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Sochi vs. Dynamo Moscow: KHL Match Forecast
Sochi will start the new calendar year with a match against Moscow Dynamo on January 5. The southerners played very poorly at the end of December and suffered two crushing defeats from the leaders of the West at the start of the current home series. The Muscovites could not score for two games in a row, but the break was good for Alexey Kudashov team and they scored seven times against Severstal the day before. Do the Tigers have any chances? We tell you about this in the forecast for the meeting
Command Analysis
HC Sochi
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sochi remains 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 championship, it will be very difficult for the team to reduce the gap to Vityaz, since at the moment it is behind it by ten points and still shows rather weak results. Let us recall that not long ago Sochi faced a terrible series of eight defeats. Fortunately, after unsuccessful matches against Severstal (1:2) and Lokomotiv (1:3), they pulled themselves together and dealt with Lada (4:3), but at the end of last year Sochi suffered a crushing defeat at home to SKA (4:5) and CSKA (1:4). By the beginning of the second period, the hosts were losing by three goals and were able to score only once.
In the last match with the "army men" from Moscow, Sergei Zubov team could have held on to the result if they had not been losing 0:3 by the start of the second period of the match, and then only managed to exchange goals, without bringing the intrigue back into the game. Of course, after such disappointing defeats, the "leopards" are unlikely to recover quickly, even despite the fact that before the start they were considered clear underdogs.
Let us emphasize that Sochi continues to demonstrate a weak game in defense and today remains one of the most conceding clubs in the championship. On average, the puck ends up in the goal of the southerners 3.26 times per game. The most unsuccessful in their performance is the starting game segment, in which they have a ratio of 24:48 in goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Amir Garayev will not help his teammates in the next match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sochi receives an average of 7.51 penalty minutes per match
According to statistics, Sochi players are sent off at least four times per game.
- The Leopards are allowing an average of 33 shots on goal
Sochi plays second fiddle and allows a lot of shots to be taken on their goal.
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Dynamo players had a poor end to 2024 and dropped to seventh place in the Western Conference standings, but managed to regain sixth place in early January. The Muscovites scored 51 points in 41 games and are only one point away from fourth place. The White-Blues were unable to show a strong level of play at the end of December and after an unpleasant defeat to Ak Bars (5:6), they lost away to Vityaz (0:2) and Dynamo Minsk (0:1). The capital hockey players drew the right conclusions and got off to a brisk start in Cherepovets on January 3. They scored two goals in the first two periods of the match against Severstal and effectively decided the issue regarding the winner of the confrontation (7:2).
Nikita Gusev scored two points in the last match and finally broke the drought, and the team scored seven times after two games without goals. The forward and captain of Dynamo is still among the top three scorers in the league with 39 points (14+25) in the goal+pass system. In addition to him, Maxime Comtois and Jordan Weale can be singled out. The legionnaires earned 27 points each.
Vladislav Pod'yapolsky became the new main goalkeeper of the visitors after transferring from Lada. The goalkeeper played two games for his new club at the end of the year and was unable to help his partners win, so at the beginning of the new calendar year, Maxim Motorygin appeared in the Muscovites' goal again. The young Russian reflected 94.10% of shots in the game against Severstal and made an assist.
Disqualifications and injuries
All visiting leaders will come to Sochi.
Interesting trends for betting
- Dynamo has a 22.4% power play percentage
The "white-blues" on average realize every fifth attempt from the majority.
- Dynamo gets 7.95 minutes of penalty time
Guests are usually sent off at least four times per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches involving Sochi, the first period was productive
1.83Bet 3rd period: Dynamo will score
Sochi has conceded in the third period in its last three games
1.32Tip and bets
The break was good for Dynamo and in the first match of January the Muscovites did not notice their competitors from Cherepovets on their way. Before that, Alexey Kudashov charges could not score for 120 minutes, but they broke through after the rest. Sochi is a pretty convenient opponent for the "white-blues" and Nikita Gusev team has been beating the southerners in regular time since 2022. The Tigers look very weak this winter and have practically stopped scoring points. In the current home series of games, the hosts have already suffered two crushing defeats. We think that the capital will win in regular time.
Prediction - Dynamo win for 1.65
Bet on individual total
Sochi plays very poorly in defense and has conceded nine goals in just two opening games of the current home series. Dynamo came to its senses after two games without goals and scored seven accurate shots in the match against Severstal. The visiting team leaders are gaining momentum again and, in our opinion, will easily open up the southerners' defense.
We bet on Dynamo individual total of more than three goals with odds of 1.60
Total Bet
Meetings involving teams are usually productive. In the three previous matches between the teams, at least six goals were scored, and now there is everything for a productive outcome of the confrontation. Dynamo was good in attack in Cherepovets, but Sochi scored its moments, but constantly failed in defense. We believe in at least six goals.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks for 1.92
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