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Dynamo Moscow — Sochi: forecast for the KHL match
Dynamo and Sochi will play each other for the third time this season. On February 19, the teams will hold their second match in Moscow, where the Southerners celebrated their success just over a month ago. Sergey Zubov's team has long lost motivation for the rest of the season, but lately the Leopards have been showing a good level of play and often succeed in matches against the KHL leaders. Muscovites continue to try to gain a foothold on the second line in the West. Will they be able to break away from Spartak? Read the forecast for the meeting
Command Analysis
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Dynamo started the new calendar year very strongly and rose to the second place in the conference, beating all key competitors. The capital's club has 73 scoring points after 55 starts, and the Blue and white team clearly does not intend to slow down. On their tail sits Spartak, which scored only one point less. The Dynamics had a great last series of matches on their ice and confidently defeated SKA (3:1) and Spartak (4:1). After a short break, Alexey Kudashov's team lost to the red-whites on the ice of the Megasport Arena (2:3, OT), although they led the score after the end of the second 20-minute confrontation with another capital team.
Nikita Gusev has been scoring points for seven consecutive games and is in excellent shape right now. The Dynamo forward and captain is on the second line in the list of the league's top scorers with 56 points (23+33) in the goal+pass system. Jordan Weale (14+29) and Maxime Comtois (16+24) regularly help their leader and are among the 30 most productive hockey players in the KHL.
Vladislav Podyapolsky starts the most important matches of Dynamo. After transferring from Lada, the experienced goalkeeper played 12 games for the new team and reflected 93.90% of shots, making one shutout. Maxim Motorygin is already receiving offers from the NHL and this season he concedes only 2.10 goals per game and scored three crackers in 30 matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Artem Ilyenko and Brannan Menell will not play against Sochi.
Interesting betting trends
- Dynamo has 21.9% of the majority sales
The "blue and white" on average realize every fifth attempt of the majority.
- Dynamo gets 7.49 minutes of penalty time
Usually, guests are eliminated at least four times per match.
HC Sochi
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sochi is still the main outsider of the Western Conference and will definitely not be able to improve its position in the near future. And before the end of the regular season, it will be very difficult for the team to reduce the gap to Vityaz, since at the moment it is five points behind him, but recently the guests have been showing very good results. Sergey Zubov's team looked great in their home matches and beat Neftekhimik (3:2, OT), and a day later sensationally beat CSKA (2:0). The Leopards went to Moscow after a short rest and beat the Red-Blues for the second time this month (4:1), and they did it very confidently.
The Southerners look pretty lackluster in attack throughout the regular season and score only 2.33 goals per match. At the same time, they scored 13 accurate shots in the last five games, with four of them coming against CSKA in the last game for the Leopards so far. Artur Tyulin stands out among the guests and scored 40 points (10+30) using the goal+pass system.
Let's emphasize that Sochi residents continue to demonstrate a weak defensive game and today remain one of the most skipping clubs in the championship. On average, the puck in the goal of the Southerners turns out to be 3.15 times per meeting. The most unsuccessful in their performance is the starting game segment, in which they have a 32:60 ratio of dropped and missed goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the guest leaders will play in Moscow.
Interesting betting trends
- Sochi gets an average of 8.51 minutes of penalty time per match.
According to statistics, Sochi residents are eliminated at least four times per game.
- The Leopards allow an average of 34 shots on their own goal.
Sochi acts as the second number and allows you to make a lot of shots on your goal.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last three matches with Dynamo, the first period was not productive.
1.93Bet 3rd period: Dynamo will score
Dynamo scored in the third period in seven of the last nine games.
1.25Tip and bets
Dynamo showed a strong level of play in February and lost only two matches in the second month of the new year, although they have never left the court without points. Alexey Kudashov's team is extremely motivated for every match, because they are fighting for a high seed in the playoffs. Sochi closes the conference table and has long lost any real chance of making the playoffs. The team from the city of the same name has gained good form and has been clinging to the result lately. The guests beat CSKA twice and won at VTB Arena a month ago. We think that they will not be defeated on Wednesday. We offer a bet on the advantage of the guests.
Our forecast is that Sochi willwinwith an Asian handicap (+2) for 1.85
Betting on an individual total
Dynamo consistently plays strongly offensively and regularly scores more than twice per match. Sochi concedes 3.15 goals per game, while the Leopards play a little more reliably on the road than in the south of the country. We think that the guests' defense will withstand the pressure and will not miss too much. In two matches against the Muscovites, the red light outside the gates of the Southerners turned on only three times.
Forecast - Dynamo's individual total is less than 4.5 goals per 1.70
Bet on the total
In the first two matches between the rivals, the stands did not see a large number of abandoned goals. Dynamo has seriously strengthened its position at the last line of defense and has a very strong goalkeeper team. Sochi has added ice on its half and has not missed much in previous games. We believe that the match will not be very effective. Let's place a bet on the total less.
The forecast is a total of less than six goals in 1.67
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