Champions League betting and spectator preview: Dynamo Kyiv and FC Barcelona meet at NSK Olimpijs'kyj to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Dynamo and FC Barcelona.
It's quite the trip for FC Barcelona when visiting Dynamo as the cities are 3100 kilometers apart.
Dynamo Kyiv form and stats
Dynamo was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.Dynamo Kyiv have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 19 points collected from 7 matches (6-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the table. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in this competition. Dynamo has a nice streak going on as they have played 30 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Shakhtar Donetsk defeat 359 days ago.
A strong away win for Dynamo against Mariupol the last match, as Sergiy Sydorchuk (2) and Mykola Shaparenko were on target.
Before that match, a Ukrainian Cup win away at Mariupol.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Vorskla are coming to town in four days.
Dynamo are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at NSK Olimpijs'kyj in their league games, having scored an impressive 20 goals in 7 matches. Dynamo Kyiv have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.
FC Barcelona form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when PSG drew the shortest straw.The visitors are W0-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. Total Champions League statistics for FC Barcelona: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses. FC Barcelona has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Barcelona's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Deportivo Alaves that finished 1-1. Memphis Depay, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.0. Depay scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 60 successful passes (of 69 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Rayo Vallecano's place.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Barcelona manager S. Barjuán i Esclusa as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Celta de Vigo.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Barcelona's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. As opposed to that, Barcelona have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
FC Barcelona - Dynamo 1-0 was the end result in these sides' last head to head match, played this season. Dynamo Kyiv-FC Barcelona H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Dynamo zero wins, FC Barcelona five wins, zero draws. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  V. Tsygankov 9 goals |  D. Harmash 6 goals |  V. Buyalskyy 6 goals |
Dynamo Kyiv missing players
FC Barcelona missing players
| Dynamo Kyiv | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Scored | S | 12 | 40 | ||
| 26 | 1 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 11% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 89% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 24% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 12 | ||
| 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 40% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| 2 | Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | FC Barcelona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 35 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 32 |
| 3 | Vorskla | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Zorya | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Dnipro-1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Veres | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Desna | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Rukh Vynnyky | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Kolos Kovalivka | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | Inhulets | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
| 13 | Minai | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Lviv | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 7 |
| 15 | Chornomorets | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 7 |
| 16 | Mariupol | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -17 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Barcelona | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | Valencia | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Elche | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alaves | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Granada | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 19 | Levante | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Getafe | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 3 |