Dynamo Kyiv and Lazio Evenly Matched to Progress to Quarter-Finals
Published on March 14th, 2018 - 8:23am ESTWritten By: Ariel Noel
Dynamo Kyiv host Lazio in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 this coming Thursday, March 15th. The two teams played to closely contested 2-2 draw in the first leg and are evenly matched, according to the odds, to progress to the next round. This promises to be an entertaining match between two high-scoring teams.
Both Dynamo and Lazio are in the Europa League Round of 16 for the third time, with each team winning their respective group this season. Dynamo beat AEK on away goals in the round of 32, while Lazio dispatched of FCSB 5-2 on aggregate.
This is the business end of the soccer season and the stakes are high. Up to this point in the competition, according to the UEFA prize numbers, both teams have earned €6.01m for competing in the Europa league. A cool €1m is awarded to the team that competes in the quarter-finals and another €8m or so await the team that goes all the way to win the tournament. This is big money for Dynamo and Lazio.
The odds for the upcoming match in Kyiv are:
Source: Bet365
Time Stamp: March 14th, 2018 - 7:08am EST
Odds Subject to Change
Dynamo Kiev: 5/2
Draw: 13/5
Lazio: 23/20
To progress to quarter-finals:
Dynamo: 10/11
Lazio: 10/11
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The two teams could not be more evenly matched to progress to the next round. Will it be Dynamo, one of two Ukrainian football giants, or will it be Lazio, the club that regularly ranks among the top five in the Italian Serie A, remains to be seen.
The player to look out for is the Italian national and Serie A leading scorer this season, Ciro Immobile.
This could be a good match.
Enjoy it everyone!