Overview

• Kick-off is Wednesday 20 August at 8pm local time at Celtic Park for the first leg, with the return in Almaty next week.
• UK listings from Radio Times and talkSPORT indicate live coverage on TNT Sports 1 (with streaming on discovery+) and radio on BBC Radio Scotland, while The Sporting News lists streaming only via Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video and ViX.
• The tie is a two-leg play-off that decides who advances to the Champions League league phase.
• Celtic are widely viewed as favorites under Brendan Rodgers, targeting a fourth group-stage appearance in five years after early-season wins over St Mirren and Aberdeen and a 4-1 cup victory against Falkirk.
• Kairat reached this stage by beating Olimpija Ljubljana on aggregate, overturning KuPS after a first-leg deficit and eliminating Slovan Bratislava on penalties.