Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv Prediction and Betting Tips | August 21st 2025

Maccabi Tel Aviv will face Dynamo Kyiv at the TSC Arena on Thursday in the first leg of their 2025-26 UEFA Europa League play-off round qualifying clash. The Israeli club began their quest for continental football in the Champions League qualifiers last month but were knocked out after a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Pafos and will need to settle for a spot in the Europa League.

Maccabi traded tackles with Hamrun Spartans in the previous round of the qualifiers, picking up a 2-1 comeback victory over the Maltese club in their first-leg clash. They then won the second leg 3-1, with Ido Shahar scoring a first-half brace before Osher Davida sealed the victory in the second.

Dynamo Kyiv also featured in the Champions League qualifiers earlier in the summer and were responsible for knocking Hamrun down to the Europa League after thrashing the Maltese club 6-0 on aggregate in the second round.

The Blue & Whites, however, met a similar fate to their hosts when they took on Pafos in the next round. They were beaten 3-0 on aggregate by the Cypriot outfit and will have to fight for a spot in the Europa League.

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Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Thursday's game will mark the fifth meeting between Maccabi and Dynamo Kyiv. The Blue & Whites are undefeated in all four of their previous matchups, picking up two wins and two draws.
• The two teams last faced off in the 2015-16 Champions League campaign, with the Ukrainian side winning the group-stage clash 1-0.
• The Yellows have had eight competitive meetings against Ukrainian opposition. They have won two of those games, drawn two, and lost the other four.
• Both sides participated in last season's Europa League but were both eliminated in the league phase, with the hosts finishing 29th in the table and the visitors finishing 34th.

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Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv Prediction

Maccabi are on a three-game winning streak after going winless in their previous three competitive outings. They have no home advantage to rely on this week, but remain slight favorites to win.

Dynamo, meanwhile, failed to impress in their most recent continental outings and could see those struggles continue when they play this week.

Prediction: Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1 Dynamo Kyiv

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Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Maccabi Tel Aviv to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the hosts' last 10 matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in six of the hosts' last seven matches)