Ukrainian Dynamo Kiev welcomes Portuguese side Sporting Braga on Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium in the quarters of the Europa League on Thursday, 7 April. The difficult weather conditions and cold reception in Ukraine are among the toughest obstacles for any visiting team playing here. Therefore, this slight edge of playing on Ukrainian ground should be taken into consideration by any serious punter who fancies betting on this match.

The Eastern European clubs have shown great improvements in the last seasons and become a force to be feared in European football. Dynamo Kiev have played regularly in top European competitions and managed to record good results in the last years.

Dynamo Kiev has registered a solid home performance in 2011 as they have won all their four games played on home ground. Moreover, the Armymen have kept a clean sheet in these meetings and alongside Porto are favorites to win the prestigious Europa League title.

Punters who trusted Dynamo Kiev to win their home games in Europa League must be pleased with their betting tips and they would definitely back the Ukrainians to continue this uptrend. Yuri Semin’s team humiliated Besiktas 8:1 on aggregate and knocked out one of the richest clubs in Europe, Manchester City, in the last round thanks to a convincing 2-0 home victory.

Braga eliminated Liverpool in the previous round without conceding a goal. On Thursday the Portuguese side coached by Domingos Paciencia will have a tough time in Ukraine as they will miss two first-team defenders Alberto Rodriguez and Uwa Echiejile, who are both injured, which makes their trip to Kiev even more difficult.

Recommended betting

Dinamo Kiev are in good form and there are no signs to indicate the beginning of a downtrend. Also, their experience in European competitions and the advantage of playing on home ground should be enough to secure them another home win in the Europa League campaign.

Betting on a home win at odds around 1.60 should be the best betting option for this game.

Betting on odds above 2.50 for a home win by a two goals margin could prove to be another good bet for this match.

Betting on Dynamo Kiev to win to nil at odds of 2.40 with PaddyPower also looks like a winning bet.

Another good bet to consider when betting on this meeting could be veteran Andriy Shevchenko to score.