Din. Minsk – Derry City Prediction & Picks (19.07.2018)

Dinamo Minsk and Derry City meet in Stadyen Traktar, in a return match of this stage of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round), after in the first leg Dinamo Minsk won by (0-2). Attention to the home factor, since the Dinamo Minsk usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Dinamo Minsk:

After the away win by (0-2), the home team comes to this second leg with a 2-goal advantage. 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, 1 draw and 3 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 10 conceded; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last 10 home matches Dinamo Minsk has won 5, tied 4 and lost 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 23 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 16 out of 23 ended with Under 2,5 goals.

Dynamo Minsk come into this second leg of the European League’s first tie in advantage, having won away from home against Derry by 0-2: the goals were scored by Khvashchinskiy and Galovic. Normally the trainer Sergey Gurenko opts for a 4-2-3-1, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the right flank. The attacking midfielder Uros Nikolic is one of the great highlights of the team, being very fast and excellent in the finalization. It is important to underline that Dynamo Minsk shows competence in defensive set pieces and in the passing game. Apparently, there are no absences for this duel.

Derry City:

After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this second leg with a dismay of 2 goals and with the difficult task of recovering this negative result as a visitor. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 32 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 29 goals scored and 20 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Derry City has won 3, tied 1 and lost 6. His defense has not been very solid, as he suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 games.

Derry City comes into this game with a home defeat against Dynamo Minsk, by 0-2, so it complicated their situation in this Europa League. In this game away from home it is expected that coach Kenny Shiels plays in 4-3-3, favoring a low block and counterattacks by the flanks: Aaron Splaine and Ally Roy must play for the wings of the team. Naturally, visitors present several defensive and offensive weaknesses. For this game, the coach can not count on McDermott, who has a suspension in this match.