Besiktas vs Dynamo Kyiv
UEFA Champions League – Group B
Date: Wednesday, 28th September, 2016
Kick-off: 19:45 UK.
Venue: BJK Inonu Stadium, Besiktas.
Besiktas and Dynamo Kiev meet in the Champions League 2016-17 group stage on Wednesday.
Both teams enter this game with an opportunity to jump up in the standings. Besiktas was opportunistic in its opening game in Portugal. Facing Benfica in its stadium, the team was not given much of a chance to win. And that outcome seemed certain late in the game until the team turned the tide and found the tying goal with time winding down on extra time.
The 1-1 draw game the Turkish team a chance to take advantage at home against a team that could not do the same in its own game.
Dynamo Kiev wound up dropping points against Napoli despite holding a 1-0 lead in the first half. Two late goals from the Italian side turned the tide and left Kiev at the bottom of the table without a single point to count on.
Besiktas vs Dynamo Kyiv: Head-to-Head Stats
Besiktas and Dynamo Kiev have met for a total of 8 times in UEFA competitions, with the latest 6 coming in the Europa League. Kiev lead the stats with 5 wins as against Benfica’s 2 wins, with 1 match ending in a draw. The Ukraine outfit also hold a healthy goal aggregate of 17 to 5.
Besiktas’ home record against Kiev in 4 matches is 2 wins and 2 draws. With the latest coming in the group stages of Europa League in 2011/12 season which finished in a 1-0 win for the Turkish outfit.
The two defeats to Besiktas remains the only defeats for Kiev in 9 trips to Turkey to take on Super Lig outfits. They won 4 and drawn 3 during the period.
Besiktas vs Dynamo Kyiv: Prediction
Besiktas are unbeaten in the 7 competitive matches since the beginning of the season. They have scored in every match regardless of the venue with 3 wins and 4 draws. They are coming on the back of a tough fixture against Galatasaray on the weekend which finished 2-2 and will be high on confidence and morale.
Dynamo Kiev on the aftermath on the 2-1 defeat to Napoli went on to loss again in the league fixture against Zorya. They have now bounced back with a win against Olimpik Donetsk, which is their first win in 5 competitive matches. Their record against Besiktas is fairly even, but the home side on current form are clear favourites for a surprise result on Wednesday evening.
By the look of the scoring forms of these two sides, the match is likely to see over 2.5 goals. Also, Besiktas have conceded in their last 4 home matches this season. So both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at is my recommended bet for this game.
Besiktas vs Dynamo Kyiv: Bet Tips
Over 2.5 goals at 2.15 (23/20)
Both Teams to Score at 1.90 (10/11)
Besiktas to Win at 2.25 (5/4).
