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Both teams have had a five day break after the second match in the playoffs, which is something that works in Zvezda's favor. Even though they won the first game in Rostov and had the rival on the ropes, Zvezda lost the second match that they should have won and the reason for this is narrower bench and the absence of Postnova. This second defeat will not affect Zvezda too much as they have one break from Rostov's arena and they will be better prepare than last week when they played 3 games in 5 days. The recipe to win is well-known, Zvezda can beat Rostov through fast and dynamic attacks, which was their style in the 90 minutes of the first two games in this series. The first two matches saw 53 and 48 goals, and we can't take the first one as the measure of things as Rostov flopped on both ends and were not focused. The second ended in 48 goals but the dynamic of the match was such that it could have seen well over 55 goals as Rostov had 57 shots and Zvezda had 50. They have played four times during the season, and the two games in the league saw 55 and 57goals, while the Russian Cup games saw 54 and 47. At home, Zvezda dictate the tempo and in this situation, we are closer to 55-56 goals.