Dynamo Saint Petersburg - Magnitogorsk: betting tip for the VHL playoffs match
On April 9, Dynamo will host Magnitogorsk Magnitogorsk in the quarterfinals of the Petrov Cup at its arena in St. Petersburg. The hosts made it to the quarterfinals, making a stunning comeback in the series against Voronezh Buran, and the guests created a sensation in the confrontation against the winner of the regular season and are not going to just give up the series. How will the first confrontation of the rivals end and what bets should I place? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Dynamo St. Petersburg

Current form
Another sensation unfolded in the series of St. Petersburg Dynamo and Voronezh Buran, in which the 15th team of the regular season defeated the second and turned in favor of the club from the banks of the Neva. But, unlike Metallurg, Dynamo brought it to victory – 4:3 in the series. The Blue and White team became the second team in the history of the league to win the series, losing 0:3. Dynamo's comeback turned out to be very convincing — in four matches, the Petersburgers conceded only one goal and appeared to be a fundamentally different team than in the first half of the confrontation. First, Igor Grishin's team lost two matches at home 2:3 and 2:5, respectively. Then we went to Voronezh and lost 1-2 in the third game, but we got out of the hole, found strength, character, skill and achieved the first intermediate goal – reaching the quarterfinals. Now the team will move on, but it won't be easy against Magnitogorsk.
Interesting betting trends
- In the last five games, the club has conceded only three goals.
- In the last 10 games, the team has won six victories.

Magnitka Magnitogorsk

Current form
The drama unfolded all week in the last series of Magnitogorsk and Novokuznetsk Metallurgist. Having lost 1-2 in the fourth game on their ice, Magnitogorsk suffered two more defeats during the week. The team led by Evgeny Polozov once again found itself in the position of an outsider. After three consecutive losses, the 16th regular season team went to Novokuznetsk for the seventh game of the series. The forge was on the rise and became only the third team in the history of the league, which was able to even the score in the series after 0:3 at the start. But, despite the full house in the stands and the psychological advantage of the ice owners, the Steelworkers took the decisive game with a confident score of 4:2 and created a big sensation by reaching the quarterfinals in the first season after the club was founded. It is worth noting that for the third time in a row in the VHL playoffs, the winner of the regular season finishes his way at the first round stage.
Interesting betting trends
- In the past five games, the club has scored an average of two goals.
- The team has suffered only two defeats in regular time in the last 10 games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In 3 of the last 5 meetings of the hosts, less than two goals were scored in the first period.
1.61Betting period 3: Dynamo victory
In 1 of the last 3 matches, the home team won in the third period.
2.10Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the hosts are the favorite. Dynamo have brought the series to four consecutive victories, intend to win another victory in the Petrov Cup and cool the ardor of the VHL debutant from Magnitogorsk. The squad from St. Petersburg will benefit from the experience, and we can assume that a more powerful team will be able to defeat Magnitogorsk.
Betting Tip – Dynamo wins with a coefficient of 1.70
Bet on the total
In this pair, a game is planned to be dictated by the hosts with many dangerous attacks. Dynamo implements the created scoring chances well, and in the last five matches of the club from the banks of the Neva River, the total was recorded less in a row. We believe that the scoring extravaganza will not take place in the confrontation.
The betting tip is a total of less than 4.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.90
Betting on an individual total
The hosts have no problems in defense, and in the last four matches the club has conceded only one goal. Let's assume that the Magnitogorsk team will score no more than two goals, since the owners of the ice intend to stand as a wall at their goal and prevent the opponent from scoring.
Betting Tip - Magnitogorsk's individual total is less than two goals in 1.55