Celtic attempt to conquer country Scottish clubs always lose
Scottish clubs have a nightmare record in Kazakhstan and have lost on five of the seven occasions, drawing twice.
Celtic have been in Kazakhstan on three occasions, but each time it was in Astana.
In 2013, they crashed to a 2-0 defeat to Shakhter Karagandy, who had moved their game to the capital.
Three years later, Celtic salvaged a 1-1 draw against FC Astana, and a year later, Celtic lost 4-3 in the away match to the same opponents, although the tie was wrapped up after a 5-0 home victory.
Scotland also suffered a defeat under Alex McLeish six years ago when they were destroyed 3-0 in Astana.
Three Scottish teams have also played 770 miles to the east in Almaty.
Aberdeen lost 2-1 to Kairat Almaty ten years ago in the Europa League when a Kenny McLean goal wasn't enough for Derek McInnes' team, who could only draw 1-1 at Pittodrie in the return and were eliminated.
Scotland Under 21s have twice played there in the past three years - they drew 2-2 in 2022 and last October, they lost 3-2 despite a goal from Udinese star Lennon Miller, when a win would have seen them qualify for the Euros play-offs.
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