Dynamo Brest (Blr) vs FC Astana (Kaz) (Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips) / 18.08.2020

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Dynamo Brest (Blr) vs FC Astana (Kaz) Prediction & Betting tips

In Portugal, the battle for the handle pot is coming to a head and the Champions League winner 2019/20 turns into a Franco-German international match. At the same time, due to the tight schedule, the kick-off will be heard on Tuesday evening in the first qualifying round for the CL season 2020/21. Among other things, the champions from Belarus and Kazakhstan face each other – Dinamo Brest receives Astana.

Normally, the qualifying rounds are played back and forth, but this year everything is a little different and the promoted to the second knockout round is determined in just one game. There is no longer enough time for the first and second legs in the framework calendar.

Although the Belarusian champion enjoys home advantage in this knockout duel, the best bookmakers deliver slightly lower odds on the guests. The game starts on Tuesday at 19:00 p.m.

Dinamo Brest:

Due to the lack of alternatives, Belarusian football took center stage at the end of March. Dozens of new TV contracts were signed at short notice in order to still be able to offer football fans around the world a little live football. Meanwhile, football in Belarus is just a side issue again.

A year-round championship is played in Belarus, so the title holder from the 2019 calendar year takes part in the Champions League qualification. For the first time in the club’s history, Dinamo Brest, with Honorary President Diego Armando Maradona, secured the title.

Despite the greatest success, coach Marcel Licka had to leave his seat and Sergey Kovalchuk was promoted from sports director to coach. A decision that was received critically and by no means brought the desired success. In the current table, the champion only ranks on the completely disappointing ninth place in the table. Although the club has two catch-up games up its sleeve, the gap to the top of the table is already 14 points.

Compared to the previous year, the defensive in particular is much more vulnerable. In 2019 Brest conceded 22 goals in 30 games, currently 23 in 19 games. Goalkeeper Sergey Ignatovich was able to keep his box clean in just four games.

After the huge euphoria last autumn, there is now sadness. The self-confidence is clearly cracked, especially since the Belarusian champions have only won one of the last five league games. With these numbers between Dinamo Brest and Astana, the prognosis for the win or the progress of the home side seems extremely risky.

Astana:

A championship title has already become normal for Astana. The Kazakhs have been dominating the national championship at will for a few years. Since 2014 the champion in Kazakhstan has always been called FK Astana. The underdog already knew how to surprise on the international stage and presented himself as a giant killer several times.

The Kazakh league is also played in calendar mode, the season started in March before the season had to be interrupted after just three match days. To this day, the restart has not yet taken place in the Central Asian country. Astana has not played a competitive game since March 15.

The lack of match rhythm is certainly a major disadvantage. Failure in the first qualifying round would be a bitter disappointment for Astana, after the team was still represented in the UEFA Europa League group stage in autumn 2019 and a 2-1 home win against them Manchester United (albeit a clear B-Eleven) cheered.

Five months without competitive practice before an away game, which is trend-setting for the rest of the season, are by no means ideal conditions. Doubts about the progress of the guests are quite justified, but the Kazakhs certainly have a squad that is qualitatively much higher.

With the ex-Germany legionnaire Antonio Rukavina a well-known name can also be found. The top striker is the Cypriot Pieros Sotiriou, who was signed by Copenhagen in the winter. Astana proved once again that the club has sufficient financial resources; two million euros were paid for him.

Under “normal circumstances” Astana is to be classified significantly higher, due to the lack of match practice, comparing odds between Dinamo Brest and Astana in the betting base compares relatively high odds for predicting the guests.