Here are interesting statistics about this match, according to the homepage of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
Information about the two teams
This is the first match between the two teams. Kairat has never faced a Spanish club and this is Real Madrid's first match against a team from Kazakhstan.
This is the first time Kairat has participated in the Champions League. Previously, a Kazakhstan team participated in this playground, Astana, in the 2015-2016 season. In the group stage that season, Astana played 6 matches, with 4 draws and 2 losses.
This is only Kairat's third Champions League campaign. They have lost in the first qualifying round of the 2005 2006 season and the second qualifying round of the 2021-2022 season.
The only time Kairat participated in the UEFA group stage/match was in the UEFA Conference League 2021-2022, when they were bottom of the group with 2 draws and 4 losses.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid have participated in the Champions League for the 30th time, an achievement equal to Barcelona. They have reached the knockout stage in all 29 seasons.
Last season, Real Madrid led by Carlo Ancelotti ranked 11th in the first stage of the Champions League, with 5 wins and 3 draws. In the play-off round, they beat Man City with a total score of 6-3. After that, the team defeated Atletico Madrid in the round of 16. However, in the quarter-finals, Real Madrid lost to Arsenal with a total score of 1-5.
Main statistics
Kairat have lost just four of their last 30 home games in Europe (W19 D7) and are unbeaten in four this season (W3 D1), keeping a clean sheet in all competitions.
Kairat's four goals conceded to Sporting CP in the first round of the Champions League this season are equal to the total number of goals conceded in their previous eight matches in the European Cup combined.
Real Madrid have won 13 of their last 16 group stage matches in the UEFA Champions League.
In the opening match of this season, Real Madrid won Marseille 2-1 at home. This achievement makes Real the first team to win 200 matches and score 700 goals in the Champions League.
Mbappe will be Real Madrid's most notable player. The double against Marseille was the fourth consecutive season he has scored in the first round of the Champions League.
Mbappe only needs three more goals to reach 60 goals in the Champions League. This is a milestone that only Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema and Raul Gonzalez have achieved.
No of Real Madrid's last 60 Champions League group stage games have ended without a goal, since a 0-0 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in October 2015.
Madrid have kept just one clean sheet in their last 15 Champions League games.
Vinicius Junior (25 years and 80 days) could become the second youngest player to reach 70 appearances in the Champions League, behind Iker Casillas (24 years and 277 days).
The Kairat Almaty vs Real Madrid match will take place at 11:45 p.m. on September 30.
