Dynamo Kyiv – RFS

Kyiv team will beat the triumphant of the last round of the Europa League

By tradition, the match between Dynamo Kyiv and RFH will be held in Hamburg, Germany. In the current European Cup season the Ukrainian club holds home games on neutral territory in order to ensure the necessary level of security. This fact was not the only reason that affected the results of the Bilo-Syni in the current Europa League draw. With few exceptions, the lot of the general stage "slipped" to the Ukrainian team the strongest representatives of the tournament - Spanish, Italian, German clubs. As a consequence, after seven rounds Shovkovskiy's wards have one point in the asset, gained by the results of the last round meeting against Galatasaray. The upcoming match in Hamburg does not carry any tournament load for Dynamo. Even in case of victory, the Kyivians will only leave the bottom of the standings. RFH is also unmotivated in terms of the possibility to participate in the knockout matches. A round before the finish of the general stage, the TOP-24 zone has become unattainable for the Latvian team. Bookmakers have identified the nominal hosts as the favourites of the meeting, offering odds of 1.80 on their victory. Dynamo Kyiv, as in the good old days, dominate in the national championship. The first half of the season the capital club finished in first place with a five-point advantage over Alexandria. The backbone of the team is made up of local experienced players, including those playing for the Ukrainian national team. Since the beginning of January, Dynamo were based in Belek, Turkey, where they played six friendly matches, and also travelled to Istanbul for the seventh round match of the Europa League with Galatasaray. Against their star opponents, the Blues and Whites proved the quality of their training camp preparation by defeating them 3-3. RFH, as it seems, in the seventh round of the general stage achieved exactly the result for which they participated in the Europa League main draw. The victory over Ajax will undoubtedly go down in the history of the Riga club. Even despite all the nuances of the formation of the Dutch team in that meeting. RFU's upcoming game will be away from home against a much more motivated opponent. Shovkovskiy's team definitely has a higher class of performers, which will be proven on Thursday.