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Dynamo Moscow vs. Metallurg Magnitogorsk: KHL match forecast
On December 7, Dynamo and Metallurg will play the central match of the game day in Moscow. The White-Blues are returning home in a great mood, although Alexey Kudashov charges were unable to bring 100% of the points from the road. Magnitka gained good momentum and won two victories in the first away matches and consolidated their fifth place in the East. In early October, the Foxes confidently beat the Muscovites in the Urals. What will the return match be like? Read our forecast for it
Command Analysis
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Dynamo has secured third place in the Western Conference standings and has 45 points. The Muscovites are three points behind Spartak, who are in second place, although both teams have played the same number of games. Alexey Kudashov men have found excellent form and have lost only five points in November. The White-Blues are returning home after a generally successful series of away games. Nikita Gusev team started with a victory in Mytishchi over the local Kunlun (5:4, OT), but then lost to Ak Bars in Kazan (4:5) in a crazy shootout. The Muscovites dealt with SKA in St. Petersburg and did not allow the Army Men to overtake them in the Western standings.
Maxim Motorygin remains Dynamo starting goalie, especially given Hunter Miskey failure in Kazan. The Russian has blocked 92.66% of shots in his possession and made three shutouts in 21 games. The capital club defense has slowed down a bit in defense and has conceded 12 goals in the last five games. Overall, the hosts have improved significantly in terms of reliability after an unsuccessful start to the regular season.
Nikita Gusev continues to fight for the lead in the race for the best forwards in the league. The Dynamo captain is second on the KHL scorers list, with 33 points (14+19). The forward closest pursuer is Canadian forward Jordan Weal with 25 (10+15) scoring actions.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Dynamo averages more than 31 shots per game
Almost 10% of the hosts' attacks reach the desired target, so they try to throw as many as possible.
- According to statistics, Muscovites win 51% of face-offs
Dynamo players take the majority of face-offs.
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Metallurg settled in fifth place in the East and came very close to the leading group. Magnitka earned 40 points in 35 starts this season and took advantage of a fairly simple schedule in the second half of November to improve its position in the standings. The team led by Andrei Razin scored five points out of six possible in the last series of games on home ice. Already in December, the Foxes went on an away tour, which began with a strong-willed victory over Torpedo in Nizhny Novgorod (5:3). Before the meeting in the capital of Russia, the Steelworkers confidently dealt with Lada in Tolyatti (4:0). The Owls remained in the game until the third period, but had many penalties in the decisive 20 minutes and conceded three unanswered goals.
The Magnitogorsk defense will have a very tough time in the near future, because the club main goalkeeper Ilya Nabokov was injured and is out of action. The visitors have been playing well in defense lately and have only conceded more than twice in eight previous starts. Now the role of number one has been taken by Alexander Smolin. The young goalkeeper has blocked 93.03% of shots and played 12 matches this season.
The visitors' offense has made good use of its chances in recent matches. Metallurg has scored 15 times in the last five matches, but the Foxes' opponents can hardly be called reliable. Dmitry Silantyev (8+12) and Robin Press (3+17) have scored 20 points each in the goal+pass system and share the status of the attack leader of the club from the Chelyabinsk Region.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ilya Nabokov was injured and will not come to Moscow.
Interesting trends for betting
- Metallurg has a 47.7% win rate on faceoffs
The Foxes are rather mediocre at the point and do not have any centre forwards with good statistics in this area.
- On average, the Steelers allow 30 shots on goal
Egor Yakovlev team spends a lot of time on the attack and often doesn't have time to return to defense.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches involving Dynamo, the second period was productive
1.75Bet 3rd period: Dynamo will not lose
In the last four home games, Dynamo has not lost in the third period
1.30Tip and bets
Metallurg latest results are pleasing to the eye, but it should be taken into account that the "foxes" mostly met with weak teams. The "steelworkers" do not always manage to realize their moments in sufficient quantity, and now the situation is complicated by the injury of the visiting team main goalkeeper, Ilya Nabokov. Dynamo continues to move up and in the very near future may rise to second place in the conference. Alexey Kudashov charges outplay the strongest teams in the league and should not stumble in the match against the "steelworkers". We offer a bet on the victory of the hosts in the match.
Prediction - Dynamo wins the match for 1.65
Bet on individual total
Dynamo has begun to pay more attention to defensive actions, but the Muscovites are quite capable of scoring in large quantities. On average, per game on home ice, Alexey Kudashov charges can boast three accurate hits per game. Against the backdrop of Ilya Nabokov injury, it will be very difficult for the visitors to contain the attack of the "white-blues".
We bet on Dynamo individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.80
Total Bet
The last matches involving these teams were extremely productive. When playing each other, the teams rarely sit back in defense and quite often delight the stands with an abundance of goals scored. At the beginning of October in Magnitogorsk there was a good show and the sides scored eight accurate hits for two. Let play a bet on the total over this time too.
We take the total under five goals with a coefficient of 1.82
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