Spartak vs Dinamo Prediction: The Red and Whites have a much stronger team

Prediction for the Russian Cup match which will take place on July 31. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Last season was a disappointing one for Spartak. They dropped out of the Russian Cup early, and finished only fifth in the Premier League. In the off-season the Red-Whites got a new head coach. Dejan Stankovic became their new head coach. At the same time, the only summer newcomer was Willian Jose, and he came to Russia not in the best physical shape. In the opening round of the championship the capital club lost to Orenburg - 0:2, after which the transfer activity increased. Experienced goalkeeper Alexandr Dovbnya, young midfielder Igor Dmitriev and Esequiel Barco, who has already made his RPL debut, were added to the squad. Moreover, the Argentine has already scored for Spartak, helping them beat Khimki 3:1 last weekend.

Dynamo is making another attempt to break the streak of years without trophies. The White-Blue in recent years have repeatedly approached triumph. In the 2021/22 season, they reached the final of the Russian Cup, but lost to Spartak. In the last edition of the Russian Championship, they were minutes away from the championship, but eventually lost in the last round to Krasnodar and were left with only bronze medals. And now they are ready to tackle big challenges once again. They beat Fakel and Lokomotiv 3:1 each in the opening two games of the championship, and the squad in those battles was far from optimal, so the team is still capable of improving.

Dynamo started in the RPL with two consecutive victories, but they were obtained with personnel problems with the White-Blue. For this reason, goals were scored by such players as Ivan Lepsky, Yaroslav Gladyshev, Luka Gagnidze and Milan Majstorovic, who have rarely shown themselves as snipers before. It's naive to expect them to keep scoring goals, and in the cup battle, Marcel Licka will obviously try to conserve the strength of his leaders, while he has some very young and untried guys in the reserves. The Red and Whites have a much stronger team, which they should take advantage of in the derby.