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Dynamo Moscow vs. Ak Bars: KHL Match Prediction
On December 23, the second match of the season will take place in Moscow between the local Dynamo and Kazan Ak Bars. At the beginning of winter, Anvar Gatiyatullin charges beat the capital club in Kazan. Now everything may be different, because the hosts have signed Vladislav Pod'yapolkiy, who is one of the most reliable in the league at the moment. Will the newcomer be able to help his partners take revenge? Read about it in our forecast
Command Analysis
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Dynamo lost its place in the leading three in the West and is currently fourth in the conference table. The capital team has 49 points after 37 matches. After the break for the Channel One Cup, the hosts took to the ice without the proper motivation and immediately lost to Barys (0:2). The White-Blues were able to quickly rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans and beat Admiral (4:2) the next day. The capital club scored three goals in the first period and essentially decided all questions regarding the winner of the match.
Not long ago, the "Dynamics" terminated the contract with Hunter Miska, signing Vladislav Pod'yapolsky from "Lada" in exchange for monetary compensation. Now the goalie duo of the Muscovites looks very strong, and even without the newcomer, they did not allow more than two goals in the last four games.
Nikita Gusev remains the leader of Dynamo attack. The Olympic champion scored 35 points (14+21) in the goal+pass system and ranks third in the league top scorers list. He is followed by Jordan Weal, who scored 26 points (10+16).
Disqualifications and injuries
Muscovites will play with their full squad.
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 51.1% of faceoffs
Dynamo players take the majority of face-offs.
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Ak Bars is close to taking the lead in the East, but the visitors need to win their upcoming games. The team from the Republic of Tatarstan earned 46 points in 34 games and should reach the first place in the conference based on the points lost. The Bars began the second half of December with a victory in the Green Derby. For the first time this season, Dmitry Yashkin team beat their archrival from Ufa (3:2), but a day later they lost to Dynamo Minsk (1:3). The captain himself scored the only goal for the Cats in this match, but it did not help them win.
Ak Bars did not play very well in defense in December and allowed 15 goals in the last five games. Amir Miftakhov and Timur Bilyalov have only recently recovered from their injuries. Miftakhov is currently the main goalkeeper and in this regular season he has saved 95.41%, which is a very strong result by KHL standards.
The visitors have problems converting their chances. In the three previous matches, they scored only six times, which is only two goals per game on average. Artem Galimov (15+14) and Kirill Semenov (11+18) have scored 29 points each this season and share the lead in the Kazan club scorers list.
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Babenko will not come to Moscow.
Interesting trends for betting
- Ak Bars has a 53.3% win rate on faceoffs
The Barça are very good at the point and have centre forwards with good statistics in this area.
- On average, the "cats" allow 31 shots on goal
Dmitry Yashkin team spends a lot of time on the attack, but because of this they don't have time to return to defense.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In two out of three matches involving Ak Bars, the first period was not productive
1.72Bet 3rd period: Dynamo will score
Dynamo scored in the third period in four out of five matches
1.50Tip and bets
Dynamo failed in their first game after the December break, but quickly recovered. The White-Blues dealt with Admiral quite easily and signed a new goalie, who should help the hosts concede even fewer goals. Ak Bars' offense can hardly be called strong, and the "cats" rarely score in large quantities on the road. Not long ago, Kazan beat their opponent on home ice, but this was largely due to the mistakes of Hunter Miska, who has already left the Dynamo camp. We think that Alexey Kudashov charges will take revenge for their recent defeat.
Prediction - Dynamo wins the match for 1.67
Bet on individual total
Dynamo will play even better in defense after signing Vladislav Pod'yapolkiy. Ak Bars lacks sharpness in attack; in the three previous matches, the Kazan team made only six accurate shots. We think that the hosts will be able to contain their opponent on home ice and will not concede more than two goals.
We bet on Ak Bars individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.65
Total Bet
The meeting between the clubs at the beginning of winter turned out to be extremely productive. Before that, the rivals' matches were not bright and spectacular and did not please the stands with an abundance of goals scored. After the break, the teams have not yet fully rolled into the game, so we do not expect more than five accurate shots on Monday. Let play a bet on the total under goals.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.62
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