Partizan Belgrade v Dynamo Kiev

Partizan Belgrade vs Dynamo Kyiv Preview

Partizan Belgrade find themselves in a similar position to that of Rigas as the Serbian hosts look to chase down a four-goal deficit in this return leg of their Champions League 2nd qualifying round tie against Dynamo Kyiv following a resounding 6-2 loss in last week's 1st leg tie at the Arena Lublin in Poland.

Partizan Belgrade have picked up wins either side of last week's 6-2 loss at the hands of Dynamo Kyiv as the hosts have made a promising start to the new Serbian Super Liga season by collecting back-to-back wins against Napredak and Jedinstvo Ub in 1-0 and 4-0 victories respectively, both of which were gained on their travels as well.

The hosts secured a place in this season's qualifying stages of the Champions League thanks to a runners-up finish behind their city rivals, Red Star Belgrade, following the conclusion of the Championship Round but the hosts have produced a mixed bag of results overall.

Indeed, Aleksandar Stanojevic's side have managed to capture just five wins in their last 16 matches in all competitions, one of which was a win on penalties against Dinamo Moscow in a pre-season friendly, while four of these five wins were also recorded on their travels.

Dynamo Kyiv are still currently in pre-season mode as the new Ukrainian domestic top flight season has not yet commenced but nevertheless, Dynamo Kyiv have lost just once in their six warm-up games, that being a 3-2 loss away from home at Union Berlin, but the visitors have also picked up three wins as well.

Victories against Inhulets' 4-0, Brondby 4-0 and Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 gave Dynamo Kyiv a solid platform to begin their Champions League campaign and indeed they reaped the benefits of this with last week's 6-2 win against Partizan Belgrade.

The bigger picture shows that despite having had to transfer all of their league games across to nearby Poland, Dynamo Kyiv have lost just twice in their last 29 matches in all competitions, thus underlining how difficult they have made themselves to beat, both home and away.

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi's side have also been tough to beat on their travels as well in recent times as the Ukrainian outfit have suffered just two defeats in their last 12 outings on the road, and having also collected eight wins in the process as well, Dynamo Kyiv again look to hold the upper hand here.

Partizan Belgrade v Dynamo Kyiv Verdict

Partizan Belgrade have lost eight of their last 16 matches overall while Dynamo Kyiv have been tough to beat overall, so the visitors get the nod in this upcoming clash at the Stadion Partizana.

Therefore, our main bet will be Dynamo Kyiv win @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Dynamo Kyiv win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.50

Correct Score: Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 @ 9.00