On: D. Kasabulat · Off: G. Mendonsa
  32. 81′Riga have had 16 attempts to 11 and it is still 1–1. 1–1 · 13–78–9
  33. 84′We said Riga at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 1–1 · 9–85–6
  34. 84′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 84' Riga win: 49% at kick-off, 9% now
  35. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Riga · On: S. L. Robalo Pedro · Off: R. Aouani
  36. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Riga · On: C. Saco · Off: M. Diop
  37. 90′Full time, 1–1. We called Riga at 49% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 1–1 · 0–100–0
  38. 91′We said Riga at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 1–1 · 4–93–3
  39. 93′🟨 YELLOW · 90+3' A. Martynovich · Kairat Almaty
  40. FTFULL TIME Riga 1–1 Kairat Almaty
  41. FTRiga 1–1 Kairat Almaty · Riga win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: right

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Riga are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Riga 49%, draw 26%, Kairat Almaty 25%. Over 2.5 goals 49%, both teams to score 52%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 9 Oct 07:15 · locked at kick-off

Riga win49%
Draw26%
Kairat Almaty win25%

Kick-offTHU 15 OCT · 17:45

RoundLeague stage · matchday 1

VenueSkonto stadions

RefereeF. Lata

Line-ups

Riga

4-2-3-1

Kairat Almaty

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Riga

Kairat Almaty

5Days since last match5

Last match: 10 Oct · Virsliga

Last match: 10 Oct · the Kazakh Premier League

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
29Kairat Almaty000
36Riga000

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Riga

4-2-3-1

12 K. Piric

23 M. Tonisevs

21 B. Musah

5 K. Wassom

13 R. Jurkovskis

40 A. Ankrah

8 Iago Siqueira

22 M. Diop

18 S. Oulad M'Hand

7 R. Aouani

19 M. Badamosi

Coach · Adrian Gula

Substitutes

91 · F. Orols

44 · M. Kazainis

34 · A. Cernomordijs

6 · C. Saco

25 · A. Taiwo

10 · Reginaldo Ramires

15 · S. L. Robalo Pedro

Kairat Almaty

4-2-3-1

1 T. Anarbekov

20 E. Tapalov

14 A. Martynovich

25 A. Shirobokov

3 L. Mata

22 G. Mendonsa

13 J. Oksanen

24 A. Mrynskiy

28 M. Gual

19 O. Jukkola

9 Edmilson

Coach · Rafael Urazbakhtin

Substitutes

82 · S. Kalmurza

5 · L. Kurgin

6 · A. Sadybekov

27 · M. Abish

4 · D. Kasabulat

8 · O. Baybek

17 · A. Tuyakbaev

15 · M. Birkurmanov

81 · I. Bekbolat

Our number · riga winFirst published 9 Oct 07:15 · locked at kick-off
49% The market49%
Us49%
Market49%

We make Riga a 49% chance to win. The market has them at 49%. We are level with the market. The model expects 1.6–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Riga v Kairat Almaty1.56 – 1.06
Table places · points 0 v 036 v 29
The market · Riga win49% · ours 49%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Riga win49%49%0
Draw26%27%−1
Kairat Almaty win25%23%+2
Over 2.5 goals49%47%+2
Both teams to score52%51%+1
Over 1.5 goals74%71%+3
Over 3.5 goals27%27%0
Riga or draw75%77%−2
Riga clean sheet35%––
Kairat Almaty clean sheet21%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.4%
0123450 7.7 7.3 4.1 1 11.0 12.4 6.4 2.2 2 8.9 9.4 5.0 3 4.6 4.9 2.6 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Riga down, Kairat Almaty across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · UEFA Europa Conference League this season · since 22 July

RIGA

WLWDDW3–2 · 1–2 · 1–0 · 1–1 · 0–0 · 2–1

KAIRAT ALMATY

No matches in our record yet.

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Mjallby AIF000
2Brighton000
3Monaco000
4FK Jablonec000
5Gent000
6St. Truiden000
7SC Freiburg000
8Atalanta000
9Ajax000
10Twente000
11Getafe000
12KuPS000
13CSKA Sofia000
14HNK Hajduk Split000
15Pafos000
16Aarhus000
17FC Copenhagen000
18FC Midtjylland000
19FC Nordsjaelland000
20Panathinaikos000
21Brann000
22SC Braga000
23Heart Of Midlothian000
24FC Lugano000
25FK Crvena Zvezda000
26FC Thun000
27Trabzonspor000
28Borac Banja Luka000
29Kairat Almaty000
30Egnatia Rrogozhinë000
31Inter Club d'Escaldes000
32Kauno Žalgiris000
33Universitatea Craiova000
34FC Iberia 1999000
35Lincoln Red Imps FC000
36Riga000

The competition's standings before kick-off.