SKA - Dynamo Moscow: betting tip (cf 1.77) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

The failure of the second half of January, when the Army team managed to get only one point in seven consecutive matches, was replaced by a vigorous breakthrough from a nine-match series with points and seven wins in eight matches, which brought the team 15 points. In the last five matches, three wins have been scored with a dry score: away against Barys (5:0), at home against Salavat (4:0) and CSKA (3:0). In the run-up to the playoff matches, such progress looks impressive. The day before, SKA hosted Admiral at home for the final season and with a confident victory (4:2) secured a place among the eight best teams in the West, scoring 69 points with 24 wins in regular time and 5 wins in overtime. Now the Shanghai Dragons, even in the best case scenario for them, will be able to catch up with the Army team on points, but they will lose to them in terms of the number of wins in regular time. Igor Larionov commented on this event as follows: There are ten more matches ahead, and each of them is important. We don't want to be satisfied with just the fact of reaching the playoffs.

This will be the third match in this season's red-blue and white-blue series, two of which took place in November. So far, the opponents have won one away game each.: first, Dynamo won in St. Petersburg (2:1), then SKA took revenge in Moscow (3:2). The series will end on March 7 with a match in Moscow. It is worth noting that SKA reached the cup stage in all 18 seasons of the KHL.

Disqualifications and injuries

Nikita Zaitsev, Igor Larionov and Trevor Murphy will not play in the next match.

Interesting betting trends

• SKA makes an average of 29 shots on target
• According to statistics, the team performs 12 power moves per match.

Current form

Vyacheslav Kozlov's team had a bad January, with Dynamo scoring only 8 points in the first 12 matches of the year. However, they arrived in Yaroslavl for the game with Lokomotiv on February 24 with a four-match series of victories, defeating Spartak (3:2) and Avtomobilist (2:1) successively. Torpedo (4:2) and HC Sochi (4:0) at home. The victory guaranteed the Muscovites a ticket to the playoffs, but they failed to achieve it. Yaroslavl excelled in an equal game (3:1), where defenders Rushan Rafikov and Daniil Misyul scored with long-range shots, and Maxim Shalunov hit an empty net at the end of the match. Dynamo's goal was scored by Nikita Gusev, who successfully ambushed a rebound near someone else's goal. A good opponent who defends well, it's difficult for him to score. And there wasn't much of a majority today. – These were the impressions shared by the coach of the Muscovites after the match.

After 58 games, Dynamo has 68 points and is seventh in the West. One point ahead of SKA, two points behind Spartak. It is these teams that are most likely to play for places in the lower part of the western eight, but they will try not to miss the chance to climb higher. In this regard, matches with direct competitors solve two problems at once – in case of victory, the opponent, who is also a competitor, loses points. After St. Petersburg, Dynamo will have a five-match series at home.

Disqualifications and injuries

Kirill Gotovets and Fredrik Klassen will not help their partners in St. Petersburg.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Dynamo conducts 17 power techniques.
• The blue and white team wins 49.5% of face-offs on average.