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Lada vs. Avtomobilist: KHL Match Prediction
Lada is returning home from a difficult away trip and will host Yekaterinburg's Avtomobilist on home ice on September 22. The Urals team began their away series with a confident victory in Omsk over the local Avangard and returned to the top six in the East. Last season, the game between the teams in the Samara Region ended with a crushing victory for the Machinists. Will Nikolai Zavarukhin's charges be able to repeat last year's success and take another two points? Look for the answer in our betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Lada Togliatti
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lada began the regular season with a three-game series of games in the Samara Region. After two defeats by the giants of the Western Conference, Mikhail Fisenko's team scored their first points in a match against Moscow Dynamo (6:3). The debut away game was a mixed success for Oleg Bratash's team. First, the Togliatti team beat Vityaz in Balashikha (2:1), then they clung to the result in St. Petersburg, forcing a fight on SKA (3:4, OT). The Filiny lost to Lokomotiv for the second time this season, leaving with nothing after the match in Yaroslavl (1:2).
The hosts had a very tough schedule at the start of the season, but Lada still looked very decent. The Volga team played twice against Lokomotiv and the Army Men from the Northern capital of Russia and currently occupy the ninth position in the East with five points after six starts. Lada has been doing well in defense so far and is allowing 2.67 goals on average, but is only scoring 2.17 goals per game.
Disqualifications and injuries
Due to injury, Rafael Bikmullin and Danila Moiseev will not play in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lada only takes 23 shots on goal per game on average
The Togliatti team plays second fiddle and doesn't bother the opposing team's goalkeepers often enough.
- The Owls win 41.9% of faceoffs
The hosts are weak at the point and allow the opponent to take possession of the puck after stoppages in play.
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avtomobilist cannot boast of a stable game, but nevertheless is in third place in the Eastern Conference table, having earned nine points in seven games. Before the start of the current away series, Nikolai Zavarukhin's team took revenge on Salavat Yulaev (6:1) on home ice for a crushing defeat in Ufa, and then unexpectedly gave up points to Barys (1:2, OT). In the last game, Anatoly Golyshev's team easily dealt with Avangard in Omsk (3:0), and Evgeny Alikin made his first shutout of the season.
The visitors have their goalies to thank for the current state of affairs. The Machinists concede only 1.86 goals per game, while the Ural defenders allow their opponents to take more than 32 shots per game. Evgeny Alikin and Vladislav Galkin have gained excellent form and now the Avto goalies have 94.3% of the shots saved.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players in the visiting team.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, "Auto" throws only 24 times per game
The Yekaterinburg team takes very few shots at their opponents' goal, but they convert 12.1% of their attempts.
- The Machinists' opponents block 17 shots on average per game
Avtomobilist takes a long time to prepare their throws and most of the attacks are blocked by opposing defenders.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last two games between the teams, the second periods were not productive.
1.90Bet 3rd period: Lada will score
In the third periods, Lada scored against Avtomobilist in both matches last season.
1.68Tip and bets
"Lada" needs to score points in the games in the Samara region. It was there that Oleg Bratash's team looked very decent in the matches against "Lokomotiv" and SKA, and there they also achieved a major victory over Moscow "Dynamo". The Togliatti team is capable of playing reliably, because Vladislav Pod'yapolsky plays consistently, but it will be much more important to realize their moments. "Avto" shoots very little, but with excellent accuracy. So far, the goalkeepers of the club have very often saved the visitors, but this cannot continue forever. We do not think that the visitors will dominate on the court and will be able to easily take two points. We suggest taking the double chance of the first.
Prediction - Lada will not lose for 1.72
Bet on total
Both teams have excellent goalies who make a lot of good saves. Avtomobilist rarely throws and so far has won largely due to its strong defense. Lada with Oleg Bratash plays defensively, so we expect a closed hockey game in this match. We don't think that the clubs will show a spectacular game with a lot of dangerous moments. Let's bet on the total under.
We bet on a total of less than five goals for 1.70
Bet on the total of the second period
In the last three matches involving Lada, the second periods have not been productive. Avtomobilist plays more spectacularly, but the Urals team has faced teams that are more open in terms of style. In both matches last season, the teams failed to score more than once. We are waiting for this series to continue.
We take the total of the second period less than 1.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.90
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