Dinamo vs Spartak Prediction: A goal-scoring affair

Prediction for the RPL Dinamo vs Spartak match which will take place on May 1st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Dinamo are having an incredible season, and they can go one better. The Muscovites came out of the winter break as title contenders and immediately won over Lokomotiv and Akhmat - 2:1 and 2:0. It looked like they were finally ready for the big challenge. Still, they got a bit carried away and lost three consecutive matches. With their chances of winning the championship virtually nil, they breathed a sigh of relief and beat Pari NN 4:1, Orenburg 2:1 and Zenit 1:0 to move up to third in the standings, just three points behind the leaders.

Spartak are slowly finding their feet after the departure of Guillermo Abascal. The start of the spring season was a disaster for them, who only managed a 2:1 win over Dinamo in five rounds thanks to a goalkeeping error by the White-Blue, a 0:0 draw with Zenit and a 0:0 draw with Ural, and a 2:0 and 1:0 defeat at the hands of Fakel and Sochi respectively. Vladimir Slishkovich then took over as acting head coach. Under his stewardship, the Muscovites thrashed Rostov 5:1, drew 0:0 with CSKA and beat Lokomotiv 3:2 last weekend. 

Dinamo is faring much better than Spartak in the current FONBET Russian Cup. In their last six cup games, Dinamo has won five and lost only to Zenit, while Spartak has won just once, lost four, and drawn once. Moreover, Marcel Licka's wards are currently on a great run, having won their last four matches in a row, including last weekend's league victory over St Petersburg, which should give them confidence. 

The confrontation between Dynamo and Spartak has been a goal-scoring affair of late. In their last five encounters, the rivals have combined for 18 goals (an average of 3.60 per game) - a very high figure by Russian football standards. Moreover, both teams continue to play in an entertaining and productive manner: Dinamo has scored 15 goals in their last four games (3.75 goals per game), while Spartak has scored and conceded 11 goals in their last three meetings (3.67 goals per game).