Lugano vs Dynamo Kiev Predictions

This will be the first meeting between Lugano and Dynamo Kiev, which team will come out on top?

The hosts are going through a pretty tough spell at the moment and they face a Dynamo Kiev side who have been victorious in their last four games. The away side will smell blood and be hoping they can pile more misery on the Swiss side.

Lugano have picked up just 6 points from their first 9 league games and sit second-bottom in the Swiss Super League table. They lost 5 of them 9 games too, this after only losing 10 games the whole of last season in the league and finishing third. Will they be able to stop the rot here?

They will be hoping a home European night can turn their fortunes around but their troubles on the goal-scoring front offers little confidence in them doing that. They’ve managed just a single goal in their last 5 matches in all competitions. That has to be a big worry coming up against a Dynamo Kiev side who have won their last four, all without conceding a goal.

Lugano’s opening game in the group saw them lose 1-0 to Copenhagen in Denmark, they managed 7 shots that night but just the one was on target. Dynamo Kiev picked up all three points in their first game by defeating Malmo by a goal to nil.

The away side will be looking for their fifth straight win in all competitions here and given the home side are faltering currently, we think they’ll be victorious. They’ve put in some good performances on the road in this competition over the last few seasons too, the highlights being a 2-2 draw at Lazio and victories at Rennes and Astana. Additionally, they’ve lost just 1 Europa League away game in their last 7, that being to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The stats point towards them having a good chance of getting the victory without conceding a goal too. They’ve won their last four games to nil and considering they’re up against a toothless Lugano side who have failed to score in 4 of their last 5 games, we think them winning this game to nil also represents good value. The away side have scored 9 goals in those 4 wins too and we’re predicting them to get a couple here, 2-0 is our correct score tip.