Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Galatasaray
Match Time & Date:
21/01/2025
16:30
Prediction: 3-1
Dynamo Kyiv
Galatasaray and Dynamo Kiev square off against each other at Rams Park in the opening match of the Europa League round 7. The Yellow-Reds aim to cement their spot in top eight, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Former Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez should overcome his minor injury, but both Mauro Icardi and Gabriel Sara remain in the recovery room.
The Ukrainians, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom of the standings with zero points in their pocket. As Dynamo Kyiv have nothing to play for in Tuesday’s clash, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Istanbul. It has to be noted that the two sides face each other for the first time in the Europa League.
Highlighted Player (Dries Mertens):
Dries Mertens is a Belgian football player born on the 6th of May 1987 in Leuven. Mertens started his football career in the youth of RSC Anderlecht and AA Gent. In season 2005/2006 he made his debut for the first team of AA Gent.
After playing for AGOVV, FC Utrecht and PSV Mertens got transferred to Napoli for approximately 9.5 million euro. Mertens made his debut for the Belgian national team in October 2010 and played over 40 games for the national team already. Mertens played during World Cup 2014 and EURO 2016 for Belgium.
Mertens is a right attacking midfielder, which can play as a forward as well. Mertens is known for being a very small fast player, which has the ability to get past several defenders and deliver a cross to his team mates. In his career Mertens didn’t win any big prizes yet. The biggest achievements of Mertens are winning the Dutch national cup with PSV in 2011/2012, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa in 2014 with Napoli.
Highlighted Team (Dynamo Kyiv):
The most successful football club in Ukraine, Dynamo Kyiv has not been relegated to a lower division since its inception in 1927. First founded as a part of the Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, Dynamo Kyiv became a member of the Ukrainian Premier League after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Over the course of its rich history, Dynamo Kyiv has won the total of 28 national titles, 13 of which came during the Soviet era. In addition, Dynamo Kyiv won 20 national cup competitions, while it also grabbed 3 major continental trophies, including two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups. Oleh Blokhin remains to this date the most successful player of the Ukrainian giants with his 266 goals scored for the Kyiv club.
However, current Ukraine national team head coach Andriy Shevchenko is arguably the most recognisable player in Dynamo Kyiv history. Former Milan and Chelsea star scored the total of 124 goal during his two stints with the Ukrainian club.
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