Dynamo Kyiv vs Rennes Match Analysis and Prediction

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Following a dramatic 2-1 defeat to Rennes on matchday three at he Europa League, Dynamo Kyiv will be looking for some revenge when they play host to the Ligue 1 side at Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Stadium on Thursday.

The hosts are one of five clubs in this competition who are yet to earn a single point in the group stage, while the visitors are tied for first in Group B alongside Fenerbahce on seven points.

At the weekend, Mircea Lucescu saw his side secure a third successive shutout in league action, beating Rukh Vinnyky 3-0 for their third straight domestic victory, outscoring their opponents 5-0 over that period.

However, things have not gone quite as smoothly for Dynamo in the Europa League, conceding five times so far, losing all three of their matches, and defeat this week would eliminate them from the competition.

Bilo-syni have won each of their last two home matches against French opponents, previously beating Guingamp in 2014-15 and Stade Rennais in 2018-19 at the Europa League, and winning two of their last three home matches in all compeitions.

Meanwhile, Rennes can virtually do no wrong at the moment, beating Nantes 3-0 in league action on Sunday, extending their unbeaten streak to nine games across all competitions.

Rennes have scored multiple goals in every one of their games played this month, tallying a total of eight in their last three matches, while they are getting contributions from various sources in the Europa League with five players scoring for them in three group encounters.

Bruno Genesio’s side are currently the third-highest-scoring club in Ligue 1 with 20 goals, but have never won an away game against Ukrainian opponents, losing 2-1 to Dynamo Kyiv in this competition’s 2018-19 group stage and being defeated 1-0 by Tavriya Simferopol at the 2008 Intertoto Cup.

Dynamo Kyiv vs Rennes head to head

These two teams have previously met on just three occasions in the Europa League, where Dynamo Kyiv have claimed two victories while Rennes have won one. Rennes have scored four goals and conceded six in the process.

Rennes 1-2 Dinamo Kiev 25/10/18

Dinamo Kiev 3-1 Rennes 08/11/18

Rennes 2-1 Dinamo Kiev 06/10/22

Dynamo Kyiv latest home form

Dynamo Kyiv have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just teo of their five most recent matches. They defeated Rukh Vynnyky 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded six.

Dinamo Kiev 0-2 Benfica 17/08/22

Dinamo Kiev 0-3 Dnipro-1 28/08/22

Dinamo Kiev 1-0 Lviv 11/09/22

Dinamo Kiev 0-1 AEK Larnaca 15/09/22

Dinamo Kiev 3-0 Rukh Vynnyky 09/10/22

Dynamo Kyiv latest away form

Dynamo Kyiv have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Rennes in their last away game in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded 10.

Benfica 3-0 Dinamo Kiev 23/08/22

Zorya 3-2 Dinamo Kiev 03/09/22

Fenerbahce 2-1 Dinamo Kiev 08/09/22

Minai 0-1 Dinamo Kiev 02/10/22

Rennes 2-1 Dinamo Kiev 06/10/22

Rennes latest home form

Rennes have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Nantes 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 15 goals and conceded just four.

Rennes 3-1 Brest 31/08/22

Rennes 5-0 Auxerre 11/09/22

Rennes 2-2 Fenerbahce 15/09/22

Rennes 2-1 Dinamo Kiev 06/10/22

Rennes 3-0 Nantes 09/10/22

Rennes latest away form

Rennes have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Strasbourg 3-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded six.

Lens 2-1 Rennes 27/08/22

Troyes 1-1 Rennes 04/09/22

AEK Larnaca 1-2 Rennes 08/09/22

Marseille 1-1 Rennes 18/09/22

Strasbourg 1–3 Rennes 01/10/22

Dynamo Kyiv news

Dynamo Kyiv goalkeeper Denys Boyko collected his third successive clean sheet domestically at the weekend, as Vitaliy Buyalskyi had a brace, with Oleksandr Tymchyk scoring.

There were three changes to their starting XI from matchday two to three, Denys Popov, Volodymyr Shepelyev and Artem Besedin replaced Oleksandr Syrota, Oleksandr Andriyevskyi and Denys Harmash.

Rennes news

Rennes striker Amine Gouiri scored his 25th career goal in Ligue 1 on Sunday, while Steve Mandanda collected a clean sheet in that game, stopping three Nantes efforts.

Warmed Omari is nearing a return from his groin problem, while Baptiste Santamaria is out until early January due to an ankle injury.

Prediction and Odds

Rennes are currently playing their best football of the campaign and scoring goals regularly, while also looking a lot like the club that scored the second-most times in Ligue 1 a season ago.

Dynamo Kyiv have recently been solid defensively at home, but we not expect Rennes to pick up at least a point .

Odds: 1 2.28 X 2.05 2 2.20