"Dynamo vs. Galatasaray: Europa League match preview"

For Dynamo, this match will hold no tournament significance, as the team has failed to earn any points in the last six rounds. Previously, they suffered a heavy defeat to Lazio (0:3), lost to Hoffenheim (0:2), were beaten by Roma (0:1), were thrashed by Ferencváros (0:4), stumbled against Viktoria Plzeň (1:2), and were humiliated by Real Sociedad (0:3).

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On Tuesday, January 21, a match of the 7th round of the group stage of the UEFA Europa League will take place in Istanbul, where the local team "Galatasaray" will host "Dynamo Kyiv." The game at the "Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi" stadium is set to kick off at 17:30 Kyiv time. The match will be officiated by an Estonian referee team led by 43-year-old Kristo Tohver (with Marco Liiva overseeing VAR).

For "Dynamo," this match holds no tournament significance – after the previous 6 rounds, the Kyiv team has not earned a single point (they previously suffered a heavy defeat to "Lazio" (0:3), lost to "Hoffenheim" (0:2), fell to "Roma" (0:1), were crushed by "Ferencváros" (0:4), stumbled against "Victoria Plzeň" (1:2), and were humiliated by "Real Sociedad" (0:3)).

Conversely, for "Galatasaray," the duel with "Dynamo" is extremely important – the Turks are in the top 6 of the Europa League (12 points) and are one of five teams that have not suffered a single defeat in the current European competition. The "Lions" started with a home victory against Greek PAOK (3:1), followed by an away draw with Latvian RFS (2:2). They then secured home wins over Swedish "Elfsborg" (4:3) and London "Tottenham" (3:2), as well as away draws with Dutch AZ (1:1) and Swedish "Malmö" (2:2).

Interestingly, the two most decorated clubs from their respective countries – Ukraine and Turkey – have never faced each other in official matches. They met only once, in April 2022, during a friendly match as part of Dynamo Kyiv's charity tour "Match For Peace!", aimed at raising awareness of the horrific war in Ukraine and collecting funds to support Ukrainians affected by the war with the Russian aggressor. At that time, "Dynamo" won 3:1, with goals scored by Vitaliy Buyalskyi, Artem Besedin, and Viktor Tsygankov.

FAVBET considers "Galatasaray" the clear favorite in this matchup. They offer odds of 1.23 for a victory for "Galatasaray," while "Dynamo's" success is valued at 12.50. A draw is priced at 6.80. Experts anticipate a high-scoring game: the standard total for over 2.5 goals is 1.41, while under 2.5 goals is at 2.90. The players with the highest chances of scoring for the Turks are Nigerian Victor Osimhen (1.45) and Argentine Mauro Icardi (1.60), while for the Ukrainians, it’s Vladyslav Vanat (5.35), Matviy Ponomarenko, and Eduardo Guerrero (5.85).

Where to watch the Europa League match between "Galatasaray" and "Dynamo"

The match will be broadcast by the media service MEGOGO – the official broadcaster of European competitions in Ukraine. Games can be viewed with subscriptions to "Sport," "Maximum," and "MEGOPACK XL." Commentators for the match will be Vitaliy Volochay and Vitaliy Pokhvala. An analytical studio will begin at 16:50, hosted by Oleksandra Kucherenko and Volodymyr Kobelykov. The invited guests will include football blogger and comedian Oleg Maslyuk and former Ukrainian national team player Oleksandr Holovko.