Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv prediction 21.08.2025 | Europa League
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- Competition: Europa League
- Date: 21st August 2025
- Kick-off: 19:00 UK / 20:00 CEST
- Venue: TSC Arena
An exciting game awaits us on Thursday night in Serbia, when Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv go head-to-head in the Europa League play-offs. This is the first leg of a two-legged tie. The winner will secure a place in the group stage of the Europa League. Bookmakers have struggled to pick a clear favourite for this fixture, and we'll explain why in our Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Dynamo Kyiv preview.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Dynamo Kyiv
1 : 0
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Champions League
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
0 : 2
Dynamo Kyiv
Champions League
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Dynamo Kyiv
3 : 3
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Europa League
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
1 : 1
Dynamo Kyiv
Europa League
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv have met three times before, but their last encounter was ten years ago. Two of those matches ended in a draw, while Dynamo Kyiv won one. There was a certain level of entertainment, with an average of three goals scored per game over the three fixtures.
Maccabi Tel Aviv team overview
Maccabi Tel Aviv had the chance to secure three consecutive wins for the first time since May when they hosted Hapoel Jerusalem in the Toto Cup last weekend.
Žarko Lazetić’s team secured a 2-1 win with ease and will be hoping for a similar result on Thursday evening in Europe.
However, the Yellows will be concerned by the fact that they have won only one of their last five home matches in European competitions. Another cause for concern is Sayed Abu Farkhi, who was substituted after only 45 minutes last weekend due to a knock.
Last matches of
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
3 : 1
Hamrun Spartans
Europa League
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Hamrun Spartans
1 : 2
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Europa League
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
0 : 1
Pafos
Champions League
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Pafos
1 : 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Champions League
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
5 : 0
Beitar Jerusalem
Ligat ha'Al
lineup
Goalkeeper
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30
Roei Mashpati
Defenders
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3
Roy Revivo
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5
Mohamed Ali Camara
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18
Nemanja Stojić
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6
Tyrese Asante
Midfielders
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42
Dor Peretz
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28
Issouf Sissokho
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36
Ido Shahar
Forwards
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10
Weslley Patati
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98
Ion Nicolaescu
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11
Sagiv Jehezkel
Dynamo Kyiv team overview
Dynamo Kyiv maintained their perfect start to the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League campaign when they visited Epitsentr last Sunday.
The White-Blues outplayed their opponents, scoring at least four goals for the second league game in a row whilst conceding just one.
While things currently look perfect in the Ukrainian top flight, the situation is rather different in Europe, as evidenced by their recent European clash with Pafos.
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s side lost both legs of their Champions League qualifying tie with Pafos, a result that led to the team being relegated to the Europa League playoffs.
Valentyn Rubchynskyi will miss Thursday’s game due to an Achilles tendon injury, but there are no suspensions for the visitors.
Last matches of
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Epitsentr Dunayivtsi
1 : 4
Dynamo Kyiv
Premier League
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Pafos
2 : 0
Dynamo Kyiv
Champions League
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Rukh Vynnyky
1 : 5
Dynamo Kyiv
Premier League
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Dynamo Kyiv
0 : 1
Pafos
Champions League
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Veres
0 : 1
Dynamo Kyiv
Premier League
lineup
Goalkeeper
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35
Ruslan Neshcheret
Defenders
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2
Kostyantyn Vivcharenko
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32
Taras Mykhavko
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40
Kristian Bilovar
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20
Oleksandr Karavayev
Midfielders
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5
Oleksandr Yatsyk
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91
Mykola Mykhaylenko
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8
Oleksandr Pikhalyonok
Forwards
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45
Maksym Braharu
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39
Eduardo Guerrero
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9
Nazar Voloshyn
Prediction
With Maccabi Tel Aviv unbeaten in four of their last five games and the visitors losing only two of their last seven, it is hard to predict a clear winner. One thing is certain, though: goals. The hosts have scored at least twice in each of their last three games, all of which produced 3+ goals. Dynamo Kyiv have also been deadly in the final third recently, scoring nine goals in their last three games.
Three reasons we expect over 2.5 goals in this game
- Only one of the last four home games of Maccabi Tel Aviv produced under 2.5 goals.
- Six of the last nine games of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Europe ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Three of the last four away European games of Dynamo Kyiv ended with 3+ goals.
Main prediction -
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Megapari
1.85
