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Sibir vs. Dynamo Moscow: KHL Match Forecast
On November 15, Sibir and Dynamo will play each other in Novosibirsk. The Snowflakes can't seem to break their losing streak and have already lost three games on home ice in November. Dynamo has picked up great momentum and is close to securing a place among the leaders of the Western Conference. The visitors have improved their defensive performance and have begun to concede much less. The Muscovites got off to a great start on the road in the East and won the first game in Omsk. Will Alexey Kudashov charges be able to score two more points? Read our prediction for this matchup
Command Analysis
Sibir Novosibirsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sibir is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and has 23 points. The team had a great start to the season and has pleased fans with its results for a long period of time. The club was in the top three in the East and was only getting better, but now it is in poor shape. The Novosibirsk team faced a series of five defeats, after which they dealt with Magnitogorsk Metallurg (4:3) in a tough fight, making an incredible comeback in the third period, but lost to Salavat Yulaev on their home court with a score of 2:3 in a shootout, although they had every chance of a favorable outcome. Then Vadim Epanchintsev charges were no longer able to cope with the onslaught of the Foxes (1:4) and were losing by three goals by the middle of the match. In the previous match, the Siberians failed to score against the St. Petersburg “army men” and ultimately lost in a shootout (0:1, B).
The Snowmen are terrible on offense and have only made seven accurate shots in their last five games. The hosts' top scorer is still Trevor Murphy, who has 21 points (4+17). At the same time, the Canadian defenseman has only earned one point in his last six starts. The Snowmen captain and leading scorer Sergei Shirokov is not capable of winning games on his own.
Denis Kostin became the club main goalie against the backdrop of Anton Krasotkin weak play. The 29-year-old goalie of Sibir reflected 92.56% of shots on his goal and made a shutout in 12 games. For now, the second number is young Vladimir Tabatchikov, who has never stepped on the ice in the KHL and is trying his hand at Kurgan Zauralye.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the home team players are fit.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Sibir takes 26 shots on target per match
Novosibirsk residents spend a lot of time in their own zone and act as second number
- According to statistics, the "snowmen" receive 6.5 minutes of penalty time
"Sibir" has pretty good discipline and is rarely sent off more than three times
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Dynamo had a terrible start to the season and was among the outsiders of the Western Conference for a long time. Alexey Kudashov team gradually gained the necessary momentum and has now risen to fourth place in the standings. The visitors have earned 31 points in 25 starts and do not intend to slow down. At the end of October, the Muscovites played a fairly long series of games on their home ice and lost only one meeting in regulation time. The capital hockey players beat the league outsiders in regulation time, but could not cope with the pressure of Torpedo (4:5, B), and in the final match before the away one, they sensationally lost to Lada (2:3). Nikita Gusev team started with a confident victory in Omsk on the away tour (5:3). The Dynamo players made great use of their chances, although they made only 22 shots at Avangard goal.
The Dynamo coaching staff has addressed the problems at the last line of defense and has chosen Maxim Motorygin as the club main goalie. The goalie is allowing only 2.05 goals per 60 minutes on the ice, while he has managed to get three shutouts in 16 starts. In November, the "white-blues" slightly weakened in defense and allowed 13 goals in the previous four matches.
Nikita Gusev is the captain of the capital team for a reason. The forward shares the lead in the list of the KHL best scorers with Maxim Shabanov from Traktor and has scored 25 points (10+15) in the goal+pass system this season. The forward does not have a big bias towards goals or assists. He is very useful in every game and helps his partners win.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Dynamo team is traveling to Novosibirsk in full force.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Dynamo takes 32 shots on target
Dynamo spends most of their time on the attack and makes life difficult for the opposing goalkeeper
- The "white-blues" receive 9.32 minutes of penalty time
Under Alexei Kudashov, the team does not always play with discipline and often breaks the rules in simple situations
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In six out of seven matches involving Sibir, the first period was not productive
1.73Bet 2nd period: Dynamo will score
Dynamo has scored in the second period for four games in a row
1.50Tip and bets
Sibir cannot get out of another crisis, although quite recently Vadim Epanchintsev team was among the best in the Eastern Conference. The hosts continue to score very little, although they do not play too badly on their half of the court. The Novosibirsk team losing streak at home now totals seven matches. The last time the "snowflakes" celebrated success and pleased fans was on September 24, when they beat the guests from Sochi. Dynamo is in good shape. Yes, Alexey Kudashov charges have started to concede a little more, but overall they still manage to achieve the desired result. We do not think that the Muscovites will stumble in the second game of the away series. We suggest betting on the victory of the guests, taking into account overtime and shootouts.
We bet on Dynamo to win the match for 1.67
Bet on individual total
"Sibir" is terrible in attack and poorly realizes its chances. Sergei Shirokov team has scored only seven goals in the last five matches, and in the last game they were unable to score at all. "Dynamo" is capable of holding off such an attack from the hosts, especially since Maxim Motorygin is currently in pretty good shape. We do not believe that the "snowmen" will score at least three times.
We bet on the individual total of "Siberia" under 2.5 goals for 1.69
Total Bet
Last season, the teams played two games against each other and failed to please the stands with productive hockey. The Muscovites scored everything they could in the match against Avangard, but it is unlikely that this will be repeated in every game. Sibir is going through hard times and must focus on protecting its goal, which bore fruit in the match against SKA. We do not think that there will be more than five accurate shots in this confrontation.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals for 1.67
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