UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

KuPS vs Kairat Almaty – Lineups & Match Details

KuPS beat Kairat Almaty 2-0.

UEFA Champions League · 2nd Qualifying Round

Tuesday, 22 July 2025

KuPSKuPS

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty

Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz, Spain

Lineups

KuPSKuPS4-3-3
J. Kreidl1J. KreidlG
S. Savolainen6S. SavolainenD
I. Cisse15I. CisseD
S
16S. MiettinenD
N. Hamalainen22N. HamalainenD
O. Ruoppi34O. RuoppiM
J. Oksanen13J. OksanenM
D. Arifi10D. ArifiM
J. Luyeye-Lutumba21J. Luyeye-LutumbaF
M. Toure20M. ToureF
P. Pennanen8P. PennanenM

Substitutes

12A. HakalaG
7J. VoutilainenM
11A. SadikuF
17A. HeinonenM
23A. LotjonenD
24B. ArmahD
30L. Sahimaa
32R. TikkanenD
Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty4-3-3
A. Zarutskiy1A. ZarutskiyG
A. Mrynskiy24A. MrynskiyD
A. Martynovich14A. MartynovichD
E. Sorokin80E. SorokinD
L. Mata3L. MataD
E. Tapalov20E. TapalovD
D. Glazer18D. GlazerM
D. Kasabulat4D. KasabulatM
V. Gromyko55V. GromykoM
Edmilson26EdmilsonF
Jorginho7JorginhoM

Substitutes

77T. AnarbekovG
6A. SadybekovM
9D. SatpaevF
10G. ZariaM
15O. AradM
17O. BaybekM
25A. ShirobokovD
44L. GadraniD
89R. BagdatF
99RicardinhoF

Match Events

90'+3S

O. Ruoppi

Substitution 4

Match preview

KuPS host Kairat Almaty on Tuesday, 22 July 2025. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

KuPS have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Kairat Almaty have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Match recap

KuPS beat Kairat Almaty 2-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals KuPS 2, Kairat Almaty 0.

Verdict

The win nudges KuPS forward and leaves Kairat Almaty with work to do. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.