It looks like Dynamo will still lose the fight for the top four in the West and make life decently complicated in the playoffs. Now the capitals are quite actively drowning in bad results and are completely unable to show a meaningful series at a high level. For the last 5 matches in a row, Dynamo could not achieve a complete victory. Such mishaps in the capital occur throughout the season and therefore do not have a comfortable position in the tournament table. In the current season, Dynamo only played Barys once, it was quite recently – at the end of January, and then it all ended in a 1-1 draw in regular time. Now it can be a tough fight as the Kazakh team is fighting hard for the top eight and they are not going to just hand out points.

Barys is now 2 points short of the coveted 8th place in the East. Yes, especially praising the “leopards” for their current move will not work. They cannot show any stability and seriality. But even without a fight, they often do not give up duels. In the last round, they played with Ak Bars on an equal level and lost only 1:2. The Asian team is fed up with losing more than 60 minutes of a match. Well, in principle, it’s safe to assume that the upcoming meeting will prove quite stubborn, far from the fact that the hosts will easily catch up with Victoria. My choice will be limited to the plus handicap of the visitors, because this duel looks like a “game for three scores” concept.