Sturm Graz will take on Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg. The game will be played at Merkur Arena (Graz) and will kick off at 20:30 CET on Tuesday, August 9th. Check out team news, predicted lineups, and our Sturm Graz vs Dynamo Kyiv prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Dynamo Kyiv goals handicap (0) – 1.86.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total goals under 2.5 – 2.30.
Dynamo Kyiv will be looking to keep a one-goal advantage throughout the match.
The Ukrainian side covered the 0-goal handicap in the previous three UCL games, and we believe they can do it in this matchup too.
Both teams have seen less than 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 7 Champions League games. We expect another close and low-scoring encounter.
After losing the first leg 1:0 in Poland, Sturm Graz must bounce back at home.
During the first match, despite Dynamo Kyiv’s superior ball possession, the visitors had many shots on goal (4). Nonetheless, Sturm Graz did have 10 goal attempts, but that was not enough for them to find the back of the net. The following defeat saw their 10-game unbeaten run come to an end.
Meanwhile, an unbeaten start to the Austrian Bundesliga season (W1, D2) suggests there is still hope for Sturm Graz to return to the UCL group stage after 22 years. The hosts are currently undefeated in seven straight matches, picking up five wins and two draws.
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On the other hand, Dynamo Kyiv come into this match undefeated in their three UEFA Champions League qualification matches, clinching two wins and one draw.
The Ukrainian side dominated the game with 60% ball possession and 12 goal attempts but found the net just once in the first leg.
However, the one-goal advantage could give them more confidence before the second-leg clash.
Meanwhile, Dynamo Kyiv are winless in three of their previous four outings on the road, losing three games while conceding nine goals in that time.
It also should be noted that the Ukrainian side have a pretty solid record against the teams from Austria (W13, D2, L4).
The hosts will be missing Niklas Geyrhofer, Otar Kiteishvili and Jakob Jantscher. Those player are injured.
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Meanwhile, Mircea Lucescu’s team will be without two key players, Viktor Tsygankov and Vladyslav Supryaga
Sturm Graz: Siebenhandl; Schnegg, Borkovic, Affengruber, Ingolitsch, Gorenc, Prass, Demaku, Ljubic, Lang, Sarkaria
Dynamo Kyiv: Buschan; Dubinchak, Popov, Zabarnyi, Kedziora, Sydorchuk, Buyalskyi, Shaparenko, Shepelev, Karavaev, Besedin
If you are looking for safe bets, you can try “the visitors double chance” outcome. This bet has odds of 1.58 at 22Bet.
Dynamo Kyiv won the first leg match (1:0).
This fixture will be played at Merkur Arena (Graz)
ORF eins, ORF TVthek
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