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Champions League Group G leaders FC Porto will take on Dynamo Kiev at Dragao, knowing that a draw will be enough to advance in the next stage of the competition. Dynamo Kiev will most likely need a win in order to stay in the hunt.
The hosts are yet to lose a match this season and have been in great shape both domestically and in the Champions League, posting some excellent stats. They won 3 times in this group, the only draw coming against today’s opponents, 2-2 in Kiev. Porto is on the back of two 2-0 wins against Setubal and Angrense.
Dynamo Kiev is 2 points behind Chelsea and 5 points behind Porto. They have an accessible game in the last round at home against Maccabi, so they will most likely make or break their qualification here in Portugal. A draw could work if Chelsea does not win in Israel, but if they do (which is likely), Dynamo needs to get all 3 points. It won`t be easy, but the visitors will rely on their good form, as they won 11 of the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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Team news & lineups:
Team news could not be better for either team, as both managers can report a clean bill of health and can field their best lineups:
FC Porto: Casillas – Pereira, Marcano, Martins Indi, Layun – Pereira, Neves, Imbula – Brahimi, Aboubakar, Andre
Dynamo Kiev: Shovkovskiy – Silva, Dragovic, Khacheridi, Antunes – Rybalka, Veloso – Yarmolenko, Garmash, Gonzalez – Moraes
Porto has a 9-4 goal difference in this group and showed some great attacking football, but I expect them to be more cautious and prudent today knowing that a draw will see them trough, while a loss could realistically end up knocking them out of the competition. As such, do not expect Porto to take a lot of risks.
As for Dynamo Kiev, their success this season has mainly come because of their defense. The Ukrainians kept 16 clean sheets in the last 22 matches and all of their last 12 wins in all competitions were to nil, which are some incredible stats. They will probably need a win at Dragao, but surely it won`t be an all out attacking approach, rather a pragmatic one, trying to keep a clean sheet and stay in the game for as long as possible (also looking at Chelsea’s result), forcing a potential winner in the late stages of the match.
There`s a lot at stake here and it should be an intense football game, my tip is under 2,5 goals. The high stakes should be the difference from the 2-2 result recorded in Kyev. Prediction: FC Porto – Dynamo Kiev 1-0.
Pick: under 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.81 @ 1xBet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 5.67
Event date: 24 November
