Shakhtar Donetsk are flying high at the moment, as they sit top of the table in the domestic competition and they had a perfect start of their Champions League campaign with 6 points out of 6 in the first 2 rounds. Lucescu`s lads are on a great winning streak, with 13 wins in 15 official games in all competitions this season and the confidence is on high standards after they trashed Braga away from home in midweek.
Dynamo`s failures
Dynamo Kiev suffered major set backs recently, as after the shameful Europe League defeat against modest Moldavian side Sheriff (0-2), coach Valery Gazzaev resigned. Kiew showed poor converting of goal scoring opportunities, while the defense made big mistakes, something that will cost him a lot if they are to repeat the poor display against the mighty Shakhtar.
Ready for the big game
This is the derby of the Ukrainian Championship, between two arch rivals and the two main contenders for the title, and whoever wins, will take a huge step to secure the first position. The guests are like a wounded animal and they are expected to have a special motivation for Shakhtar, but the hosts just look irresistible at the moment. They have the home ground advantage, they are in better mood and in better morale state and they also had 2 more days to rest after the European Cup matches. The hosts have won the last 5 mutual matches at Donbass Arena and once again I expect experienced coach Lucescu to take advantage of Dynamo`s problems and impose their fast combinational football.
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Prediction:
Tip: Home Win
Odd: 1,80
Bookie: Bwin
Stake: 7 /10
Tipster: Kather
