Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv: TV Channels and Streaming Info

Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv host Ukrainian Premier League team Dynamo Kyiv in the first round of the playoff round. Both teams are aiming to secure a place in the Europa League. After winning the Israeli Premier League during the 2024-25 season, Maccabi Tel Aviv were awarded a spot in the second round of qualification for the UEFA Champions League, with a dream of making it to the league phase were the likes of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich await. However, they suffered a narrow 2-1 on aggregate in two-legged earlier this summer against Pafos of Cyprus which meant that the Israeli champions are now battling for a spot in the League Phase of UEFA's second-tier club competition this season.

Maccabi successfully beat Maltese minnows Hamrun Spartans in the third round of Europa League qualifying earlier this month, with back-to-back wins over their continental counterparts leading to a comfortable 5-2 triumph on aggregate, setting up a crucial tie against Dynamo Kyiv. The Yellows enjoyed 55%possession and managed six shots on target, while Ido Shahar bagged two goals and Osher Davida scored the other. They recently had success in Toto Cup, they have now managed to win three straight matches for the first time since the end of the last season, where they lifted their domestic title for the 21st time since 1949-50. This first leg against Dynamo will be their 200th match appearance in European competition - the most among Israeli clubs. Their overall record in 199 matches currently stands at 87 victories, 42 draws and 70 defeats.

Thursday's visitors Dynamo Kyiv have made an excellent start to the 2025-26 season, collecting nine points from three matches in the Ukrainian Premier League, which means they sit at the top of the table by two points. The road has been tough for the Blue and Whites in European competition, they were defeated by Pafos who were Maccabi's conquerors in the third round of the Champions League qualifying, sentencing the Ukrainians to spot in the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League. The Ukrainian side made the revamped league phase of the Europa League during the 2024-25 campaign, where they won just one match, drew one and lost six of their eight contests, leading to a 34th-place finish in the 36-team table and finally facing elimination.

Coming into this match, they won their previous game in the Ukrainian Premier League. It was a 4-1 victory on the road against Kamianets-Podilskyi. They had nine shots on goal and boasted 60% possession, with Eduardo Guerrero, Mykola Mykhaylenko, Nazar Voloshyn and Vladyslav Vanat finding the net. They have also seen nine different goal scorers at the beginning of their domestic campaign; the visiting team has fired 10 goals across three victories. All eyes will be on Andriy Yarmolenko, he has registered three goals in his past eight games.

The two teams have met four times previously, and Dynamo Kyiv lead Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0, with two draws. They last met during the Champions League 2015-16 season. the Ukrainian side won the group stage match 1-0. Both sides are eyeing back-to-back Europa League group stage appearances. Dynamo finished 34th while Maccabi finished 29th last season in the Europa League.

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Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv Predicted Lineups

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Maccabi Tel Aviv predicted lineup

Mishpati; Asante, Stojic, Shlomo, Revivo; Peretz, Sissokho, Shahar; Davida, Madmon, Nicolaescu

Dynamo Kyiv predicted lineup

Neshcheret; Tymchyk, Popov, Mykhavko, Vivcharenko; Buyalskyi, Brazhko, Shaparenko; Yarmolenko, Kabayev, Vanat

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