Spartak vs. Dynamo Moscow: Moscow Mayor's Cup Match Prediction
Spartak and Dynamo will play in the second match of the game day on August 29 in Moscow. The Red-Whites are in high spirits after their recent victory over CSKA, and the White-Blues have won all their matches in the summer in regulation time. One of the oldest derbies of the capital and Russian hockey will take place immediately after the opening ceremony of the tournament. What will this match be like? Read the betting tip from our team

Command Analysis

Spartak Moscow

Current form
Spartak did not start their preparation for the season in the best way. First, Alexey Zhamnov's team lost to Kunlun (1:4), and then lost to Torpedo (2:3). Before the Moscow Mayor's Prize Tournament, the Red-Whites played CSKA (4:3, after overtime). The Gladiators were losing throughout the entire match, but scored three times in the third period and tied the score before the final siren. Dmitry Vishnevsky's team finished off their opponents in the shootout.
Spartak played all of its August matches in Moscow. The "People's Team" knows the ice of the Megasport Sports Palace, which is its home ice, very well.
Interesting trends for betting
- Spartak makes 32 shots on goal on average
- The Gladiators are winning 45.8 percent of their faceoffs.
Estimated composition
Rybar, Nikolaev, Tchaikovsky, Orlov, Savikov, Vishnevsky, Ivanov, Bychkov, Korolev, Goldobin, Morozov, Poryadin, Maltsev, Ruzicka, Pashin, Prince, Loktionov, Galimov, Belyaev, Rubtsov, Filin

HC Dynamo Moscow

Current form
Dynamo won the Continental Cup last season, winning the regular season. Alexey Kudashov's team failed to show a decent level of play in the playoffs and was eliminated in the first round by Traktor. In the off-season, the Muscovites strengthened their attack and this immediately bore fruit. In August, the "white-blues" beat their teammates from Minsk (3:1) and St. Petersburg (4:2), and not long ago they confidently dealt with Vityaz (5:3).
Dynamo showed great offensive performance and scored 12 goals in three games this summer.
Interesting trends for betting
- The "white-blues" block 13 shots per game on average
- Dynamo scores an average of 3.16 goals per match
Estimated composition
Motorygin, Miska, Gotovets, Menell, Pylenkov, Sergeev, Kudashov, Pribylsky, Patalakha, Kudryavtsev, Ilyenko, Rimashevsky, Slepyshev, Will, Paquette, Gusev, O'Dell, Comtois, Dzhioshvili, Shvets-Rogovoy, Mikheev
Trends
Goal in each period bet - yes
In four out of five head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.50Bet 1st goal: Dynamo Moscow
In the last six head-to-head matches, the blue-and-whites opened the scoring
1.75Tip and bets
Dynamo played well in the preseason, especially in attack. However, Alexey Kudashov's team was not faultless in defense, while we know that Spartak also has someone to score. The Red-Whites will play on home ice, plus they recently beat CSKA and seriously improved the emotional background in the locker room. We do not think that the "Dynamics" will be able to achieve success in regular time.
Our prediction: Spartak will not lose at 1.85
Bet on total
In the last six matches, the teams have only failed to score at least six goals between them once. Given the friendly nature of the game and the relative weakness of the teams' defensive lines, we expect at least six accurate hits in this encounter.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 1.80