It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League Play-offs meeting between Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
Dynamo Kyiv have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Benfica form and stats
Action has already taken place for Benfica in Champions League as they have defeated Midtjylland to reach the Play-offs. Benfica participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Liverpool.The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Benfica at their home stadium (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica) is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
The Benfica goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the Primeira Liga.
Benfica are returning here after guesting Dynamo Kyiv in a Champions League fixture and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Mário (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.91/10. Mário served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 50 successful passes (of 52 total).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Casa Pia.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Benfica home games with this odds we find 16 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 12 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 9 matches were won by at least two goals.
Benfica are traveling soon after this match as the Primeira Liga match at Boavista awaits in four days.
Benfica has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Dynamo Kyiv form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Sturm Graz and Fenerbahce in order to reach play-offs of Champions League. They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the group stage.The strength of Dynamo Kyiv on their travels this season is incredible with 25 points collected from 9 Premier League away games. Dynamo Kyiv has 8-1-0 on the road, with 25 goals scored and 6 conceded. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Champions League home defeat versus Benfica with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Defender Zabarnyi was the best team player with a rating of 7.32. Zabarnyi won 5 of 5 duels.
A quick return to home after this game, as Dynamo Kyiv are hosting Dnipro-1 in the Premier League only four days away.
Dynamo Kyiv are a potent attacking force on the road with their 25 goals in 9 league games. It's not easy to score on Dynamo Kyiv as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Benfica have not lost in the last 5 fixtures (4-1-0) facing Dynamo Kyiv.Dynamo Kyiv - Benfica 0-2 was the scoreline in these contenders' latest H2H fixture, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 2 goals |  G. Moraes Junior 1 goals |
Benfica missing players
Dynamo Kyiv missing players
| Benfica | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 18 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 11 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 56 | 35 | Scored | S | 32 | 36 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Conceded | C | 23 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 28% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 28% | 32% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.2 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 31% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Porto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Boavista | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Sporting CP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Portimonense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Estoril | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Chaves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Vizela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Arouca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Casa Pia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Pacos de Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | Rio Ave | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 18 | Famalicao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 39 | 47 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 38 | 45 |
| 3 | Dnipro-1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 40 |
| 4 | Zorya | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Vorskla | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Desna | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | Kolos Kovalivka | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Veres | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Lviv | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 17 |
| 13 | Chornomorets | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 14 |
| 14 | Inhulets | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 13 |
| 15 | Minai | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 10 |
| 16 | Mariupol | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -23 | 8 |
