Sokol vs. Dynamo-Altai: VHL match forecast
On December 11, Sokol will host Dynamo-Altai from Barnaul at the Platinum Arena in Krasnoyarsk. The Barnaul team has been playing confidently lately and can beat any club in the VHL, and the guests 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

Sokol Krasnoyarsk

Current form
Sokol quite often represents Krasnoyarsk in knockout matches, but in the current VHL the club has not been playing well in all lines since the very beginning of the season. At the start of the regular championship, the "feathered ones" won six victories in eight matches and after that the club has been playing 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 six defeats in a row and today it will be quite difficult to win on home ice. Yuri Faikov charges played the last match in Barnaul and suffered a defeat from Dynamo-Altai (1:6), which was the 22nd defeat for the team this season. Also, in the previous game, Krasnoyarsk lost with a score of 3:4 to Novokuznetsk Metallurg. At this stage, the club is in 29th place in the league table and has 26 points to its credit, lagging behind the playoff zone by a baker dozen points, which it is not possible to make up with such a game.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Sokol concedes three goals per game
- Krasnoyarsk residents have suffered defeats from their opponents in their last three games

Dynamo Altay

Current form
The team has changed a lot compared to last season, 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. After an unsuccessful series of away games, where the club was able to earn only one point, the team returned to its ice and in the first match of the home series was unable to defeat its opponent from Norilsk. The match with Norilsk was an equal fight, but the Barnaul team still lost - 1:2 in the end. However, the team was not upset and tuned in to the match with its today opponent and defeated the Krasnoyarsk team 6:1, scoring two goals in the majority and four in equal compositions. At this stage, Dynamo are in 20th place in the tournament table, have 35 points and are four points behind Chelmet, who are closing the TOP-16.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last 10 meetings, the team was able to win in regulation time only three times
- The club concedes an average of 3.2 goals per game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last three meetings, the home team scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.84Bet 2nd period: victory "Dynamo-Altai"
In 1 of the 3 recent matches, the visiting team won in the second period
3.10Tip and bets
This pair is likely to play on opposite courses with many dangerous attacks. The opponents are not bad at realizing scoring chances, and in the past four Sokol matches out of five that have passed, 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 1.95
Bet on total
In this confrontation, bookmakers put Sokol as the favorite of the match. However, Dynamo-Altai has not lost to its opponent in the past three face-to-face meetings and intends to continue such a successful series today. The team from Barnaul will use a more balanced composition, and we can assume that the team experience will allow it to win and will become a decisive factor in the match.
Prediction - Dynamo-Altai wins the match with odds of 2.22
Bet on individual total
The visitors have been doing well in the attack line lately. Dynamo-Altai has scored 14 goals in the past five matches, and has not scored less than two goals in matches against Sokol. 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 2.00