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Dynamo Moscow — Spartak: forecast for the KHL match
The third Moscow derby will be held on February 13 on the ice of the capital's VTB Arena. Dynamo is in second place in the Western Conference table, but Spartak will beat the blue and white if they win. This season, the teams have exchanged confident home wins and now one of the rivals will take the lead in a series of games in the current regular season. Alexey Zhamnov's team has been looking weak on the road lately. Will they be able to give battle to the hosts? Or will Nikita Gusev's squad consolidate their role as the main pursuer of Lokomotiv? This is stated in the forecast for the confrontation
Command Analysis
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Blue and White team reached the second intermediate place in the Western Conference table. Now the team from Moscow has 70 points after 53 matches, but CSKA scored exactly the same amount, while Spartak has only two points less and a game in reserve. Dynamo did not start the regular season in the best way, but gradually the results of the Moscow team improved and now it can claim the role of the main pursuer of Lokomotiv. Nikita Gusev's squad ended January with a 4-2 victory over Torpedo on their home ice, but lost to SKA a day later (3:4, OT). Before the break, the Muscovites easily dealt with Kunlun (4:1) in Mytishchi, and in the last game they took revenge on the Army team (3:1) from St. Petersburg.
The captain and leader of the attack of the hosts ranks second in the list of the league's top scorers. Nikita Gusev has gained excellent form and now has 52 points (21+31) in the goal+pass system. The capital club has very strong foreign players. Jordan Weale (12+27) and Maxime Comtois (14+24) regularly find themselves on the ice when the team from Moscow scores.
Maxim Motorygin got his chance in the last games after a long break. The young goalkeeper helped his teammates to win the matches against Kunlun and SKA. This season, the goalkeeper reflects 92.69% of shots and made three shutouts in the season. Vladislav Podyapolsky remains the first number of the hosts after moving from Tolyatti Lada. The experienced hockey player made 93.96% of his saves as part of the new team.
Disqualifications and injuries
Artem Ilyenko and Brennan Manell will not play against Spartak.
Interesting betting trends
- Dynamo has 21.6% of the majority sales
The "blue and white" on average realize every fifth attempt of the majority.
- Dynamo gets 7.55 minutes of penalty time
Usually, the hosts are eliminated at least three times per match.
Spartak Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Spartak is on the fifth line in the Western Conference, but in terms of the percentage of points lost, it should be at least on the third line. The Red-Whites lack stability in the new year and have not been able to boast serial victories since the beginning of January. Not so long ago, Alexey Zhamnov's team won at home against Lokomotiv (4:2) and CSKA (4:1), but lost to SKA (3:4, B), although they won back from 0:3. In the current away series, Dmitry Vishnevsky's squad lost in Cherepovets (6:8), but succeeded in Yaroslavl (5:4). Before the derby and the return to the capital, Spartak lost to Torpedo (2:3, B) in Nizhny Novgorod.
The attack of the hosts improved in terms of implementation and in the previous five starts Spartak scored 20 accurate shots. Nikolay Goldobin became the new top scorer of the team and earned 42 points (13+20). The team's fans have high hopes for Adam Ruziczka (23+16) and Alexander Pashin (11+28). They are followed by Pavel Poryadin (20+18) and Ivan Morozov (16+22).
Artyom Zagidullin became the first guest member after transferring from Neftekhimik. He has appeared on the ice in five out of six games and so far has only 92.47% of saves. He made one dry fight and has put Dmitry Nikolaev on the bench so far. The young goalkeeper deflected 91.82% of the reflected shots and left the court three times without conceding goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Roman Bychkov, Daniil Ivanov, Pavel Tkachenko and Nikita Efremov will not be able to participate in the upcoming meeting due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- Spartak gets 6.12 minutes of penalty time per match
The Red-Whites have been well disciplined this season and are rarely sent off more than three times per game.
- According to statistics, Muscovites can make 33 shots at their own goal.
Spartak often operates on opposite courses and does not play the best way defensively, not having time to cover most of the opponent's shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In five of the seven matches involving Dynamo, the first period was not productive.
1.90Bet period 3: Dynamo will score
Dynamo scored in the third period in the last five out of six games.
1.69Tip and bets
Dynamo is in great shape and has been scoring points for four consecutive matches. The Blue and White started poorly this season, but gradually increased in reliability and signed a strong goalkeeper from Tolyatti Lada. Alexey Kudashov's players are strong in all areas and are the main contenders for the second place in the conference at the moment. Spartak lacks stability. The Red-Whites have been unable to gain momentum for a long time and are playing very poorly on the road. We think that the hosts will deal with the opponent on the ice of the home arena without any problems. We suggest betting on winning first with a zero handicap.
Our forecast is that Dynamo willwinwith an Asian handicap (0) in 1.77
Betting on an individual total
Dynamo is scoring 3.04 goals on average per match this season, while the hosts have the same numbers both at home and away. Spartak, on the other hand, looks rather modest on its half of the ice and has conceded 20 goals in the previous five games on the road. We believe that the attack of the "blue and white" will easily score at least three times against the "red and white" goal.
Forecast - Dynamo's individual total is more than 2.5 goals per 1.70
Bet on the total
Matches between rivals regularly turn out to be extremely productive. The last meeting was a one-goal game, but it is unlikely that the Spartacs will leave the court again without scoring goals. Both teams are focused on other people's goals and regularly delight fans with a large number of goals. We expect at least six accurate shots between the two sides.
Forecast - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.90
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