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Lada vs. Metallurg: KHL Match Prediction
Lada will try to break its losing streak in a game against Magnitogorsk Metallurg. The Foxes will arrive in Tolyatti on November 16 after a crushing defeat to Traktor on home ice and will try to get even with the Eagle Owls. The Tolyatti team is currently experiencing a lot of problems, and the team head coach Oleg Bratash left his post the day before. Will Andrei Razin charges be able to take advantage of their opponent weakness? Or will Mikhail Fisenko team show character and give Pavel Zubov a gift? We will tell you about this in the forecast for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Lada Togliatti
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lada is still outside the playoff zone and occupies only the ninth line in the Eastern Conference table. Togliatti earned 23 points in 24 games and still has a negative difference in goals scored and conceded - 55:58. The day before, Oleg Bratash left the team, who will be replaced by Pavel Zubov. It is still unknown who will be the hosts' permanent coach. Since the end of October, the "owls" have played exclusively on the road and looked good on the road. Avtozavodchane won in Nizhnekamsk (3:0), Omsk (3:1) and beat Dynamo in Moscow (3:2), but then lost to CSKA (1:4) and did not score points in Ufa (1:3). The meeting with Salavat Yulaev was equal, but the "greens" were slightly better than their opponent in terms of implementation.
The club from the Samara region cannot boast of good realization of moments and scores only 2.29 goals per match. The Volzhane do not play the best in the majority, realizing a modest 12.2% of the opponents' penalties. Ostap Safin, who scored 14 (4+10) points in the "goal+pass" system, remains Lada main hope in attack.
Vladislav Podjapolsky remains the team starting goalie without any alternative. The goalie has started 20 games for his team this season and has saved 93.5% of the shots on goal, making two shutouts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vladislav Chervonenko will not be able to help his team in the game against Metallurg. Andrey Altybarmakyan returned to the main group and may play in the home series.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lada takes 27 shots on goal per game
The hosts don't shoot much, trying to concede as few goals as possible, so their attacking performance is quite modest.
- Togliatti players earn 6.75 minutes of penalty time on average per match
The "Owls" are often sent off, but neutralize 85.1% of their opponents' attempts to convert the extra man.
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Metallurg is trying to correct the mistakes that Andrey Razin team made at the beginning of the current season. The Foxes currently occupy a modest sixth place in the East. The Ural club has only 27 points after 27 games and so far the visitors can only claim fourth place in the conference. The Steelworkers have not shown stable results in this segment of the regular season and cannot produce a long winning streak. Not long ago, Magnitogorsk played perfectly on the road and beat Admiral (3:2, OT), Amur (2:1, OT) and Sibir (4:1). After returning home, Egor Yakovlev team had a good chance to take two points in the match against Traktor, but disappointed fans and lost to the conference leader dry (0:4).
Magnitka offense is not going through its best period and is scoring only 2.63 goals this season. Metallurg has only made 11 accurate shots in the last six games, and the club three best scorers have only scored 16 points this fall. Nikita Mikhailis (7+9), Dmitry Silantyev (6+10) and Robin Press (1+15). So far, the visitors' offense is based only on these three hockey players.
Ilya Nabokov has only saved 92.19% of his shots this season and has yet to prove his high status. Perhaps Alexander Smolin will try to displace the last playoff MVP from the main team, but for now Nabokov has his past achievements and authority among his teammates to play for him.
Disqualifications and injuries
The team from Magnitogorsk will arrive in Tolyatti with its optimal composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- Metallurg shoots 32 times per game on average
The visitors are very active in each of their matches. Despite the huge number of shots, they manage to bring 8.1% of their attacks to the target.
- Magnitogorsk wins 47.7% of faceoffs
The Ural centers try to win as many puck faceoffs as possible in each match, but so far they have not been very successful in this.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In five of the last six games involving Lada, the first period was not productive
1.72Bet 2nd period: Metallurg will score
Metallurg scores against Lada in the second period for four games in a row
1.48Tip and bets
Lada is busy with internal squabbles and after Oleg Bratash left, the "owls" are unlikely to show better hockey from the very first match. It is difficult to say whether Pavel Zubov is capable of improving the Togliatti team position in the standings, time will tell. Right now, the hosts are clearly not in the best emotional state. Metallurg will arrive furious after a dry defeat to Traktor at home. The "Foxes" need to earn points and rise to at least fourth place in the conference. It will not be too difficult to start a new winning streak against such Volzhans. We believe in the favorite victory. We suggest betting on the "steelworkers" to win in regular time.
Our prediction is Metallurg victory for 2.00
Bet on total
Matches involving Lada are often extremely dry and rarely entertaining. Since the end of October, the "owls" have not played a single game in which at least six goals were scored. Metallurg plays well in defense, but the visitors have problems in terms of converting moments. The teams usually play rather boringly against each other. Let play a bet on the total under in goals scored.
Forecast - total under 5.5 goals for 1.60
Bet on individual total
"Lada" is not the most convenient opponent for "Metallurg" and regularly takes points from the famous club. Now the "foxes" play a little better at their goal and rarely concede in large quantities. We do not think that in the current state the "owls" are capable of upsetting Ilya Nabokov at least three times. We bet on the individual total of the first under goals.
Forecast - individual total of "Lada" less than 2.5 pucks for 1.55
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