Dynamo-Altai vs. Sokol: VHL match forecast
On December 6, Dynamo-Altai will host Sokol at its arena in Barnaul. The Barnaul team plays confidently on its home court and can beat any club in the VHL, the hosts have proven this more than once. The opponent has not been shining with results this season, and Dynamo-Altai intends to take advantage of this. On whose side will fortune be and what bets should be made? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Dynamo Altay

Current form
Many experts underestimate Dynamo-Altai both in away games and at home. The team has changed a lot, many newcomers have arrived, and the game pattern has changed. The coaching staff headed by Dmitry Parkhomenko has done a great job, and we can only hope that the club management task of reaching the playoffs will be accomplished. Both on home and away ice, the team can upset anyone, which it has proven more than once this season. It is worth noting the confident victories over Novokuznetsk Metallurg (5:2), the winner of the regular championship of the last VHL draw Molot (5:1) and the finalist of the Bratina Cup AKM (7:3). After an unsuccessful series of away games, where the club was able to earn only one point, the team returned to its home ice and was unable to defeat its opponent from Norilsk in the first match of the home series. The match with Norilsk was an equal fight, but Barnaul still lost - 1:2 in the end. At this stage, Dynamo occupy 21st place in the tournament table, have 33 points in the asset and are four points behind Buran, who closes the TOP-16.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last five meetings the team has failed to win in regular time
- The club averages 2.6 goals per game

Sokol Krasnoyarsk

Current form
The Krasnoyarsk team became one of the main sensations last season. The team managed to get into the playoffs of the Petrov Cup from 16th place and unexpectedly beat the winner of the regular championship, Molot. Sokol was a regular participant in the knockout matches, but in the current VHL draw the club ran out of gunpowder in the powder flasks at the beginning of the season. In September, the "feathered ones" won six victories in eight starting matches and after that the club played terribly and was able to win only five times in two months. The team has looked very weak lately and cannot find its game. The club is on a series of five defeats in a row and today in Barnaul it will be quite difficult to win. Yuri Faikov charges played the last match in Novokuznetsk and suffered a defeat from one of the leaders of the regular season, Metallurg (3:4), which was the 21st defeat for the team this season. The Krasnoyarsk team also lost to Norilsk 4-6 in the previous game. At this stage, the club is in 28th place in the tournament table and has 26 points, lagging behind the playoff zone by 11 points.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Sokol scores 2.3 goals per game
- Last season the team failed to beat the opponent, both away and at home
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In 4 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.84Bet 2nd period: victory "Dynamo-Altai"
In 1 of the 5 recent matches, the home team won in the second period
2.60Tip and bets
The hosts are the favorites in this match. Dynamo-Altai has failed to win in the past four matches and intends to break such an unsuccessful series today. The team from Barnaul will use a more balanced lineup, and we can assume that experience will allow them to win and will become a decisive factor in the match.
Prediction - Dynamo-Altai wins the match with odds of 1.75
Bet on total
This pair is likely to play on opposite courses with many scoring opportunities. The opponents are not bad at realizing scoring opportunities, and in the past three away matches of Sokol, the total is over. We believe that the opponents will score enough and the goal extravaganza will take place in the match.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.00
Bet on individual total
The hosts have been doing well in the attack line lately, the club has scored 11 goals in the past five matches, and in matches against Sokol they have not scored less than two goals. We can assume that the Barnaul team will score more than two goals.
Forecast - individual total of Dynamo-Altai more than 2.5 goals for 1.73