Barcelona and Juventus came into Champions League Group G as the heavy favourites to progress to the knockout stages and that is exactly what has happened. That has left Dynamo Kyiv and Ferencvaros to battle it out for third place and qualification to the Europa League.
The two teams meet in Kyiv and the winner will remain in European competition this season and the loser will finish bottom of the group.
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As things stand, Dynamo Kyiv occupy third place having scored 2 away goals in the away fixture against Ferencvaros. The hosts come into the match having defeated Mariupol' 2-1 away from home in the Ukraine Premier League on the weekend.
That result leaves them top of the table and while Dynamo Kiev have had little trouble in winning domestic matches, they have struggled in the Champions League this season.
Having come through the qualifying rounds, Dynamo Kyiv have failed to win any of their 5 group games to date. They have lost both of their home fixtures, tasting defeat against Barcelona and Juventus.
However, prior to those defeats Dynamo Kyiv were on an undefeated run of 7 home games in the Champions League. There have been victories over Besiktas, Young Boys, Slavia Prague, AZ, and Gent.
Trends show Dynamo Kyiv have seen over 2.5 goals scored in their last 4 games in the Champions League.
Ferencvaros travel to Ukraine having defeated Diósgyőr 3-1 away from home in the NB I on the weekend. That result means they are 7 points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand on their nearest rivals.
However, while things have been going well domestically, Ferencvaros have been struggling in the Champions League and they are yet to win a match in this group.
In fact, Ferencvaros have failed to win any of their last 7 Champions League matches, including their playoff against Molde which saw them reach this stage of the competition.
Ferencvaros progressed to the group stages on away goals having drawn 3-3 in Norway and been held to a 0-0 draw at home.
Ferencvaros have won only one of their last 6 away Champions League games and that came against Celtic in the qualifying rounds this season. Trends show Ferencvaros have seen both teams score in each of their last 7 away Champions League matches. Both teams have scored in 4 of their last 5 games in the competition.
Team news and Dynamo Kyiv could be without several players due to injury including Oleksandr Tymchyk, Nazariy Rusyn, Mikkel Duelund, Volodymyr Kostevych, and Mykyta Burda.
Ferencvaros travel without Eldar Civic, who is injured. Every other player should be fit and available for the Hungarian team.
Dynamo Kyiv will see this as the perfect opportunity to pick up their first victory in this group. Having claimed a point away from home against Ferencvaros, Dynamo Kyiv begin this match as the favourites to win. We expect to see over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring.