LiontipsDynamo Moscow vs. SKA: KHL match betting tip
On January 11, Dynamo Moscow will host a home court battle against a powerful opponent in the person of SKA. The white-blues have managed without defeats in the new year, and even the last confrontation with the army team ended in their favor with a score of 4:2. The Petersburgers literally the day before suffered a major defeat from Spartak on their ice. Will the guests be able to recover from such a major failure? What is the best bet in a match with such a bright signboard? Look for the answers to these questions in our betting tip
Match announcement
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Dynamo is currently in fifth place in the Western Conference and is clearly not where it wants to be. The team plans to finish the regular part of the season at least in the top three in order to get a more convenient opponent in the opening round of the playoffs. To do this, it needs to keep up the pace and continue playing in the same spirit. Let us recall that at the end of December, the Muscovites faced an unpleasant series of three defeats. Fortunately, the holidays and rest did them good, since after returning they immediately had a series of three victories.
Let us recall that the white-blues proved their superiority over Severstal (7:2) on the road, and then dealt with Sochi twice with a score of 5:1 and 2:0, respectively. In the last meeting, goals were scored until the middle of the third period, but after a goal was scored in the majority, the Dynamo players confidently brought the matter to a victorious end and finished the match within 60 minutes. It is impossible not to note the actions of Vladislav Pod'yapol'skiy, who made his first shutout in his new club and parried all 26 shots.
It is worth mentioning that, in general, the best segment in the club's performance is the first period. Alexey Kudashov's team always actively starts the game and it is no coincidence that in this period they have a 45:22 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded. Dynamo also has a strong power play and has a 22.5% power play rate to date.
Disqualifications and injuries
At the moment, Dynamo has no problems with the roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- Dynamo averages 32 shots on target
Muscovites demonstrate active play in the opponent's zone and usually threaten the opponent's goal at least 32 times
- Dynamo receives 7.72 minutes of penalty time per match according to statistics
Dynamo players have started playing more disciplined than at the start of the season and are now being sent off less often
SKA St. Petersburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
SKA is a direct competitor of Dynamo, including in the tournament table. The team is currently in sixth place in the Western Conference and is literally one point behind the white-blues. This season, the army men, as a rule, do without disastrous periods, and faced such a thing only once - in early November. Then they suffered five defeats in a row, but since then they have not allowed themselves to lose more than one match in a row.
The St. Petersburgers went into the New Year's break in a good mood, as they achieved a strong-willed away victory over Sochi (5:4). After returning to the ice, Roman Rotenberg's team dealt with CSKA (6:3) and Vityaz (5:2) on home ice, but in the final confrontation with Spartak they unexpectedly failed and suffered a real rout with a score of 0:5, for the first time since the beginning of September they were left without a single goal scored. At the same time, the St. Petersburgers made 39 shots at the opponent's goal and had two power play attempts, but nothing helped them that day.
After such a failure, SKA, of course, must pull itself together and try to rehabilitate itself. Moreover, the club plays quite well away from home and has only lost within 60 minutes five times. Incidentally, the army team is very good at playing with the far benches, so the second period is the most successful in their performance, and they have a 50:36 ratio of goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kuznetsov and Vorobyov will not be able to take part in the upcoming meeting due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- SKA wins 52.9% of faceoffs
SKA has been doing well in this aspect this season and often leaves a dot behind them
- SKA averages 35 shots on goal
The army men are used to acting as number one and try to make shots from any position
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the teams, the first period was unscoring
1.85Bet 3rd period: home team to score
In four out of five games against SKA, the Muscovites scored goals in the third period
1.48Tip and bets
In our opinion, Dynamo can fight for two points in this match. The white-blues have been showing great results since returning from the holidays, and this break has clearly been good for them. Moreover, the Muscovites play quite well at home and rarely give in without a fight. The teams already met last month, and then Alexey Kudashov's team dealt with the army men quite confidently. Plus, we cannot ignore the psychological factor, since it will definitely be difficult for SKA to return to the court without thinking about the crushing defeat the day before. We think that due to greater confidence in their own strength, the Dynamo players will achieve success.
Prediction - Dynamo win with handicap (0) for 1.82
Bet on individual total
Dynamo has a powerful attack line and usually scores at least three goals. In addition, the Muscovites know how to punish their opponents for poor discipline and make excellent use of power play attempts. SKA, as is known, plays on counter courses and always tries to score as much as possible, often neglecting the game in defense. Usually in matches with the leaders, the St. Petersburg team misses at least three goals. Based on this, we suggest betting on the individual total of the hosts.
We take Dynamo's individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.70
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