LiontipsDynamo Moscow vs. Lada: KHL Match Prediction
On November 8, Dynamo will complete a long home series of games that began at the end of October. The Muscovites played very well and have lost only one point so far. Lada continues its away tour after a week-long break. Oleg Bratash team showed excellent hockey in Nizhnekamsk and Omsk and is on the edge of the playoff zone. The Togliatti team really needs a win to return to the top eight, but Alexey Kudashov team has its own plans. Will the hosts be able to win and get closer to the top three in the Western Conference table? Find the answer in our match prediction
Match announcement
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Dynamo is currently among the top five clubs in the Western Conference and has 29 points. Of course, the current state of affairs cannot fully satisfy the club management and fans, since the team has great ambitions and initially planned to be at least in the top three. Dynamo can improve their position at any moment, since they are currently only three points behind third place. The "white-blues" have been picking up points for nine games in a row and it is clear that they are not going to lose momentum. In the current series of matches on home ice, Alexei Kudashov charges beat Amur (1:0), dealt with Vityaz twice (2:1 and 4:3), but could not cope with the onslaught of Torpedo (4:5, B). In the last meeting, the hosts were leading with a score of 4:1 by the 58th minute of the match against the "bogatyrs", but relaxed and came up with a nervous ending.
The Moscow team has improved its defensive play and looked quite reliable in previous starts. In the five previous matches, the Dynamo players have conceded only ten goals, and the day before, Hunter Miska got his chance after a long time. The American looked good throughout the match, but failed at the end. It is unlikely that the coaching staff will remove Maxim Motorygin from the role of the capital club number one.
Nikita Gusev has been on a crazy run and is scoring points in every game. The Dynamo captain leads the KHL scoring race with 23 points (9+14). The forward closest pursuer is defenseman Brian Menell with 18 (3+15) scoring actions.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- In three of the last four matches, Dynamo has conceded fewer than three goals
Muscovites have worked on their defensive play and are now conceding fewer goals than before
- According to statistics, Muscovites win 53.2% of faceoffs
Dynamo players keep most of the face-offs
Lada Togliatti
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lada is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 21 points after 21 games. Oleg Bratash team continues to fight for the playoffs and is one point away from the top eight. The rivals have played many more games, so in the future, the Togliatti team may even climb to seventh place. The team from the Samara Region received more than a week to rest after a large number of away games during the second half of October. The Filiny clung to the result on home ice against Traktor (1:2, OT), and then won in Nizhnekamsk (3:0) and Omsk (3:1). In the match against the Hawks, the visitors demonstrated excellent implementation of moments and scored three goals, making only 21 shots on target.
Mikhail Fisenko team continues to be one of the most reliable teams in the KHL. The Volzhane allow only 2.33 goals per game on average, and in the three previous games they have only twice pulled the projectile out of their goal in regulation time. Vladislav Pod'yapolsky remains the club undisputed number one. He has a save percentage of over 93%.
Ostap Safin actively scored points in October and became the club leader in scoring points. The forward participated in 13 goals (4+9) and overtook Nikita Popugaev (8+4) in the scoring race.
Disqualifications and injuries
Andrey Altybarmakyan will not play in the capital due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lada has a 42.6% win rate on faceoffs
The "Filins" are rather mediocre at the point and do not have center forwards with good statistics in this area.
- On average, the Avtozavodchans allow 33 shots on their goal
Mikhail Fisenko team spends a lot of time in defense and plays second fiddle
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches involving Lada, the first period was unscoring
1.72Bet 3rd period: home team to score
In the last three matches, the "white-blues" scored in the third period
1.40Tip and bets
Dynamo looks stronger than its opponent at this stage of the season. Yes, Dynamo has started scoring less, but now they play much better in defense and are unlikely to fail as they did at the start of the season. Lada punished the Muscovites for their defensive mistakes and crushed them on home ice in September. Oleg Bratash charges have not lost to the "white-blues" in regulation time for four matches in a row. In our opinion, this series should be interrupted on Friday. It is not known whether the visitors will be able to turn on after such a long break, so we will play the victory of the hosts.
Prediction - Dynamo win for 1.70
Total Bet
Lada has been playing purely defensive hockey throughout the season and is trying to concede as few goals as possible. Dynamo style of play has become closer to what the visitors are showing. In September, the teams had a shootout in Tolyatti, but then Alexey Kudashov charges played extremely poorly on their half of the ice. We don't think we'll see anything similar in Moscow.
We take the total under five goals with a coefficient of 1.82
Bet on individual total
Dynamo concentrated on defense and began to score much less. In seven previous starts, Nikita Gusev team was able to score at least four times only once, despite the captain himself regularly scoring points. The "Filiny" have to play second fiddle even against the strongest KHL clubs. We don't think the visitors will fall apart and concede too many.
We bet on Dynamo individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.50
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