Chelsea welcome the visitors Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa League Play-offs – 1/8 Finals. The match will be held on Thursday, March, 7th, at the Stamford Bridge (London).
In London, Chelsea will certainly look more solid. They will probably score to Dynamo Kyiv, as they did in 11 of 14 home clashes in the national league and in all 3 group stage rounds held at home. Also, they netted to Malmo in the 1/16 final, yet thrice. Most likely, Chelsea will upset the opposition more than once, to ensure a safer handicap for their travel to Kyiv.
| 2 x £10 Free Bet | Review | |||
| 100$-500$ for No Lose Free Bets | Review | |||
| 100% up to £200 | Review | |||
| Not available | Review |
The only thing that the Ukrainians may do in this situation is to score a goal out, to have a chance to progress further. With all due respect to Dynamo, they are very unlikely to pass the ‘Blues’ now. Will the Kyiv outfit feature any chance to net? Off course, they will. Chelsea are strong in the attack – in 28 home Premiere League encounters, they made 49 goals. Their defense is not faultless, however, – the team missed 30 goals in the national league. In the last round, they even allowed to the second-last Fulham. Dynamo are cautious about their opportunities in counterattacks. In the Europa League, they scored in all rounds but for the last group stage one against Jablonec, which was a dead rubber though.
Basically, Chelsea may score 3 goals themselves, and they will most probably be keen on doing so, to feel safe in Ukraine. Anyways, Dynamo, will not park the bus throughout the match, attacking from time to time. And they may possibly manage to score to the hosts. Indeed, Dynamo won’t benefit from the Spanish forward Sol who has recently joined them – the player was injured in the last round against Desna; but the travelers boast the young and ambitious Shaparenko, Buyalskyi, Tsyhankov, and Harmash who is capable of fighting in the air even against the Londoners. Thus, the match is expected to produce 3 goals for sure. We could also bet on the hosts’ win and over 2.5 goals made, – the odds are little higher there – but we’d better stick to the total only.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals.
