Spartak vs. Avtomobilist: Moscow Mayor's Cup Match Prediction
Spartak will hold the final match of the preparatory cycle on August 31 and will fight Avtomobilist. The red-and-whites have already managed to win one victory in the tournament, but the Yekaterinburg team is not in the best mood, so they will probably try to have a good time in the upcoming match. However, the last matches between the clubs were in Spartak's favor, and the audience will probably support the "gladiators". Will Zavarukhin's charges cope with this? Look for the answer in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Spartak Moscow

Current form
Spartak will also have a powerful attack line in the upcoming season and will likely once again become one of the most productive clubs in the league. However, the red-and-whites need to solve their problems in defense, because quite often at least three pucks end up in their net. Incidentally, at this championship the team managed to play against Dynamo Moscow and won with a score of 4:3 in a shootout. However, in that meeting, luck was clearly on the side of Alexey Zhamnov's team, since all the rebounds were theirs, and the goals came literally out of nowhere.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Spartak takes 32 shots per game
- The red and whites win only 45.8% of face-offs
Estimated composition
Rybar, Nikolaev, Tchaikovsky, Orlov, Savikov, Vishnevsky, Ivanov, Bychkov, Maryshev, Goldobin, Morozov, Poryadin, Maltsev, Ruzicka, Pashin, Prince, Loktionov, Galimov, Belyaev, Rubtsov, Filin

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

Current form
Avtomobilist sets the most ambitious goals for the upcoming season and wants to show itself in all its glory. However, the Yekaterinburg team remains without victories at this tournament. Although in the last game with Dynamo they were obliged to achieve success in regulation time, they still lost with a score of 1:2, having missed two unanswered goals in the third period. At the same time, Zavarukhin's charges themselves were not very active in the opponent's zone and made only 21 shots on target. It should also be noted that Avto failed to take advantage of a single attempt out of four to score in the majority.
Interesting trends for betting
- Avtomobilist blocks at least 15 shots per game
- "Auto" earns an average of six penalty minutes per match
Estimated composition
Galkin, Alikin, Zborovsky, Osipov, Gamzakov, Vorobyov, Sevostyanov, Ebert, Zhuravlev, Tryamkin, Filyaev, Merkley, Valk, Golyshev, Leipsic, Meisek, Byvaltsev, Khripunov, Obidin, Kashtanov, Romantsev, Miller
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.80Bet 2nd period: Spartak win
In the two previous meetings against Avto, the Muscovites achieved success in the second period
2.05Tip and bets
Spartak is rightfully considered the favorite of this match. The red-and-whites showed themselves better in previous friendly matches than Avtomobilist, which managed to miss out on victory even in the last game with Dynamo. The last games between the teams also quite often ended in favor of the Muscovites. With the support of their home stands, they always play well, so we suggest betting on their success.
Prediction - Spartak win for 1.65
Bet on total
Previous meetings with Spartak were held on opposite courses and often resulted in results. Avtomobilist, of course, had problems with the implementation of moments, but it is necessary to understand that the red-whites have difficulties in defense and try to compensate for them through successful actions in attack, so we expect to see many goals in this confrontation.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.75