Dynamo bids farewell to the Europa League: match preview against Lithuanian club RFSH.

In the latest round, Dynamo managed to earn their first point in this year's UEFA Europa League by drawing 3-3 with Turkish side Galatasaray. Prior to this, the Kyiv team had endured a disappointing streak of six consecutive losses. The previous round was also successful for RFS, as the Latvian team secured their debut victory by sensationally defeating Dutch club Ajax 1-0 at home. As a result, before their final match, Dynamo sits at the bottom of the Europa League standings with just one point, while RFS is in thirtieth place with five points.

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On Thursday, January 30, Kyiv's "Dynamo" will host the Lithuanian RFSh as part of the final 8th round of the group stage of the Europa League on their makeshift home ground. The match will take place in Hamburg, Germany, at the "Volksparkstadion," with the kickoff scheduled for 22:00 Kyiv time. An international team of referees will officiate the match, led by 43-year-old Israeli Orel Grinfeld (with Spanish Juan Martinez overseeing VAR).

"Dynamo" managed to earn their first points in this year's Europa League in the last round, drawing with Turkish "Galatasaray" (3:3). Prior to this, the team had endured a disappointing streak of six losses. The previous round was also successful for RFSh, as the Latvians achieved their debut victory, stunningly defeating Dutch "Ajax" at home (1:0). Consequently, before the final match, "Dynamo" remains at the bottom of the Europa League standings with just one point, while RFSh sits in thirtieth place with five points.

Regarding the squad situation for "Dynamo," head coach Oleksandr Shovkovskyi stated that he cannot rely on defenders Denys Popov and Vladyslav Dubinchak, as well as midfielders Vitaliy Buyalskyi, Mykola Shaparenko, and Volodymyr Brazehko.

FAVBET considers "Dynamo" the favorite in this matchup. The odds for a Kyiv victory are set at 1.81, while RFSh's success is valued at 4.35. A draw is quoted at 3.75. Experts expect a high-scoring match: the standard total for over 2.5 goals is 1.77, while under 2.5 goals is at 2.12. The players with the highest chances of scoring for the Ukrainians are Vladyslav Vanat (2.50) and Andriy Yarmolenko (2.80). For the Latvians, goals are anticipated from Janis Ikounieks (4.00) and Cedric Kuadio (5.00). Among the more exotic bets are hat-tricks from Yarmolenko (50.00) and Vladyslav Kabayev (100.00).

Where to watch the Europa League match between "Dynamo" and RFSh

The game will be broadcast live by the media service MEGOGO, the official broadcaster of UEFA European competitions in Ukraine, available through the "Sport," "Maximum," and "Maximum + Charity" subscriptions.