Dynamo Kiev vs Slavia Prague Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

The tie is tightly poised ahead of Dynamo Kiev and Slavia Prague’s second meeting in the space of a week. The pair drew 1-1 after an entertaining final 10 minutes in the first leg, and now they are set to battle it out on Tuesday as they each hunt progress in Europe. They are each a win away from the final qualifying round of the Champions League, meaning a place in the group stage is incredibly close for both of them. However, which one of these two will make it that far, and who is going to be heading for the Europa League?

Dynamo Kiev will expect to make an impact in Europe, and with an away goal under their belt they have to be confident. The hosts took the lead in the away leg, before a late equaliser from Slavia Prague cancelled that out. That leaves these two in with a chance of pressing going in to the second leg. They’ll each see an opportunity to get goals after finding a way through late on last week, but who will grind out the victory and progress?

Obviously Slavia need to push out a little more in this trip, facing a side who have the advantage with an away goal. A clean sheet takes Dynamo through to the next stage, so we expect a little more from the Czech side going forward. They should be pushing to at least level the playing field, while the visitors have managed to start the league campaign with four wins from four to top their domestic league. They’re heading in to this game high on confidence, but so are the hosts.

Dynamo also have a perfect record domestically. They have won their opening three league games of the season, along with victory in the Ukrainian Super Cup in July. They’ve made good progress so far this summer, and we expect that to continue. The hosts have more Champions League experience of the two sides, and their recent home form in this competition should just about shade this one.

Dynamo are coming off back to back home wins in this competition, having seen off Besiktas and Young Boys. Meanwhile, on the road in the Champions League Slavia are poor. They’ve lost at APOEL and BATE in their last two, while they’ve lost five of their last seven, conceding 18 times across those games. We’re backing a home win as our main tip here, while we like a 2-1 victory as our correct score pick.