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Ak Bars vs. Dynamo Minsk: KHL Match Forecast
On December 20, the local Ak Bars will play their second home match after a break in Kazan. This time, the opponent of Anvar Gatiyatullin team will be Minsk Dynamo. The Zubrs won a beautiful victory in Chelyabinsk the day before and intend to extend their winning streak on the road. The Bars won the "green derby" for the first time this season, but spent a lot of energy. Who will get two points in this confrontation? Read about it in our forecast
Command Analysis
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Kazan is striving for leadership in the conference and currently occupies the third line in the East, having 46 points after 33 matches. The club from the Republic of Tatarstan has gained excellent form and has been scoring points for six matches in a row. Before the break, the "Bars" lost to "Salavat Yulaev" in Ufa (2:3, OT), and after the Channel One Cup they took revenge on their home ice, winning their first victory in the "green derby" this season. By the middle of the meeting, the hosts scored three unanswered goals against the Ufa team and held on to the desired result.
The "cats" attack consistently converts its chances and scores at least two goals in eight games in a row. Artem Galimov has scored points in five of the previous six games. The forward has 29 scoring actions (15+14) and is close to the top ten best scorers in the league.
Amir Miftakhov has only recently recovered from his injury and managed to play three games in December. The goalie benched Timur Bilyalov, who had a poor performance in the previous games. Miftakhov remains one of the most reliable goalies in the league, with a 95.52% save percentage.
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Babenko will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Ak Bars gets 6.79 minutes of penalty time
Kazan players are usually sent off at least three times per match
- Ak Bars has 38:26 in goals scored and conceded in the third period
Kazan players play powerfully in the final twenty minutes and often score goals in it
Dinamo Minsk
BelarusCurrent form
Dynamo is in sixth place in the West, but the Minsk team is ready to fight for a place in the top five of the conference. At the moment, the club from the capital of Belarus has 40 points after 35 games. The current away tour can already be called successful for Dmitry Kvartalnov charges. After winning in Novosibirsk (5:4), they lost in Vladivostok (0:4), but quickly recovered and won the matches in Khabarovsk (5:2) and Chelyabinsk (3:1). The "Bisons" scored a puck in each period against Traktor and were reliable on their half of the ice.
Dynamo have been playing well in attack in December and have made 16 accurate shots in their last five games, despite failing to hit the Admiral goal. Alexander Volkov continues to prove his high level of skill and leads the club scorers list. The Russian has made 28 appearances in his team goal attacks this season (12+16).
The visitors have not always been good in defense at the beginning of winter. In their last five starts they have conceded 14 times, but in the last two games the red light behind the Minsk goal has only come on three times. Vasily Demchenko got off to a great start for the "Dynamics" and won the first match against "Traktor", reflecting 95.80% of the shots on his own territory.
Disqualifications and injuries
Daniil Sotishvili will not play in the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Dynamo has a 42:32 ratio of goals scored and conceded in the second period
The Minsk team plays powerfully in the second twenty minutes and often scores goals in it.
- Dynamo averages 36 shots on target
The team is one of the most "shooting" in the league at the moment
Trends
Bet 1st period: Dynamo will not lose
Minsk residents have not lost in the first period in three out of four games
1.72Bet 2nd period: Dynamo will score
The Zubrs scored in the second period in seven of eight games
1.70Tip and bets
The Zubrs remain an extremely inconvenient opponent for Kazan. In the last six matches against Ak Bars, the visitors have scored points, winning four of them. The Cats are good at this stage of the season, but they are too dependent on the actions of Amir Miftakhov and other goalkeepers at the last line of defense. The Minsk team scored a lot in previous games, and the defenders did not allow their goalkeepers to be bothered too often. We think that the club from the capital of Belarus will once again take at least one point. We offer a bet on the double chance of the guests.
Prediction - Dynamo will not lose for 1.75
Bet on individual total
Ak Bars rarely scores in large quantities even on the ice of Tatneft Arena. Anvar Gatiyatullin charges act with a constant eye on defense, so they do not have many crushing victories this season. The Zubrs play well in defense and have conceded only twice in the last two games. We believe that the Minsk team will be able to contain the hosts' attack.
We bet on Ak Bars' individual total of less than three goals with odds of 1.60
Total Bet
Matches involving Kazan players are rarely bright and do not please with a large number of goals scored. Meetings between opponents are often dense and quite closed. In the four previous matches, the teams were unable to score more than five times. Let play a bet on the total under goals.
We take the total under 5.5 goals for 1.62
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