Villarreal vs Dynamo Kyiv Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 16/03/2021, 02:49  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 16/03/2021 at 02:50 in Europa League Predictions

The Villarreal versus Dynamo Kiev draw in the round of 16 of Europa League was from the onset a mismatch. Villarreal have never lost, nor conceded a goal in matches against the Ukrainian side and they will be hosting Dynamo, with the Spaniards leading 2-0 from the first leg. Pau Torres and Raul Albiol scored either side of half time in the first leg to stamp Villarreal’s authority in the tie. Villarreal followed up the win with a 3-1 victory away to Eibar in La Liga and now they’ll be hoping to finish the job and step into the quarter finals. This will be a good chance for the hosts to improve on their home performance, having won just once in the last five matches at home. That one win was against Salzburg in the last round of the Europa League. Villarreal are unbeaten in nine Europa League matches, winning eight of them and keeping five clean sheets. Unai Emery, the Villarreal manager is an expert in this competition; he leads the team here after five straight wins in Europa League matches. They have four straight home wins, and in them they’ve scored two goals or more.

Dynamo Kiev are coming from a 2-0 win over Zorya in their domestic league and need a similar score line away from home to have a chance of staying in this competition. They have three clean sheets in the last five matches, and four wins – a good run to prepare them for such a game. The problem is that they are facing a much tougher opponent here and at a very difficult venue. Dynamo Kiev are unbeaten in the last four away matches, including a 1-0 win over Club Brugge in this competition but they haven’t played a lot in 2021, which has affected them somehow. The visitors have one win in the last eight Europa League matches and just two clean sheets in the process. Eight of their last nine Europa League matches have yielded under 2.5 goals and away from home they have just one win in six matches in this competition. This is going to be the fourth meeting between these two sides and Dynamo Kiev have no win and no goal in the earlier three.