Benfica, who have won their last 11 games, host Dynamo Kyiv in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying playoff round clash on Tuesday with kickoff at 10 pm.
Benfica remained on course to reach the Champions League group stages after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv last Wednesday in the first leg of their qualifying playoff-round clash.
In a thrilling contest at the Wladyslaw Krol Municipal Stadium, Gilberto gave the Portuguese side the perfect start with a ninth-minute goal before Goncalo Ramos rounded up the scoring with a 37th-minute strike.
Before that, Aguias made two wins from their opening two games of the new Primeira Liga campaign as they saw off newly-promoted Casa Pia 1-0 thanks to Ramos’s second-half effort.
Last week’s first-leg defeat saw Dynamo Kiev’s unbeaten run at the end of the qualifiers. Before that, Mircea Lucescu’s men kicked off their hunt for a place in the group stages of Europe’s biggest club competition with a 2-1 aggregate victory over Fenerbahce back in July/
This was followed by a 1-0 home victory over Sturm Graz in the first leg of their third qualifying round clash on August 3, and then a 2-1 win away from home to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory against them.
Benfica vs. Dynamo Kyiv Head to Head
Both sides have five games against each other, with the hosts taking four wins while the visitors are winless. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Benfica
- Casa Pia 0-1 Benfica
- FC Midtjylland 1-3 Benfica
- Benfica 4-0 Arouca
Away
- Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Benfica
- SK Sturm Graz 1-2 Dynamo Kyiv
- Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 SK Sturm Graz
- Everton 3-0 Dynamo Kyiv
Benfica Team News
As long as there are no new injuries, Benfica are expected to field the same starting lineup as they did in the previous game. Lucas Verissimo and Joao Victor remain sidelined with knee and leg injuries.
Dynamo Kyiv Team News
Dynamo Kyiv will be without defender Volodymyr Kostevych, who has been out of action since last December through injury. He is joined on the club’s injury table by forward Vladyslav Supryaga, who has been out of action since sustaining a hip injury in July’s 2-1 friendly defeat against Royal Antwerp.
Prediction and Odds
Benfica head into Monday’s matchup as one of the most in-form sides in the Champions League qualifiers. They are looking to build on their victory earlier in the competition.
- Home Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- First Half: 0-0
