Dynamo M – Baltika

Dinamo players should not experience special difficulties in the match against Baltika

On Friday, 18 July, Dynamo will play Baltika in the first match of the Russian championship. The Bilo-Syni are one of the favourites before the start of the RPL. The Kaliningrad team is a newcomer with a desire to stay in the league. Dinamo has strengthened over the summer. The club signed Valeri Karpin. The Russian national team players were immediately drawn to the head coach. The specialist managed to persuade Maxim Osipenko and Ivan Sergeyev. Both were taken under the main squad. We can expect additional transfers in the near future. It is important that the club did not lose key performers, although the departure of Jorge Carrascal is very likely. Dinamo showed themselves solidly in the friendly matches. The attack played beautifully, Karpin is already introducing pressing. Against Partizan, the Muscovites already made a mistake when coming out of defence: goalkeeper Andrei Lunev made an inaccurate pass. Then Dinamo drew with Akhmat and scored five goals against Lokomotiv. However, the meeting with the railwaymen was unusual: they played three halves and scored five goals in the third half. Karpin's side will have a very attacking game. Karpin's squad now allows for intense pressing. Baltika will fight for survival. The club has put their faith in Andrei Talalaev. The experienced coach has previously failed with Khimki and Torpedo. At the same time last season showed himself very well in the First League. Baltika after a bad start was one of the most stable clubs in the championship. The Kaliningraders won the tournament with a huge margin. Baltika is not a poor club. Solid transfers were made in the summer, considering their outsider status. Kaliningraders spent more than three million euros. Three foreigners were signed to the team: Chinonso Offor - scored a lot in Bulgaria, supporting midfielder Ayman Mourid had previously played in La Liga, centre midfielder Stefan Kovacs played in Partizan and Red Star. In other words, they did not take random players. Baltika showed themselves well in the friendly matches. The club beat Zenit and Sochi, but lost to the South in the second match. There is definitely potential to fight for a place in the top ten. It will be difficult for the Baltics in the first game. Still, let's not forget about the long flight. Dinamo is a fair favourite. We can expect a confident victory. At the same time, a "dry" game is a big question. Still, Karpin takes a lot of risks with short outings - here a conditional 3:1 will be more likely than 2:0. In this regard, the odds on the total are somewhat surprising. Bet on the total over 2.5 for 2.20. The first matches of the RPL in recent years turn out to be effective. Dynamo will definitely not keep the score 1:0.