Dyn. Kyiv vs Livyi Bereg

Sixty-six goals last season Dynamo Kyiv are the most decorated club in Ukrainian football history and in the just-concluded campaign finished fourth with sixty-six goals scored, the competition's second attack behind only Shakhtar. To that finish they added the national cup, which earned them Europa League qualification. An opponent new to this level Livyi Bereg are among the youngest outfits on the Ukrainian scene and face a new setting. The gap in squad, experience and structure between the two clubs is wide, and Dynamo won seventeen of the thirty rounds contested in the previous campaign. The prospect of a home win I read at around 78%. A preview with the hosts running the game from the opening minutes.