Dynamo Kyiv vs Viktoria Plzen Prediction, Preview, Team News, and Lineups | UEFA Europa League, November 28, 2024

Dynamo Kyiv vs Viktoria Plzen Preview

• Tournament: UEFA Europa League
• Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024
• Time: 5:45 pm GMT
• Venue: Volksparkstadion

Dynamo Kyiv will host Viktoria Plzen in an important UEFA Europa League clash at the Volksparkstadion on Thursday. With four games gone in the league stage and table starting to take shape, each match becomes vital now.

Dynamo Kyiv find themselves at the rock bottom of the league stage table after four games, having lost all of their games so far. They first lost 3-0 against Lazio at home before losing 2-0 against Hoffenheim away. They then lost 1-0 against AS Roma away before being hammered by Ferencvaros 4-0 at home.

Viktoria Plzen, meanwhile, are 16^th in the table with six points in four games but are just three points behind the top 8. They drew 3-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt away and 0-0 against Ludogorets at home. They played out another draw (2-2) against PAOK away before beating Real Sociedad 2-1 at home.

While it appears unlikely that Dynamo Kyiv will make it to the knockouts, Viktoria Plzen will see this as a opportunity for three big points.

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Dynamo Kyiv Team News

Dynamo Kyiv will be without Vladyslav Dubinchak due to suspension. Meanwhile, Brayan Ceballos and Vladimir Shepelev are both out injured and are unlikely to feature against Viktoria Plzen.

Viktoria Plzen Team News

For Viktoria Plzen, Christophe Kabongo, Jan Sykora, Matej Valenta, and Rafiu Durosinmi remain out due to their injuries. Valenta could make the bench against Dynamo but the other three will return next month.

Predicted Lineups

Dynamo Kyiv predicted lineup (3-4-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Georgiy Bushchan

Defenders: Kristian Bilovar, Denys Popov, Taras Mykhavko

Midfielders: Oleksandr Karavaev, Volodymyr Brazhko, Mykola Shaparenko, Kostyantyn Vivcharenko

Attackers: Vitality Buyalskyi, Vladyslav Kavayev, Vladyslav Vanat

Viktoria Plzen predicted lineup (3-4-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Martin Jedlicka

Defenders: Vaclav Jemelka, Svetozar Markovic, Sampson Dweh

Midfielders: Cheick Souare, Lukas Cerv, Lukas Kalvach, Cadu

Attackers: Pavel Sulc, Matej Vydra, Daniel Vasulin

Dynamo Kyiv vs Viktoria Plzen H2H Record

In their previous two meetings, Dynamo Kyiv have won once and one match ended in a draw (as per SofaScore).

Last 5 results:

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Key Players to watch in Dynamo Kyiv vs Viktoria Plzen

Vladyslav Vanat

The Ukrainian centre-forward has been in terrific form for Dynamo Kyiv this season and is their top scorer in the domestic league. He has scored seven goals and provided two assists in 11 league games. He also scored two goals and provided two assists in six UEFA Champions League Qualifiers. However, he’s failed to provide a goal contribution in his four Europa League appearances this season. Vanat has registered five goals and two assists in his last five games across competitions and will be eager to open his tally in the Europa League on Thursday.

Pavel Sulc

Pavel Sulc has been excellent for Viktoria Plzen this season. He’s scored five goals and provided two assists in 14 appearances in the domestic league and is the club’s top scorer. He has also scored one goal and provided one assist in four UEFA Europa League matches. He scored a goal in their 3-3 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt and provided an assist in their 2-1 win over Real Sociedad. With a win so important for Viktoria Plzen, Sulc will be keen to make a big impact against Dynamo.

Dynamo Kyiv vs Viktoria Plzen Prediction

Dynamo Kyiv have yet to win a single game in the Europa League this season. They have, however, just one defeat in their last six games across competitions with four wins and one draw. Their only loss, though, came against Ferencvaros at home in a 4-0 hammering in their last UEL game.

They then beat Polissya Zhytomyr 2-1 and Chornomorets Odesa 3-1 in the league and will look to continue their run against Viktoria Plzen. The Czech side, meanwhile, have lost just once in their last 12 games across competitions. Viktoria’s only loss in that run came against Slovacko away in the league.

They beat Hradec Karlove 1-0 away from home in their last game in the league. They are unbeaten in the Europa League this season with three draws and one win. They need all three points against Dynamo Kyiv and are likely to secure it as well.

Predicted Score: Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Viktoria Plzen

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