Dynamo Kyiv will face Sturm in the first match of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League. Who will win the upcoming game? Our portal gives a forecast for the meeting.
Dynamo Kyiv
The vice-champion of Ukraine has successfully started in the Champions League qualification. The capital's club defeated Fenerbahce in a tense struggle. The first match took place on a neutral field in Poland and ended without scoring goals. But in Turkey, Mircea Lucescu's team coped with the opponent, scoring the winning goal in overtime. Dynamo held their first official matches in a long time and made it to the next round of the tournament. After that, the Kievans played in a test match with Everton and lost with a score of 0:3.
"Assault"
Sturm, unlike Dynamo, will play the first match in the Champions League qualification. At the same time, the Austrian team has already played several games in domestic tournaments. At first, Sturm confidently overcame the barrier of the first round of the Cup, defeating Rotis 6-0 on the road. After that, the vice—champion of Austria played two matches in the new draw of the tournament. They drew with Wolfsberger on the road (1:1), and then beat Salzburg itself at home (2:1). Between these meetings, Sturm defeated Al-Wahda club in a friendly match with a score of 4:0.
Statistics and figures:
- Dynamo is the favorite of the match;
- The Kievans have only one victory in the last five meetings;
- "Sturm" has won the last four matches out of five;
- Previously, the teams met each other only once. In 2018, Sturm won;
- The only game with the participation of the teams ended with the victory of the Austrian club with a score of 2:0.
Forecast
Let's assume that Dynamo justifies the status of the favorite and achieves a successful result.