Galatasaray vs Dynamo Kyiv forecast, H2H & Possible Line-ups – January 21, 2025
The 7th round clash of the Europa League pool stage will occur on Tuesday in Istanbul, where Galatasaray will entertain Dynamo Kyiv. I recommend wagering on the result of this confrontation with favorable prospects of triumph.
Match overview
The Istanbul squad continues to exhibit steadiness in the Europa League pool stage, staying unbeaten. In this regard, only four other clubs can claim a similar feat. Okan Buruk’s crew concluded their last two away fixtures in stalemates: first against AZ Alkmaar (1-1) and then against Malmö (2-2).
These outcomes enabled the team to fortify their stance in 6th place in the rankings. A triumph in the forthcoming match will confirm the club’s berth in the competition’s playoffs. Over the weekend, Galatasaray competed in an away fixture against Hatayspor and surprisingly dropped points, tying 1-1. Before this, the club had secured five straight victories in the Süper Lig.
Kyiv, conversely, failed to earn any points in the last round, enduring a heavy 0-3 setback to Real Sociedad. This constituted the third substantial loss for the Ukrainian team in this Europa League expedition. In the remaining three fixtures, they were defeated by narrower margins.
The outcome: Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s squad was the first to lose even a hypothetical chance of progressing to the playoffs. Furthermore, the club remains the weakest in the tournament in terms of both scoring, with just one goal, and goals allowed – 15 in total. Dynamo Kyiv’s winless run in the Europa League has now extended to 14 matches (1 draw and 13 defeats).
Likely lineups
Galatasaray: Fernando Muslera – Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Davinson Sánchez, Elias Jelert – Metehan Baltacı, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Berkan Kutlu – Dries Mertens, Yunus Akgün, Michy Batshuayi.
Dynamo Kyiv: Heorhiy Bushchan – Kristian Bilovar, Maksym Dyachuk, Denys Popov – Vladyslav Dubinchak, Volodymyr Brazhko, Mykola Mykhailenko, Oleksandr Karavayev – Valentyn Rubchynskyi, Nazar Voloshyn – Eduardo Guerrero.
Match facts and head-to-head
The “both teams to score” wager has succeeded in Galatasaray’s last 10 fixtures.
The “over 2.5 total goals” choice has succeeded in 4 out of their last 5 fixtures.
In this season, Galatasaray lost three fixtures: two to Young Boys in the UCL qualifiers and one to Beşiktaş in the Super Cup.
Forecast
Dynamo Kyiv is outright humiliating their nation on the global stage this season. Not even their harshest detractors expected such a dismal showing. It is improbable that the Kyiv team will withstand in Istanbul. Our wager: “Galatasaray to win with a handicap (-1.5)” at odds of 1.65.
Forecast on match W1(-1.5)