Dynamo Makhachkala vs. Fakel: Premier League match forecast
In the 17th round of the Premier League on December 1, Makhachkala Dynamo will play a home match against Fakel. The hosts have avoided defeats in the last two rounds, while the visitors have lost only one of the previous five matches. How will the face-to-face confrontation end today and what reliable bets should you choose? – the answer is in our expert’s forecast

Command Analysis

FK Makhachkala

Current form
Dynamo is doing well in the Premier League. In 16 rounds, the Makhachkala team has 16 points, with which they are approaching the upcoming game in 11th place in the table. The gap from the play-off zone is three points. Hasanbi Bidzhiev charges have not lost in the two previous matches - they won Orenburg at home (2:1) and drew away with Pari NN (0:0). In addition, this week they managed to get past Sochi in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals of the Path of Regions in the Russian Cup. It should be noted that Dynamo is traditionally strong on their home field, where even top opponents often have problems.
Disqualifications and injuries
Due to injuries, Sandrachuk and Tabidze will not help their team today.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the five previous matches, Makhachkala residents did not win in the first half
- Only one of Dynamo last five home matches saw more than two goals scored
Estimated lineup: Volk - Alibekov, Shumakhov, Paltsev - Kagermazov, Glushkov, Mrezig, Sundukov - Magomedov, Agalarov, Kasintura.

Fakel

Current form
Fakel, led by Dmitry Pyatibartov, has noticeably improved and is close to leaving the play-off zone. In the last five rounds, the Voronezh team suffered only one defeat, when they lost 2:3 away to Akhmat. Then the team had a four-match unbeaten streak - three draws and one win. Separately, we note that they managed to take points from Moscow Dynamo (1:1) and CSKA (0:0). With 13 points, Fakel is in 14th place in the play-off zone table, but is only two points behind the saving 12th place, which is currently occupied by Krylia Sovetov.
Disqualifications and injuries
Due to disqualification, Dziov will not play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- In five previous matches, Fakel did not win in the first half
- Fakel have not won in 11 of their last 12 away matches – nine defeats and two draws
Estimated line-up: Gudiyev - Yurganov, Senhadzhi, Bozhin - Brahimi, Yakimov, Kvekveskiri, Alshin, Mertens - Markov, Kashtanov.
Trends
Bet Fakel wins on offsides
In four of the last five matches, Fakel players were offside more often than their opponents
1.78Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals
The bet has played in the hosts' last three matches
1.23Bet Exact score 1:0
Fakel suffered its last two defeats by a single goal
4.80Tip and bets
Fakel is having a good stretch of the season, hasn't lost in the last four rounds, but overall, the problems away from home haven't gone away. Today, they will play away against Dynamo, where it never easy for anyone. On their home field, the Makhachkala team acts quite boldly, while their defense is traditionally at its best. We think that the home field factor will be the determining factor today.
Our prediction is Dynamo victory with odds of 2.25
Bet on total
Since the start of the season, Dynamo have played seven matches on their home field, conceding only six goals. Fakel looks unconvincing in attack away from home and scores on average less than one goal per match. It is highly likely that Voronezh will not be able to break through the opponent reliable defense even once today.
Second bet - Fakel will not score with odds of 2.06
Yellow Card Betting
The match is of great tournament importance in the fight for survival and there is a high probability of a rather rough game. It should be noted that in 13 of the 16 previous games of Fakel more than three yellow cards were shown, which is what we expect today.
Forecast - total yellow cards over 3.5 with odds of 1.50