Dynamo Kiev vs Juventus Prediction, Betting Tips & Prediction

Dynamo Kiev vs Juventus
Matchday 2024 of the 21/XNUMX UEFA Champions League season
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2024
Starts 17:55 UK / 18:55 CET
NSK Olimpiyskiy (Kiev).

Dynamo Kiev return to the Champions League for the first time since 2016/17 and start with a difficult game against Juventus, Italian champions.

This is Kyiv's fourteenth appearance in the group stage since reaching the semi-finals in 1997/98, but failing to reach the knockout stages in the previous 13.

Juventus were knocked out by Lyon on aggregate goals last season and will be looking for a positive start to the season. With FC Barcelona as the main rivals for the top spot in the group, this is the kind of game you need to win to stay in the running.

With Cristiano Ronaldo in quarantine, this will be a difficult match for the Italians, but we think they have what it takes to do a professional job.

As far as odds are concerned, the away win is around 1,90, while the draw is 3,50 and the home win is 4,50.

Dynamo Kyiv v Juventus head-to-head statistics

There have been four two-hour meetings between Dynamo Kyiv and Juventus and the Bianconeri are undefeated with 3 wins and 1 draw.

The first was in the 1997/98 Champions League quarter-finals, drawn 1-1 in Turin, before the Italians achieved a 4-1 victory in Kiev.

Their most recent encounter dates back to the 2002/03 group stage, with a 5-0 victory in Turin and a 2-1 victory in Kyiv.

Overall, Dynamo Kyiv has a poor record against Italian clubs, having won just 2 out of 24 games, drawn 8 and lost 14. Even at home, the record was 1 win, 3 draws and 8 losses in 12 games.

Meanwhile, Juventus, with its rich history in Europe, rarely crossed paths with Ukrainian clubs. In total there were 8 matches and they won 5, drew 2 and lost 1. The defeat occurred in 1976, at Shakhtar Donetsk, but they won in the next 3 visits to the country.

Dynamo Kyiv vs Juventus Prediction

Can Dynamo Kyiv beat Juventus on Tuesday? Of course they can and any team that plays on any other day. But this particular issue comes from Juve's poor record since June, i.e. 3 draws and 3 losses out of 6.

But believe me, you can't compare Serie A with the Champions League and most of those results came after Juve already had a substantial lead in the title race. Both away games this season also ended in draws, but one of them is Roma (2-2) and were reduced to 10 men in the 1-1 draw at the weekend in Crotone.

And Dynamo Kyiv, for all their strength in Ukraine, does not have a good record in the Champions League. They had a good season in 1998/99 reaching the semi-finals. Since then, the team has failed to make it past the group stage in 13 matches.

So it would be wise to back Juve to win here and avoid taking big risks by betting on handicap or double chance.

I will also support the correct score at 2-1 at full time, as the Italians have conceded at least once in 6 of their last 7 Champions League away games.

Dynamo Kyiv vs Juventus Betting Tips

• Juventus win at 1.85

• Correct score: 2-1 for the Italian team at 9.00 odd hours.