Dyn. Kyiv – Slavia Prague Prediction & Picks (14.08.2018)

Dinamo Kiev and Slavia Praha meet at NSK Olimpijs’kyj, in a return match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round), after a (1-1) draw in the first leg. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 2 matches won 1 and tied 1. Attention to the home factor, since Dinamo Kiev usually conquer different results at home and away.

Dinamo Kiev:

The home team comes to this match back in advantage, after the draw was by (1-1) in the first leg, so a draw may be enough to get the qualification. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had 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; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches Dinamo Kiev has won 6, tied 3 and lost 1 of the last matches. The defense has been strong and has suffered goals in 3 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. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 43 of the last 64 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

The Dynamo Kiev is a club that has never managed to win a European competition, but has been a champion of the Ukrainian Championship fifteen times, being the most recent title conquered in the 2015/16 season. In the current season, the team is well in the national championship and currently occupies the second position, and entered the Champions League just in this third qualifying round, getting a good away draw by 1×1 in the first leg. In the last five games that the Dynamo Kiev played in their stadium, counting friendly and official matches, all scored goals. We believe that in this match Dynamo Kiev will have the conditions to score goals, especially in the second half, when they will be able to attack a bit more to guarantee qualification for the next phase of the Champions League.

Slavia Praga:

The away team comes to this second leg at a disadvantage, because despite the draw in the first leg they suffered 1 goal at home. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 28 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last match that they disputed, for the Czech League, they won against Mladá Boleslav by (0-1). In the last 10 away matches Slavia Praha has won 8, tied 1 and lost 1. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.

Slavia Prague is a club from the Czech Republic that has been four times champion of the Czech League, the last time in 2016/17. In addition, the club has already won the Pohar CMF four times, the last time in the last season 2017/18. Last season, 2017/18, the club was runner-up in the Czech League, behind only champion Viktoria Plzen, so Slavia Prague won a place in the 2018/19 Champions League Qualifying. In this third qualifying round of the 2018/19 Champions League qualifiers, in the first match we had a 1×1 draw against Dynamo Kiev at the home of Slavia Prague, now, we will have the showdown at Dynamo Kiev home and the teams will decide who goes to the next phase. There are great chances that Slavia Praga will score goals away from home, adding friendly games and for the Czech League, we see that the team scored goals in the last eight away games.