Ajax – Dyn. Kyiv Prediction & Picks (22.08.2018)

Ajax and Dinamo Kiev meet at Amsterdam ArenA, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Play-offs). There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 08-25-2010 and ended with the score: Ajax (2-1) Dinamo Kiev. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Ajax:

Until reaching this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Play-offs), the home team eliminated: Standard and Sturm Graz. This is a team that curiously tends to conquer more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches they have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 30 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last match they played, for the Eredivisie, they beat VVV Venlo away by (0-1). In the last 10 home matches Ajax has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 52 of the last 60 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 40 goals have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

The Ajax part for this game with a victory in the field of the VVV, by 0-1, in a match for the Championship of Holland. We remember that the Dutch did not give big hypotheses to St. Liege in the previous round of this Champions League tie, winning 3-0 at home: they had drawn 2-2 in the first leg. Normally coach Erik ten Hag plays in 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks: Tadic is one of those responsible for creating the offensive process of the team. It is important to point out that Ajax has great competition in the offensive transition, in the finalization and in offensive set pieces. For this game the coach can not count on Veltman, Dolberg and Bandé, players recovering from injury.

Dinamo Kiev:

The visiting team reached this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Play-offs) after having eliminated Slavia Praha, with a (2-0) win at home and a draw by (1-1) away in the previous round. . This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 33 goals scored and 11 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last match that they played, for the Premier League, they won against Oleksandria at home (1-0). In the last 10 away matches Dynamo Kiev has 9 wins and 1 draw. The defense has been strong and only suffered goals in 1 of the last 10 matches, and their attack has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches.

Dynamo Kyiv set for this match with a victory over Oleksandria, 1-0, in a match for the Ukrainian Championship. It is important to remember that the visitors overcame Slavia Praga in the final round of the Champions League. In this away game, coach Aleksandr Khatskevich must play in 4-2-3-1, favoring the middle or low block and counterattacks, especially through the flanks. Artem Besiedon must be the most offensive reference of the visiting team, being very powerful and strong in the finalization. There are no absences of weight for this game.