Wednesday Champions League Qualifying Picks: Fenerbahce vs. Dynamo Kyiv, Zurich vs. Qarabag
Wednesday Champions League Qualifying Picks: Fenerbahce vs. Dynamo Kyiv, Zurich vs. Qarabag
Expert soccer handicapper Alex Campean is back with Champions League picks for Wednesday's second-leg qualifiers. He's looking at the afternoon games of the Champions League slate today. He's eyeing Fenerbahce vs. Dynamo Kyiv and Zurich vs. Qarabag.
Fenerbahce vs. Dynamo Kyiv Start Time and Odds
Date: July 27, 2022
Start Time: 1:00pm ET
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Fenerbahce vs. Dynamo Kyiv Prediction
Fenerbahce's last appearance in the group stages of the Champions League came back in the 2008/09 season. They’ve suffered multiple exits from the qualifiers since then but this time they want to once again represent Turkey in the most important European competition.
They had a busy summer transfer window signing many important players in order to fight for the Turkish Lig and play in the Champions League. They signed Diego Rossi from LAFC, Lincoln from Santa Clara, and most importantly Joao Pedro from Cagliari. Italian striker Joao Pedro moved to Turkish football club Fenerbahce last week.
The Turkish giants were by far the more offensive side in the first leg but failed to find the back of the net, being kept to a goalless draw by Dynamo Kyiv. Fenerbahce remains firmly in the tie and is still in with a great chance of moving one step closer to the UCL group stages. Let’s not forget that they will play the return leg in front of their amazing fans in a superb atmosphere in the stands.
Newly-appointed head coach Jorge Jesus, who guided Benfica to the Champions League quarter-finals last season will probably give his new striker Joao Pedro his debut so in case he plays we will back him to contribute on the scoresheet.
Dynamo Kyiv was far from their best in the first leg as they managed no shots on target during the entire game. They have been out of competitive action for almost eight months and we don’t understand why they are priced at just +180 to qualify further in the competition. With no Ukrainian Premier League fixtures scheduled for the 2022-23 campaign, Mircea Lucescu's side has just competitive European matches to look forward to. A defeat is not the end of the world for Dynamo, who will drop into the Europa League third qualifying round.
We backed Fenerbahce in the first leg, they were very unlucky not to win… We will back them again. In fact, we will make them our BANKER (2 units) as they are priced at -110.
Fenerbahce vs. Dynamo Kyiv Pick
Pick: Fenerbahce ML at -110 (Bet $110 to win $100)
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Zurich vs. Qarabag Start Time and Odds
Date: July 27, 2022
Start Time: 1:00pm ET
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Zurich vs. Qarabag Prediction
The first leg in Azerbaijan last week was probably the most entertaining clash of the week in the Champions League qualifiers, with Qarabag securing a 3-2 win on home soil. Basically, Qarabag is very good in front of their fans, being unbeaten since the 3-0 defeat to Marseille in the Conference League back in February.
In the previous round, they failed to find the back of the net on the road against Lech Poznan missing some crazy sitters, but they overcame the one-goal deficit beating the Polish side 5-1 on home soil. They are yet to kick off their domestic league season so this will be only their fourth competitive game of the season.
On the other side, Zurich has already played two fixtures, picking up just one point and scoring zero goals. Qarabag now travels to Zurich with a week's rest, while the Swiss club played out a goalless draw against Luzern in the Swiss Super League on Saturday. Both the hosts and the visitors have no reported injuries or suspension concerns.
Despite the fresh stats of the season, we expect a high-scoring affair. Despite holding on aggregate lead, Qarabag is expected to come under pressure. Both sides have enough scoring potential so we should easily have at least three goals in the match. The winner of this tie will play either Ferencvaros or Slovan Bratislava in the next round.
Zurich vs. Qarabag Pick
Pick: Over 2.5 goals in the match at -140 (Bet $140 to win $100)
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Alex Campean has been a soccer fan since 1990 when he watched the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. He knows everything about the top 5 European leagues, Champions League and Europa League and he is well known for his “trade-mark” “Alex Classic” bet (both teams to score and over 2.5 goals in the match). He’s very disciplined, follows a strict set of rules, and has great bankroll management. He’s our European soccer specialist and he's having an average of 55 units of profit in the last 7 years with his soccer picks. He’s all about positive energy, respect, and long-term profit and if you ever hear “Alex’s last-minute goal” that means he did it again winning a bet in the last minute of the game, so never lose hope.