Fenerbahce vs Dynamo Kiev

Fenerbahce and Dynamo Kiev are set to trade tackles at the Ülker Stadyumu in the second leg of their evenly-poised Champions League second qualifying round tie.

Fenerbahce dominated proceedings in the first leg held in Poland, yet not even 12 shots on goal, including six on target, were enough to earn them a win. A goalless draw in Lodz may have snapped the Turkish side’s impressive five-game winning streak, but it has also taken their unbeaten run to a staggering 20 games (W15, D5). Moreover, ‘Sarı Kanaryalar’ have been a force to be reckoned with at home lately, going unbeaten in their last seven competitive home outings (W5, D2), five of which saw them score 2+ goals. That said, Jorge Jesus’ men have lost both continental fixtures in 2022, courtesy of a brace of 3-2 defeats to Slavia Praha in their 2021/22 Europa Conference League last-32 tie.

As for Dynamo Kiev, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen them last feature in a competitive fixture in December 2021 and lose a host of foreign stars in the meantime. It comes as no surprise that they come into this encounter winless in three consecutive matches (D1, L2), two of which saw them fail to get on the scoresheet. Even at full capacity, Mircea Lucescu’s men have struggled to find rhythm across their most recent continental travels, losing their last three in a row by an aggregate score of 8-0. But they can at least find some comfort knowing they have won their five previous competitive away matches, scoring an average of 3.2 goals per game.