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“Lada” - “Salavat Yulaev”: forecast for the KHL match
On November 21, Lada will meet Salavat Yulaev at home. Togliatti is on a long losing streak and can't seem to pull themselves together and "find" their game. Ufa, on the other hand, has just come off a successful run of three victories. All previous meetings between the clubs have been in favor of the visitors, so it no surprise that bookmakers consider them the favorites of the confrontation. Is it worth betting on their success? You'll find out from the forecast
Command Analysis
Lada Togliatti
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lada is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and is fighting to secure a place in the playoff zone, but it is not doing so well. Apparently, this is why serious changes have recently taken place on the coaching bridge. Thus, Oleg Bratash left his post, and Pavel Zubov was appointed in his place. However, the club existence in the KHL is in great question, since financial problems have started again. Such a situation cannot but affect the morale of the hockey players, since it is incredibly difficult to play in such a tense environment.
Perhaps, among other things, because of this, Togliatti is currently on a series of four defeats and can’t pull themselves together. However, their opponents have been far from simple lately. Let us recall that on the road, Lada lost to CSKA (1:4) and Salavat Yulaev (1:3), and upon returning to the home court, it couldn’t cope with Magnitogorsk Metallurg (1:2 SO) and CSKA (1:4), while in all cases it couldn’t score more than one goal.
Overall, the "owls" have been showing mediocre performance throughout the season and usually rely on closed hockey, as well as a great game by Vladislav Pod'yapolkiy. Their worst performance is the second period, in which they act chaotically and have a 20:27 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bikmullin, Chervonenko and Popugaev will not take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lada receives an average of 6.65 minutes of penalty time
Togliatti residents show good discipline and are rarely sent off more than three times per match
- According to statistics, the team allows 33 shots on its goal
Lada is often forced to act as second fiddle
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Russian FederationCurrent form
Salavat Yulaev is third in the East and currently has 34 points. The team can soon lay claim to the second position in the standings, as it is literally a couple of points behind Avtomobilist. Moreover, it has been showing great results lately and has not lost in regulation time. Most recently, the Ufa team managed to put together an excellent series of three victories. They beat Torpedo (3:2 OT) on the road, and after a home victory over Lada, they dealt with Barys (4:1) with class. True, in the last meeting with Metallurg Magnitogorsk, they still lost with a score of 2:3, but again they did so outside the 60 minutes.
Let us emphasize that the "greens" have slightly restructured their game and have become more reliable in defense. On average, no more than two pucks end up in their net, even when they play away. They also manage to act disciplined in the minority, because it is no coincidence that today they are among the top eight clubs in this indicator and have 83% neutralization of the opponent majority.
The team top scorers are Chmielewski, Todd, Rempal and Livo, each of whom has earned more than 20 points in the goal + assist system. This quartet continues to terrorize the opposition defense and goalkeeper, while showing excellent execution of moments.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kuzmin will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Salavat has 28:20 in goals scored and conceded in the second period
Ufa players make great use of the open space and have a strong second period
- Salavat has 20.7% of the majority implementation
The Greens are converting every fifth attempt on average
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unproductive
1.62Bet 3rd period: Ufa will score
In all five previous meetings against Lada, the visitors scored in the third period
1.53Tip and bets
In our opinion, Salavat should easily deal with Lada in the upcoming match. Four previous matches out of five between the teams regularly ended in favor of the Ufa team in regular time. Plus, at the moment, the guests are in good shape, and the Togliatti team, against the backdrop of the latest news, began to perform very unsuccessfully. Stylistically, the hosts are a convenient opponent for the Greens, who know how to open up the defense of such clubs. We think that this confrontation will end within 60 minutes in favor of the formal favorite.
Prediction - Salavat win for 1.95
Bet on individual total
In recent matches, Salavat managed with a minimum number of missed goals. As a rule, the Ufa team missed no more than one or two goals and demonstrated an extremely strong game in defense. Plus, Alexander Samonov is in good shape, who makes at least 20 saves from match to match. Lada could not score more than one goal in four previous matches, so it makes sense to play its total.
We take the individual total of "Lada" less than two goals with a coefficient of 1.80
Total Bet
The last meeting between the teams took place a little over a week ago and ended with only four goals. Salavat, in general, has played many previous matches with a minimum number of goals scored. Moreover, Viktor Kozlov charges will definitely not take many risks on the road and will "sit" in defense in the event of any goal scored. Based on this, we suggest betting on the total under.
We bet on total under 4.5 goals with odds of 2.00
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