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Ak Bars vs. Dynamo Moscow: KHL Match Forecast
On December 3, the local Ak Bars will host guests from Moscow on its ice in Kazan. Anvar Gatiyatullin charges got some time to rest, while the capital team continues its away series of games. This season, the teams will meet each other for the first time. In the last draw, the teams exchanged confident victories at home. What will the match at Tatneft Arena be like? Read our forecast
Command Analysis
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Kazan team is trying with all its might to return to the top three of the conference, but so far it occupies only the fourth line in the East. Anvar Gatiyatullin team has 39 points after 29 matches and two games in reserve against Avtomobilist and Salavat Yulaev. Before returning to the ice of Tatneft Arena, Dmitry Yashkin team scored four points on the road out of a possible six. After a crushing defeat in Cherepovets by the local Severstal (5:7), the "cats" beat CSKA in a tough fight (2:1), and with great difficulty won against Sochi in the south of the country (3:2, OT). The then guests twice came back during the match and squeezed out their opponents in extra time.
The Barsy have slowed down somewhat in terms of converting their chances and have only made 11 accurate shots in their previous five starts. Kirill Semenov remains the club top scorer, having scored 25 points (10+15) in the goal+pass system. He is followed by Alexander Barabanov and Artem Galimov, who have scored 24 goals.
The team from the Republic of Tatarstan plays quite reliably in defense and has conceded only 13 goals in the last five starts. Against the background of injuries to Amir Miftakhov and Timur Bilyalov, the role of number one was taken by Maxim Arefyev, who previously played for the farm club in the VHL. The young goalie has blocked 96.10% of shots and now may well displace one of the old-timers from the main team.
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Babenko was injured and will not be able to play against Dynamo.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Kazan players take at least 35 shots per match
Ak Bars tries to play actively in the opponent zone and shoots a lot at the goal, but only 8.5% of attempts become goals.
- Ak Bars has 16:19 in goals scored and goals conceded in the second period
Kazan usually has an ineffective second period, but recently they have started to let more goals into their own net.
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Moscow Dynamo continues to demonstrate strong results and is gradually approaching Spartak, which occupies the second line in the conference. Alexey Kudashov team has 43 points after 32 matches, and last month the visitors suffered only three defeats, losing only five points. The White-Blues lost to CSKA (0:1) in their last home game, but before that they confidently dealt with the conference leader, Lokomotiv (3:0). The current away game for Nikita Gusev team began with a difficult victory over Kunlun in Mytishchi (5:4, OT). The capital club was leading by two goals throughout the entire match, but lost the advantage and achieved success only after the end of regular time.
Despite four goals conceded in the last game, the visitors still look great on their half of the ice. In their last five starts, they have conceded only ten times and have already become the second team in the conference in reliability. Maxim Motorygin remains the number one goalie on the team. The young goalie has reflected 92.59% of shots in his possession and made three shutouts in 20 games.
Nikita Gusev lost the lead in the KHL scoring race, but remains the best on his team. The Olympic champion scored 31 points (13+18) and is currently the main attacker on Dynamo. Jordan Weal scored 23 points (9+14) and is helping the Dynamo captain in every way.
Disqualifications and injuries
Muscovites will come to Kazan in full force.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, the "white-blues" receive 8.59 minutes of penalty time per match
Muscovites do not always play with sufficient discipline and often break the rules.
- Dynamo wins 51.3% of faceoffs
The visitors play better at the point than many other teams and regularly win the puck from their opponents.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last five games between the teams, the first period has not been productive
1.72Bet 2nd period: Dynamo will score
Ak Bars has conceded in the second period for three games in a row
1.65Tip and bets
Dynamo is in excellent shape and has been regularly scoring points for a long time. The Muscovites are confident in their half of the court and rarely allow their opponents to freely dispose of the puck in their own zone. Ak Bars played quite hard at the end of November, because the Kazan team played in a very tight schedule all month. Last season, the teams exchanged confident home victories, but now, in our opinion, the situation should change. We suggest betting on the guests' double chance.
Prediction - Dynamo will not lose for 1.65
Individual total bet
Ak Bars have had a hard time scoring goals in recent games, and in four of the previous five games they have only scored more than three goals once. Dynamo is playing great defense, and Maxim Motorygin and Hunter Miska are in great shape. The Kazan team does not run forward on the ice of Tatneft Arena, so we do not expect the Greens to score more than three accurate shots on the visitors' goal.
We bet on Ak Bars' individual total of less than three goals for 1.50
Bet on total
The last games between the rivals were low-scoring, and the teams have not scored more than five times between them since 2021. Ak Bars rarely forces events on home ice, and Dynamo often tries to adapt to the opponent. We expect no more than five goals on Tuesday. Let play a bet on the total under goals scored.
We take the total under 5.5 goals for 1.60
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