AKM - Dynamo Saint Petersburg: VHL match forecast

Russian Federation

AKM

Russian Federation

VHL

16 December 08:00 UTC

Dynamo St. Petersburg

Russian Federation

On December 16, AKM will host Dynamo from St. Petersburg at its arena in Tula. The hosts have not been able to defeat their opponent in two games in a row, and the guests are the undisputed leader at this stage and are in optimal shape. Will the club from the banks of the Neva be able to continue this series and what bets should they play? The answer is in our forecast

AKM vs Dynamo St. Petersburg Prediction and Betting Tips (16.12.2024)

Command Analysis

AKM

Russian Federation

Current form

In the last championship, the team managed to get to the final of the Petrov Cup, but failed to beat Almetyevsk Neftyanik, losing 0:4 in the series. This season, the team from Tula is just starting to gain momentum and in the past 10 games, it has won six victories. The team is in excellent playing shape, shows attacking hockey and acts well in defense. In the last match, the club beat Moscow Zvezda on its ice (6:3), finishing all three periods with the same score of 2:1. But in the game before, Sergei Reshetnikov charges suffered a defeat from SKA-Neva (2:3), which was the 13th this season. At this stage, the team has won 21 victories, scored 101 goals and earned 45 points. AKM is in eighth place in the tournament table and is fighting in the playoff zone at the proper level.

It is worth noting that the club management sent an official letter to the KHL president about the possibility of joining the league for the next season, but so far the response has been that the arena in Tula does not meet the requirements.

Interesting trends for betting

The team has scored only one goal against its opponent in the last two games.
In the last four games the club has won in the second period

Dynamo St. Petersburg

Russian Federation

Current form

Dynamo St. Petersburg has been showing excellent play since the start of the current regular championship and has been fighting in the leading group throughout the season. At this stage, the club occupies the undisputed first place in the VHL standings and has 56 points, four points ahead of Ryazan and with one game in hand. The White-Blues have won 25 games, scored 113 goals, but there have been quite a few defeats as well – 10 with 60 goals conceded, which is the best result in the VHL. The team plays well in defense and has conceded only seven goals in the past five matches. In their last match, Igor Grishin team played against Khimik in Voskresensk. The match turned out to be combative and productive. The club from the banks of the Neva took the lead three times, but the regular time of the match ended in a 3:3 draw, and in overtime the team finished off the opponent. The previous match saw the team lose in a shootout to Torpedo-Gorky in Nizhny Novgorod.

Interesting trends for betting

Dynamo has not lost in the second period in five games in a row
The team hasn't scored less than two goals in the last five matches

Trends

Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals

In 2 of the last 3 meetings, the visitors scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period

1.65

Bet 2nd period: Dynamo win

In 3 of the 5 recent matches, the "white-blues" won in the second period

3.15

Tip and bets

2.1Dynamo victory in the match

In this confrontation, bookmakers put the home team as the favorites of the match, and we disagree. The St. Petersburg club has gained excellent form, is the leader of the VHL and has not lost to its opponent in two confrontations in a row. We can assume that the positive attitude and motivation of Dynamo will be decisive factors in the match.

Prediction: Dynamo wins the match with odds of 2.10

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1.7total over 4.5 goals

Bet on total

This pair is likely to see an open game on opposite courses. In four of the past five meetings, Dynamo scored more than 4.5 goals, and we believe that a goal-scoring extravaganza will take place, as in the last face-to-face match between the opponents in Tula.

Forecast - total over 4.5 goals with odds of 1.70

Bet on individual total

The visiting team has no problems in the defense line, and in the last two face-to-face confrontations, the club from St. Petersburg conceded only one goal from the opponent. We can assume that the Tula team will score no more than two goals.

Forecast - individual total of AKM less than 2.5 goals for 1.83

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