Malmo FF vs Dynamo Kiev Predictions

Both sides come into this game with hopes of qualifying from the tightest group in this years competition. Malmo currently sit on five points, unbeaten in three since their 1-0 loss in the reverse of this fixture on matchweek one. Dynamo have yet to be beaten in the competition but have only won once, in that fixture in September. 

Since that opening day, where Copenhagen beat Lugano in the other fixture, there has only been one victory in the entire group with Malmo beating Lugano in matchweek three. That has led to three teams all being very closely grouped and qualification could still, realistically, go any way at the moment. The winner of this fixture would hold a massive advantage going into the final round of games whilst the loser would almost definitely be assured of playing their last game in the competition in December. 

Goals have been hard to come by in Group B with just 11 goals coming from the 4 sides and things don’t look like changing much with just two goals being scored in the last round of fixtures, leading to the 2.5 goal line being beaten just once in the group so far. There has certainly been a lack of goals so far, something we’re predicting will continue into matchweek five. 

We’re predicting that the 2.5 goal line will be safe once more with both teams struggling to find the net, averaging just 2 goals a game between them so far. Neither team is scoring or conceding lots and we’re not seeing much evidence to suggest this will change. We’ve predicted under 2.5 goals with a 2* confidence rating and would be very surprised if this match had lots of goals. 

With two sides having so much to play for there should be a certain amount of risk taking on both sides which could see both teams having opportunities to score. With that in mind, we’ve predicted that this game will finish in a stalemate at 1-1. Both sides could really do with the win but we think they are going to cancel each other out a little leading to a result that neither really wants.