Dinamo Kiev vs Rangers Match Analysis & Prediction
06/08/2024 9:00 pm
Rangers embark on their latest Champions League qualifying campaign on Tuesday night, when they travel to Poland for the first leg of a third qualifying round tie against Dynamo Kyiv.
Finishing second in last season’s Scottish Premiership with a relatively disappointing tally of 85 points, Rangers trailed by eight behind champions Celtic after stumbling towards the campaign’s conclusion.
Philippe Clement’s side won just four of their last 10 league matches and the Scottish Cup final to their bitter rivals from across the Glasgow divide, so a fast start was desired this season.
However, after losing three of four pre-season matches – to Ajax, Manchester United and Birmingham City – Rangers travelled to Tynecastle for their first game of the 2024-25 Premiership on Saturday.
Hearts held firm for a goalless draw in the Scottish capital, and ahead of an upcoming home game against Motherwell, the Gers must meet Dinamo Kiev in the Polish city of Lubin, hoping to avoid another setback to boost hopes of a successful campaign.
Last season, they managed one win from four Europa League matches away from Ibrox before exiting to Benfica in the last 16. Now, they will aim to stay in contention for a precious Champions League playoff by frustrating their third-round hosts.
While Rangers were in domestic action at the weekend, Dinamo Kiev were spared participation in the Ukrainian Premier League’s opening matchday and should arrive fresh-legged in Lubin, where they will play due to the ongoing war in their home nation.
Dinamo finished second in the top flight last season, narrowly missing out on their first title since 2021 as they came in just two points adrift of champions Shakhtar Donetsk and automatically qualified for the Champions League’s preliminary rounds.
Entering at the second stage, with an apparently tough tie against Partizan Belgrade, Mykola Shaparenko, Volodymyr Brazhko and Oleksandr Karavaev all scored during a four-minute salvo just before halftime in a 6-2 first-leg win that effectively put them through after one game.
Adding three more away from home, with veteran striker Andriy Yarmolenko joining Vladyslav Vanat and Karavaev on the scoresheet in the second leg, produced an aggregate result that will further build confidence following a largely successful pre-season.
Dinamo’s most recent attempt at qualifying for the Champions League saw them beaten 5-0 by Benfica in the 2022 playoffs, and they then failed to reach the Europa Conference League proper in 2023, going out to Besiktas.
However, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s side do boast a proud history in the Champions League and they progressed to the last 16 just eight years ago.
Dinamo Kiev vs. Rangers Head to head
This will be the first meeting between these two teams.
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Dinamo Kiev Team News
Dinamo Kiev are set to name a similar XI to that which started the first leg of their second-round tie with Partizan, featuring Yarmolenko, who has scored 23 goals in 98 UEFA competition appearances.
Vanat should also start up front, having scored 14 times in the Ukrainian Premier League last season, while Vitaliy Buyalskyi captains the side from midfield.
Dinamo Kiev's Last 5 Matches
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14/07/2024Brondby0Dinamo Kiev4Club Friendlies
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17/07/2024Dinamo Kiev1Mamelodi Sundowns0Club Friendlies
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18/07/2024Union Berlin3Dinamo Kiev2Club Friendlies
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23/07/2024Dinamo Kiev6Partizan2Champions League
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31/07/2024Partizan0Dinamo Kiev3Champions League
Rangers Team News
Centre-back signing Robin Propper has arrived from fellow Champions League qualifying hopefuls FC Twente and could potentially make his debut on Tuesday, after missing out against Hearts.
Vaclav Cerny, on loan from Wolfsburg, was given half an hour as a substitute at Tynecastle, so the Czech winger may now be ready to start here.
Rangers's Last 5 Matches
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13/07/2024Ajax2Rangers1Club Friendlies
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20/07/2024Rangers0Manchester United2Club Friendlies
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24/07/2024Birmingham City2Rangers1Club Friendlies
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27/07/2024Union Berlin4Rangers4Club Friendlies
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03/08/2024Hearts0Rangers0Premiership
Dinamo Kiev vs. Rangers: Odds and Predictions
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