Dynamo St Petersburg secured a comfortable 4:1 victory over Typhoon in the MHL on Wednesday, extending their recent good form at home. The result leaves the hosts third in the table with three wins from four games, while Typhoon remain winless after six matches with zero points on the board. By then the gap between the two sides looked wider than the table suggested.
Dynamo have now beaten Typhoon in consecutive encounters, following a 2:1 win earlier this month. The hosts keep their record at three wins and one loss, while the visitors have not managed a single point across their opening six fixtures. The home side's ability to close out games against struggling opposition continues to be a feature of their early campaign.
Typhoon's run of defeats stretches to six straight losses, including two narrow defeats to Dynamo-Shipnik and three heavy defeats to SKA-1946. They have not found the back of the net in two of those matches and have conceded regularly against every opponent they have faced. To be fair, the defensive frailties have been visible since the season began.
We had tipped a home win before kickoff at 50 per cent confidence, and the outcome confirmed that assessment. Dynamo's consistency against weaker opposition has been the pattern so far, and this result adds to their growing margin over the bottom half of the table. The prediction held up without needing much adjustment during the match.
The four-point difference between Dynamo and Typhoon after just six rounds of fixtures suggests the hosts are building momentum while the visitors are still searching for their first victory. Dynamo's next challenge will come when they face a more balanced opponent, but for now the pattern is clear.
