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CSKA vs. Dynamo Moscow: KHL Match Betting Tip
The Moscow derby will take place on September 17 as part of the KHL championship, in which CSKA will fight with the capital's Dynamo. The army men lost in the two previous matches and are definitely going to rehabilitate themselves in front of the home stands. The white-blues have also not distinguished themselves with good results before and are currently going through hard times. Last season, the "horses" never managed to deal with the Dynamo players. Will they break this streak? Find out from our betting tip
Command Analysis
CSKA Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
CSKA has every chance to become one of the favorites of the Western Conference this season. The team has a strong roster and was able to strengthen in the summer. In addition, the club is headed by Ilya Vorobyov, a coach with vast experience. However, after a successful start, the army team unexpectedly suffered two defeats in a row. First, they missed out on victory in the confrontation with Torpedo (3:4 OT), and then on the road they could not cope with Severstal, losing to them with a score of 2:4. It is noteworthy that in both cases the team had an advantage, but failed to use it wisely.
The Muscovites have moved away from their style from last year and started playing more open hockey, which is why they have started to concede much more. Incidentally, in all five previous games, at least two pucks have ended up in the net of CSKA. However, Vorobyov's team is doing more or less well in attack, and they are making good use of their chances. They also play well in the 5x4 format and currently have a 38.1% conversion rate on extra shots, ranking third in the league in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
Christian Jaros and Colby Williams will not participate in the upcoming match due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, CSKA makes 17 power moves per match
The army team has a number of large defenders, so they try to meet the opponent with tough power moves already in the middle zone.
- CSKA statistically wins 55% of faceoffs
The army men confidently deal with most opponents at the point, and the center forwards have good statistics in this area.
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Dynamo has not yet been able to fully get into the rhythm of the new season and is completely outside the playoff zone, currently occupying ninth place in the Western Conference table. The white-blues are experiencing a lot of problems even in matches with "average" and outsiders. Earlier, on the road, the Muscovites could not cope with Lada (3:6) and Spartak (2:4), but on home ice they still earned two points, beating the Minsk team with a score of 6:3. However, Alexey Kudashov's team still shows a very mediocre game in defense and makes many unforgivable mistakes in their own zone.
That is why, on average, at least three or four pucks end up in the Dynamo net. As a rule, the worst performance of Dynamo is the second period - when the game is played with the far benches, the team gets carried away and lingers in the opponent's zone, which is why it regularly allows dangerous counterattacks from the opponent. Also, at the beginning of the season, the club is one of the worst in the game in the minority and has only 77.8% neutralization of the extra man.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are currently no injured or disqualified players in Dynamo's squad.
Interesting trends for betting
- Dynamo averages at least 33 shots per game
Dynamo rely on attacking hockey and have a number of high-class forwards, so it is not surprising that they often take a lot of shots.
- Dynamo earns 11 minutes of penalty time per game according to statistics
The white-blues were not distinguished by good discipline in the first matches and were sent off a lot, because they got carried away in attack and could not keep up with the opponent's forwards.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches involving CSKA, the first period was productive
1.85Bet 2nd period: both teams to score
In the five previous head-to-head meetings, both teams scored goals in the second period.
2.25Tip and bets
Despite the fact that CSKA lost two games in a row, it still looks preferable to Dynamo. It seems that if they wanted, the army team could play more reliably in defense, but the white-blues do not have such an option and continue to make gross mistakes in defense time after time.
In addition, the visitors played very undisciplined in the first matches and received many penalties, while Vorobyov's team demonstrated excellent implementation of the majority in previous matches and punished their opponents for breaking the rules time after time. We think that this will help them get two points in the upcoming match.
Betting Tip - CSKA win in 2.10
Bet on individual total
Dynamo has conceded at least three goals in absolutely all matches, with the exception of one. The army men play well in attack and can act as the first number, as well as sharply counterattack. It will be very difficult for Dynamo to contain the opponent's attack. It is quite possible that this time Kudashov's team will also concede three times.
We take the individual total of CSKA more than 2.5 goals for 1.62
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