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Dynamo Moscow vs. Kunlun: KHL Match Prediction
Moscow Dynamo will start the season on home ice with a match against Kunlun on September 4. The capital team won the Continental Cup last season, but ingloriously left the playoffs. The Chinese team will once again try to make it to the final matches of the season. Let us recall that Red Star participated in the knockout games back in 2017. What will the start be like for these teams? Find out from the betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Dynamo was very good throughout the last season and deservedly became the winner of the Continental Cup. Unfortunately for the fans of the "white-blues", the Muscovites were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Chelyabinsk's "Traktor" without winning a single match. In the off-season, Dynamo was strengthened by legionnaires Hunter Miska and Maxim Comtois. Artem Shvets-Rogovoy and Anton Slepyshev also settled in the capital team.
Alexey Kudashov's charges easily won all the test games in August, but did not play their best at the Moscow Mayor's Cup. The "Dynamics" lost to "Spartak" (3:4, B), achieved success in the game against "Avtomobilist" (2:1), and in the match for third place they unexpectedly lost to "Torpedo" (1:4), which took to the ice in suboptimal combinations.
Interesting trends for betting
- Last season, Dynamo's opponents blocked 18 shots per game
The Dynamics have a lot of puck possession and put a lot of pressure on the goal in matches against any opponent.
- The White-Blues have won 56.2% of their faceoffs in the 2023/2024 season
Alexey Kudashov's team includes several strong centers who regularly win at the point.
Estimated composition
Miska, Motorygin, Menell, Gotovets, Sergeev, Pylenkov, Pribylsky, Kudashov, Ryabkin, Sizov, Rashevsky, Ilyenko, Kudryavtsev, Khanin, Wil, Slepyshev, Rimashevsky, Comtois, Gusev, Mikheev, Shvets-Rogovoy, Dzhioshvili
HC Red Star Kunlun
ChinaCurrent form
Kunlun last made it to the playoffs back in 2017, when the team from China first took part in the KHL championship. The Chinese have become the outsiders of the Western Conference, but everything could change dramatically in the new season. Mikhail Kravets, who was fired from Avangard, will now be on the coaching bridge. The Red Star roster has changed significantly in the summer. Nail Yakubov, Tomas Jurcho, Yuri Pautov and Alexander Sharychenkov are some of those who will defend the colors of the Beijing team this year.
Red Star played well in August and achieved success in the game against Spartak (4:1) in Moscow. At the Nikolai Puchkov Cup, the Chinese beat the youth team (7:1) and Sochi (5:2), but lost to Ak Bars (0:1) and Severstal (3:7).
Interesting trends for betting
- Last season, Kunlun blocked 15 shots per game
Kunlun often makes mistakes in the middle zone and ends up with throws towards their goal. Many of them do not reach the target due to the dedication of the defenders.
- Red Star allows 38 shots on goal per game
The Chinese team's goalie is not to be envied. "Red Star" allows the opponent to make a huge number of shots and spends a lot of time in its zone.
Estimated composition
Smith, Keyser, Clendening, Chelios, Merkley, McCoshen, Wood, Somerby, Wong A., Wong T., Lockhart, Yakupov, Yip, Graovac, Yurcho, Chartier, Wilkie, Fu Shuai, Fu Zhang, Campbell
Trends
Bet 3rd period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the third period was productive.
1.55Bet Goal in each period Dynamo Moscow - Yes
Muscovites have scored in every period in the last two games.
2.45Tip and bets
Dynamo is an order of magnitude stronger than its opponent on paper. The Muscovites have a ready-made team with a well-established game, which has already won the Continental Cup, but stumbled in the regular season. The Chinese are continuing to rebuild and are unlikely to be able to give a real fight to such a strong opponent from the first matches. We believe that Alexey Kudashov's team will be able to win at home in regular time with a comfortable gap in goals.
Our prediction is Dynamo's victory with a handicap of (-1.5) at 1.78
Bet on total
Dynamo was the best team last season in terms of converting extra man power. Kunlun usually scores its 2-3 goals, but often fails in defense. Games between these teams are rarely boring, so we suggest betting on an abundance of goals scored.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 1.85
Bet on the outcome of the first period
The Capitals have won the first period at home in five of their last seven games against the Beijing team in Moscow. We think that the White-Blues will seize the initiative from the first seconds and throw several pucks into the opponent's net, which should be enough to win in the first 20 minutes.
Prediction - Dynamo win in the first period for 1.88
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