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- Competition: Conference League
- Date: 18th December 2025
- Kick-off: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
- Venue: Lublin Arena
Dynamo Kyiv are still hunting for a second European win this season, and Thursday night offers another chance when FC Noah come around. The Blue and Whites sit fourth in the Ukrainian Premier League, while Noah are fifth back home in Armenia, so on paper the domestic form feels fairly balanced. Europe tells a different story, though. There’s a five point gap between the two in the Conference League, which makes the outcome feel less straightforward than it first looks. Below, I’ll run through the form, the squad news, and where the betting angles start to make sense.
H2H stats
This will be the first time Dynamo Kyiv and FC Noah have faced each other, which always adds a bit of uncertainty. Dynamo have some limited experience against Armenian sides, taking a win and a draw from their last two such meetings. Noah are stepping into unfamiliar territory, with no previous games against Ukrainian opposition to lean on.
Dynamo Kyiv team overview
Dynamo’s European season has been a slog. Early exits against Pafos and Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers dropped the Blue and Whites into the Conference League, and the slide didn’t really stop there.
Igor Kostyuk’s side have won just one of their five European matches so far, losing the other four. Still, there is one result Dynamo will keep replaying in their heads. The 6-0 demolition of Zrinjski Mostar at this very ground showed what this group can do when confidence clicks.
In terms of personnel, Dynamo remain without their top scorer Vitaliy Buyalskyi, who has five goals this season but is sidelined with a bruising issue. That puts more responsibility on Oleksandr Karavaev, who has chipped in with four goals and should be influential from deeper areas, while Nazar Voloshyn is expected to lead the attack.
Volodymyr Brazhko and Denys Popov are also unavailable, dealing with rib and muscle injuries.
Last matches of Dynamo Kyiv
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Dynamo Kyiv
3 : 0
Veres
Premier League
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Fiorentina
2 : 1
Dynamo Kyiv
Europa Conference League
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Kudrivka
1 : 2
Dynamo Kyiv
Premier League
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Dynamo Kyiv
1 : 2
SK Poltava
Premier League
-
AC Omonia
2 : 0
Dynamo Kyiv
Europa Conference League
Dynamo Kyiv lineup
Goalkeeper
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35
Ruslan Neshcheret
Defenders
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66
Aliou Thiare
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20
Oleksandr Karavayev
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2
Kostyantyn Vivcharenko
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32
Taras Mykhavko
Midfielders
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15
Valentyn Rubchynskyi
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91
Mykola Mykhaylenko
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5
Oleksandr Yatsyk
Forwards
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99
Matviy Ponomarenko
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9
Nazar Voloshyn
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16
Shola Ogundana
FC Noah team overview
Noah’s European story has been far more encouraging. The Armenian side opened their Conference League campaign with a 1-0 win over Rijeka and followed that with a 1-1 draw against Universitatea Craiova.
A narrow 2-1 loss to Sigma Olomouc on matchday three slowed the momentum, but Sandro Perkovic’s side responded well, collecting four points from their last two fixtures.
The concern is away form. Noah have yet to win on the road in Europe this season, which makes this trip a proper test. In attack, Matheus Aias and Nardin Mulahusejnovic should link up again after both scoring against Legia Warsaw, while Helder Ferreira continues to set the tempo in midfield.
The only absence to note is Goncalo Gregorio, who remains sidelined with a long term knee injury.
Last matches of Noah
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Noah
2 : 1
Legia Warszawa
Europa Conference League
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Noah
2 : 3
BKMA
Premier League
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Van
0 : 0
Noah
Premier League
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Aberdeen
1 : 1
Noah
Europa Conference League
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Noah
2 : 2
FC Alashkert
Premier League
Noah lineup
Goalkeeper
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16
Timothy Fayulu
Defenders
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39
Nathanaël Saintini
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37
Gonçalo Silva
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33
David Sualehe
Midfielders
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6
Eric Boakye
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7
Hélder Ferreira
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14
Takuto Oshima
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4
Gudmundur Thórarinsson
Forwards
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47
Marin Jakoliš
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9
Matheus Aiás
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32
Nardin Mulahusejnović
Prediction
A 2-2 draw feels very plausible here. Dynamo Kyiv showed their attacking ceiling with a 6-0 home win over Zrinjski, yet their wider European form remains shaky. FC Noah have taken points in four of their last two Conference League matches but are still winless away. Put together, it points toward goals and a shared outcome.
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- Five of the last seven games of FC Noah produced over 2.5 goals.
- Each of the last four games of Dynamo Kyiv ended with 3+ goals.
- 5 of the last 6 home games of Dynamo Kyiv produced three or more goals.
Main prediction Dynamo Kyiv - Noah
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Dynamo Kyiv vs Noah standings in Europa Conference League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strasbourg | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 - 4 | +4 | 13 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 - 5 | +5 | 12 |
| 3 | Raków Częstochowa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 - 2 | +6 | 11 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 5 | +6 | 10 |
| 5 | Samsunspor | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 - 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 6 | Sparta Praha | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 - 3 | +4 | 10 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 - 7 | +3 | 10 |
| 8 | FSV Mainz 05 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 - 3 | +2 | 10 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 - 4 | +5 | 9 |
| 10 | AEK Larnaca | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 - 1 | +5 | 9 |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 - 4 | +4 | 9 |
| 12 | Celje | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 - 7 | +1 | 9 |
| 13 | AZ | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 - 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Rijeka | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 - 2 | +3 | 8 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 - 3 | +2 | 8 |
| 16 | Lausanne Sport | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 - 3 | +2 | 8 |
| 17 | Noah | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 - 5 | +1 | 8 |
| 18 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 - 4 | +1 | 8 |
| 19 | Drita | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 - 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Lech Poznań | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 - 7 | +3 | 7 |
| 21 | Skendija 79 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 - 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | Sigma Olomouc | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 - 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 23 | Universitatea Craiova | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 - 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 24 | Lincoln Red Imps | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 - 11 | -5 | 7 |
| 25 | KuPS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 - 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 26 | Zrinjski | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 - 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 27 | Breidablik | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 - 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 28 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 - 9 | -2 | 3 |
| 29 | Häcken | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 - 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 30 | Legia Warszawa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 - 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 31 | Slovan Bratislava | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 - 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 32 | Hamrun Spartans | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 - 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 33 | Aberdeen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 - 11 | -8 | 2 |
| 34 | Shelbourne | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 - 7 | -7 | 1 |
| 35 | Shamrock Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 - 12 | -8 | 1 |
| 36 | SK Rapid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 - 13 | -11 | 0 |