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Played
October 24, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Estádio Do Dragão — Porto
Referee: P. Kralovec
Attendance: 29317
October 24, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Estádio Do Dragão — Porto
Referee: P. Kralovec
Attendance: 29317
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| Porto | 1.50 | 1.06 | 1.50 | 1.01 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 1.52 | 1.50 |
| Draw | 3.75 | 10.00 | 4.00 | 26.00 | 4.00 | 3.60 | 4.20 | 4.15 |
| Dynamo Kiev | 7.50 | 56.00 | 7.00 | 501.00 | 6.80 | 5.00 | 6.80 | 7.03 |
Porto - Dynamo Kiev Preview: Hosts aiming to maintain 100 per cent record against faltering Ukrainians
Vitor Pereira's men are hoping to build on their convincing 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on matchday two against the visitors, who are beginning to falter domestically
By Mohammed Ali
AFP
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FC PORTO
 Helton Danilo, Otamendi, Maicon, Miguel Lopes Defour Lucho, Moutinho Varela, Martinez, James |
DYNAMO KIEV
 Koval Danilo, Mykhalyk, Khacheridi, Taiwo Harmash, Miguel Veloso Yarmolenko, Kranjcar, Husyev Brown |
Porto boss Vitor Pereira is set to be without left-back Alex Sandro, who is still recovering from a muscle injury, and will not be risked for the visit of the Ukrainian giants to the Estadio do Dragao, with Miguel Lopes expected to deputise.
Colombian striker James Rodriguez - scorer in the matchday two 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain is once more expected to lead the line in an unchanged front three.
Steven Defour is likely to return to the starting line-up ahead of Fernando, having been benched for the last two competitive fixtures.
Dinamo Kiev coach Oleg Blokhin is set to re-jig his faltering side, with Niko Kranjcar in line to replace Raffael in midfield, with the latter starting in the league defeat to Metalist Kharkiv.
Maksym Koval should regain his place in goal once more, with Denys Harmash also set to return. The Ukrainians have failed to win a game since their last Champions League outing against Dinamo Zagreb.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Porto are top of Group A with a 100 per cent record thanks to wins over Dinamo Zagreb and Paris Saint-Germain.
- The Dragoes have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four Champions League encounters.
- Porto have won six and lost just one of their eight continental encounters against Ukrainian sides. That record includes three wins and a defeat to Dynamo Kiev.
- Dynamo Kiev recorded a 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb last time out, having lost their first game against PSG 4-1.
- The Ukrainian side beat Porto in Portugal at this stage in 2008, which was also their last away win in the competition in 15 attempts.
- Dynamo's last group stage campaign saw draws on the road against Rubin Kazan and Inter, before losing 2-0 to Barcelona.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Porto 2-0 Dynamo Kiev
- 30.2 %
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Porto 2-1 Dynamo Kiev
- 12.75 %
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Porto 3-1 Dynamo Kiev
- 10.4 %
| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Nov 6, 2012 | Dynamo Kiev 0 - Porto 0 |
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| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Oct 24, 2012 | Porto 3 - Dynamo Kiev 2 |
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| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Nov 5, 2008 | Dynamo Kiev 1 - Porto 2 |
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| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Oct 21, 2008 | Porto 0 - Dynamo Kiev 1 |
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Porto
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| May 11, 2013 | Porto 2 - Benfica 1 | POR1 |
| May 4, 2013 | CD Nacional 1 - Porto 3 | POR1 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Porto 2 - Vitoria Setubal 0 | POR1 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Moreirense FC 0 - Porto 3 | POR1 |
| Apr 8, 2013 | Porto 3 - Sporting Braga 1 | POR1 |
Dynamo Kiev
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| Feb 21, 2013 | Bordeaux 1 - Dynamo Kiev 0 | EL |
| Feb 14, 2013 | Dynamo Kiev 1 - Bordeaux 1 | EL |
| Dec 4, 2012 | Dinamo Zagreb 1 - Dynamo Kiev 1 | UCL |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Dynamo Kiev 0 - Paris Saint-Germain 2 | UCL |
| Nov 6, 2012 | Dynamo Kiev 0 - Porto 0 | UCL |
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| Returns: | Dynamo Kiev £5010.00 |
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| 1 | Helton | Goalkeeper |
| - | Danilo | Defender |
| 4 | Maicon Pereira Roque | Defender |
| 22 | Eliaquim Mangala | Defender |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi | Defender |
| 8 | Lucho González | Midfielder |
| 8 | Joao Moutinho | Midfielder |
| 25 | Fernando | Midfielder |
| - | Jackson Martínez | Striker |
| 19 | James Rodríguez | Midfielder |
| 17 | Silvestre Varela | Striker |
| - | Fabiano | Goalkeeper |
| - | Miguel Lopes | Defender |
| 4 | Abdoulaye Ba | Defender |
| 26 | André Castro | Midfielder |
| 35 | Steven Defour | Midfielder |
| 9 | Kléber | Striker |
| - | Christian Twasam Atsu | Striker |
| 1 | Oleksander Shovkovski | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Betão | Defender |
| 17 | Taras Mykhalyk | Midfielder |
| 3 | Taye Taiwo | Defender |
| 34 | Yevhen Khacheridi | Defender |
| 4 | Miguel Veloso | Midfielder |
| 5 | Ognjen Vukojevic | Midfielder |
| 19 | Denys Garmash | Midfielder |
| 20 | Oleh Husyev | Midfielder |
| 9 | Andriy Yarmolenko | Striker |
| 11 | B. Ideye | Striker |
| 35 | Maksym Koval | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Niko Kranjcar | Midfielder |
| 23 | Andriy Bogdanov | Midfielder |
| 25 | Haruna Abdulkarim Lukman | Midfielder |
| 18 | Milos Ninkovic | Midfielder |
| 13 | Admir Mehmedi | Striker |
| 15 | Marco Ruben | Striker |
| James Rodríguez | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 19 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The Colombian striker was undoubtedly the star against Carlo Ancelotti's men in midweek, and after scoring once more against Sporting in the Liga Sagres, the 21-year-old will definitely be the man to watch once more at the Dragao. James is a pacy forward, who can easily burst past a defender. Blessed also with immense trickery and dribbling skills, the likes of Khacheridi and Mykhalyk will have to be at their best to shut him out.
| Miguel Veloso | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 4 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Arguably one of the best known faces in the Dynamo squad, the midfielder returns home to face a side which he will need no introduction against. Veloso is well versed in the tactics that Porto deploy, having featured for arch-rivals Sporting, with the Portugal international needing a big performance from deep in the middle of the park to re-ignite his lagging side. Will come up against friend and international team-mate Joao Moutinho.
The hosts are flying high domestically and in the Champions League, and after their high-pressure 1-0 win over dark horses PSG in the last game, it would be unwise to bet against Vitor Pereira's men extending their lead at the top of the group. Dynamo are still in contention for an unlikely qualification, but two defeats to Europa League sides Dnipro and Metalist have leaves a lot to be desired form-wise.
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
12 | 0 |
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Robert Lewandowski Striker Dortmund |
10 | 1 |
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Thomas Müller Striker Bayern |
8 | 1 |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
8 | 0 |
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Burak Yılmaz Striker Galatasaray |
8 | 0 |
