On Thursday, October 27, FC Dynamo Kyiv will play the Europa League group stage matchday 5 away game against AEK Larnaca FC. Kick-off – 19:45.
To have a chance to qualify for the Conference League, Dynamo need only victory.
AEK (Larnaca)
Not playing: Garcia (suspension), Gama (injury)
Domestic league position: 5th (8 matches, 4 wins, 1 draw, 3 defeats, goal difference – 13:8)
Current season:
AEK are currently fifth in the Cyprus league table. They’re seven points behind leaders Pafos FC.
In the Europa League group B they’re third with Rennais and Fenerbahce seven points ahead.
5 previous matches: W-2, L-3
2022/23 season statistics (all competitions):
Biggest number of appearances: Ledes, Milicevic (18 each), Lopes, Piric, Altman (17 each)
Minutes played: Piric (1560 minutes), Milicevic (1503), Ledes (1497), Tomovic (1294), Sanjurjo (1204)
Goalscorers: Trichkovski, Gyurcso (5 goals each), Lopes, Olatunji, Sanjurjo (2 each)
DYNAMO (Kyiv)
Mircea Lucescu’s men started the UPL season with two defeats in a row after which won three games in succession. Still after that they lost against Shakhtar and drew against Vorskla. Dynamo are 8th in the league table with 12 points behind leaders Dnipro-1.
In the Europa League group the White-Blues are fourth with four defeats.
5 previous matches: W-1, D-1, L-3
2022/23 season statistics (all competitions):
Biggest number of appearances: Buialskyi (17), Sydorchuk (16), Karavayev, Shepelev, Dubinchak, Vanat, Zabarnyi (15 each)
Minutes played: Buialskyi (1524 minutes), Sydorchuk (1433), Zabarnyi (1389), Tsyhankov (1191), Dubinchak (1034)
Goalscorers: Buialskyi (6 goals), Tsyhankov (4), Karavayev, Vanat (2 each), Tymchyk, Vivcharenko (1 each).
Previous face-to face match
This is the first time Dynamo face Cyprus representatives in euro cups.
Europa League. Group stage, matchday 2
Dynamo – AEK – 0:1 (0:1)
Relations
AEK forward Bruno Gama featured for FC Dnipro in 2013-2016 alongside Dynamo current goalkeeper Denys Boiko.
In 2016/2017 season Boiko played for Malaga together with AEK defender Roberto Rosales.
TECHNICAL DATA
AEK – Dynamo
October 27. 19:45. Larnaca, Cyprus, AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Broadcasting – Megogo
