Galatasaray vs Dynamo Kyiv

Galatasaray are winless in all three of their previous meetings with Ukrainian sides (D2 L1), with this their first against Dynamo Kyiv. Their most recent such encounter was with Karpaty Lviv in qualifying for the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League.

Dynamo Kyiv have lost each of their last four meetings with Turkish opponents in all competitions, more than they had in their first 22 such matches (W13 D6).

Both teams have found the net in all six of Galatasaray’s UEFA Europa League games this season, with their matches seeing the most goals scored (26 – 15 for, 11 against), while only two teams have seen their games have more shots involved than Galatasaray’s (187).

Dynamo Kyiv have conceded the most goals in the UEFA Europa League this season (15), while opponents Galatasaray are the joint-top scorers (15). Kyiv last conceded more times in a major European season in 2020-21 (18 goals).

Galatasaray’s Dries Mertens has registered an assist in each of his last three UEFA Europa League matches (4 in total); should he appear in this game, he’ll be the first player in Europa League history to play 70 games, with his current total of 69 level with goalkeeper Rui Patrício.