Champions League Matchday 5: Copenhagen vs Kairat Almaty facts

Copenhagen and Kairat Almaty both have a single point as they meet in Denmark looking to kick-start their respective UEFA Champions League campaigns on Matchday 5.

Last match

This is the first match between these teams and Copenhagen's first against a team from Kazakhstan.

Kairat's only previous encounters with Danish opposition came against Esbjerg in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, when they drew 1-1 at home before a 0-1 away loss.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen's last appearance in the Champions League proper came in 2023/24, their second successive campaign. Overall, this is their seventh group stage/league phase participation, more than any other Danish team.

In 2024/25, the Danish club reached the UEFA Conference League round of 16, where they were beaten 1-3 on aggregate by eventual champions Chelsea.

Kairat 

Kairat are in the Champions League proper for the first time. Astana, in 2015/16, are the only side from Kazakhstan to feature, drawing four of their six games (L2).

This is only Kairat's third Champions League campaign. They lost in the first qualifying round in 2005/06 and in the second qualifying round in 2021/22.

Kairat's only participation in a UEFA group stage/league phase was in the 2021/22 UEFA Conference League, when they finished bottom of their section (D2 L4).

Key stats

Beaten 4-0 at Tottenham Hotspur on Matchday 4, Copenhagen have won only two of their last 16 games in the Champions League group stage/league phase (D6 L8), losing the last three.

The Danish side have scored in their last 18 home European games.

Indeed, only one of Copenhagen's last 29 matches in Europe finished goalless.

Kairat's 2-1 defeat at Inter on Matchday 4 made it seven European matches without a win (D3 L4).

The club from Kazakhstan are without a win in their last ten away European games (D3 L7).

Kairat have never won a game in a UEFA group stage/league phase (D3 L7) – they are aiming to become the first Kazakhstan club to record a victory in the Champions League proper.