Champions League
Oct 24, 2012 7.45pm
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HT : 2 2
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  • Silvestre Varela 0' goal
  • Jackson Martinez 0' goal
  • goal Oleg Gusev 0'
  • goal Brown Ideye 0'

Preview: Porto vs. Dynamo Kiev

Porto vs. Dynamo Kiev

Porto welcome Champions League Group A rivals Dynamo Kiev to Portugal on Wednesday looking to make it three wins from their first three matches of the campaign.

Victories over Dinamo Zagreb and Paris Saint-Germain has seen them top the group, while Kiev have beaten Zagreb and lost to PSG in their first two matches.

The Portuguese outfit have kept clean sheets in each of their last four Champions League matches and they have won six of their last eight clashes with Ukrainian sides.

However, Kiev did beat Portugal at this stage in 2008, but it was their last away win in the competition in 15 attempts.

The home side are expected to have Miguel Lopez and James Rodriguez available, but Alex Sandro will not be risked. Meanwhile, Niko Kranjcar and Maksym Koval should return for Kiev.

Recent form:

Porto: WWDWW Dynamo Kiev: WWLDL

Possible lineups:

Porto: Helton; Danilo, Otamendi, Maicon, Lopes; Lucho, Defour, Moutinho; Varela, Martinez, James

Dynamo Kiev: Koval; Danilo, Mykhalyk, Khacheridi, Taiwo; Harmash, Veloso; Yarmolenko, Kranjcar, Husyev; Brown

Sports Mole says: 2-1

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