Kazakhstan winless across last 5 matches
Without a win in 5 matches, Kazakhstan are in the middle of a long lean spell. Moldova's home record makes for sobering reading: 2 played and none won. Little went right for the hosts in their last match, a 4-0 defeat to Slovakia. Recent evidence offers the hosts little comfort at the back: they have conceded in all of their last 5 matches.
In 4 games this season, Kazakhstan have found no way to win. Judged on away results alone, the visitors have fallen short, winning none of 2. Keeping goals out has been the visitors' persistent difficulty, with 5 straight matches bringing no shut-out.
Moldova and Kazakhstan are next to each other in the table. For Kazakhstan, the latest meeting, this year, ended in a 2-1 defeat.