Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Stade Rennes
Match Time & Date:
25/10/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Dynamo Kyiv
Following a 2-0 loss to Astana in Kazakhstan, Rennes will be aiming to return to winning ways in the Europa League when they host Dynamo Kiev at their Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir. Rennes did well to beat Jablonec 2-1 in the opening match of their Europa League campaign, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Dynamo Kiev. Les Rouges et Noirs are tough to beat at home, which is the main reason why we predict they are going to grab something from the match. The Ukrainians shared the spoils with Astana and Jablonec in the first two group games and seeing that they are not regarded as good travelers, we predict that they are going to share the spoils with Rennes in France on Thursday evening. The two teams have never met before in European competitions.
Highlighted Player (Mexer):
Edson Andre Sitoe “Mexer”, who was born in Maputo, Mozambique on September 8, 1988, began his senior career at Desportivo Maputo and he scored three goals in 97 appearances for the club. Mexer played for his home-town club from 2006 to 2010 and in the winter of 2010 he joined Portuguese side Sporting for a fee of €173,000.
The Mozambique centre-back was quickly loaned to Olhanense and it has to be noted that he made 39 appearances for the Primeira Liga club in the league. In 2012 he was sold to fellow Portuguese outfit Nacional and after playing 57 league games for the club, Mexer moved to France. The 187-cm-tall footballer signed a contract with Rennes in January, 2014 and he has been playing for les Rouges et Noirs ever since.
Mexer made his debut for Mozambique national team in 2007 and he represented Os Mambas at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored his first goal for Mozambique in a 5-0 win over South Sudan in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
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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