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Lada vs. Kunlun: KHL match betting tip
Kunlun will begin its first away series in 2025 in Tolyatti on January 12. Lada won the first match against Barys, but did not show a confident game in attack. The Chinese surprised everyone and now have six victories in a row. At the end of November, the teams already played each other and then the eagle owls were stronger. Will Mikhail Kravets' charges be able to take revenge? This is in the betting tip for the game
Command Analysis
Lada Togliatti
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lada left the playoff zone quite a while ago, but now it has risen to ninth place in the East. The Togliatti team has scored 39 points in 41 matches and is not ready to drop out of the fight for a place in the final part of the tournament. At the moment, they have a game in hand and are only one point behind Siberia, which is in eighth place. Pavel Zubov charges played away matches with varying success and scored only four points out of a possible ten. In the new year, they suffered a defeat in Kazan (1:3), won in Astana (5:0) and were routed in Chelyabinsk (0:5). In the new home series, the Owls beat Barys by a minimal margin (1:0). Only in the 54th minute of the match did Alexander Gosudarev make an accurate throw, scoring his first goal in the KHL.
The club from the Samara Region plays inconsistently in attack and in four out of six matches did not score more than twice in 60 minutes. Dmitry Kugryshev remains the top scorer, but he is not even in the top 100 most productive players in the league. The Lada forward has scored 19 goals (6+13) and so far looks better than the other forwards.
Aleksandr Trushkov remains the main goalie for Togliatti after the exchange of Vladislav Pod'yapolsky to Dynamo. He played 15 games for Togliatti and reflected a modest 91.75% of shots, making two shutouts in two games against Barys. Maxim Tretiak is the second goalie for Lada, but so far it has been very difficult for him to get a chance to prove himself.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vladislav Chervonenko and Nikita Popugaev will not be able to help their team in the game against Kunlun.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lada takes 27 shots on goal per game
The hosts don't shoot much, trying to concede as few goals as possible, so their attacking performance is quite modest.
- Togliatti earns 7.24 penalty minutes per match on average
The Owls are often sent off, but they neutralize 82.1% of their opponents’ attempts to convert the extra man.
HC Red Star Kunlun
ChinaCurrent form
Kunlun has regained a real chance of making the playoffs thanks to its strong results this winter. Mikhail Kravets' team has risen to ninth place in the West and has 42 points after 43 games. The Chinese team improved somewhat in late autumn and posted a series of four victories, and now the hosts have six victories in a row. At the beginning of the new calendar year, the Beijing team played three games on their home court. They barely won against Vityaz (3:2, OT), but then crushed Amur (5:0) and beat CSKA dry (3:0). The hosts scored in each period against the army team and did not allow them to beat Patrick Rybar, who had a great start to his performances for his new team.
The Chinese team remains the worst in the league in terms of defensive numbers. On average, the Chinese concede 3.3 goals per game, while at home this figure is even worse - 3.42 per match. At the same time, the stars have recently seriously improved their reliability and have begun to concede much less. Jeremy Smith remains the team number one, but not long ago the visitors signed Patrick Rybar from Moscow Spartak. He could become the main goalkeeper, because in his debut match he managed to reflect 37 shots from CSKA.
Tomáš Jurčo has been Kunlun top scorer throughout the regular season. The Slovakian forward has scored 27 goals (9+18) and is in 55th place on the KHL list of goal scorers. Spencer Fu has scored two points less (14+11) and is also among the league top 100 offensive players. Tyler Graovac (9+14) is also among the league top 100 leaders.
Disqualifications and injuries
Semyon Sinyatkin was injured and will not play against the Filins.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, Kunlun allows at least 34 shots on their goal
Red Star usually don't play the best defense and don't have time to block shots.
- Kunlun gets 7.63 minutes of penalty time
A team is usually sent off more than three times per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of four matches between the teams, the first period was productive.
2.03Bet 3rd period: Lada will score
Togliatti scored in the third period in three out of four matches
1.50Tip and bets
Lada beat Barys on their home court with great difficulty, and a little earlier the Togliatti team lost to the leaders of the Eastern Conference table without much of a chance. The hosts lost their main goalie and have not been playing their best in attack throughout the season. Kunlun has gained incredible form and with the arrival of Patrick Rybar will be even more reliable on their half of the ice. This season, the Eagle Owls won in Mytishchi, but the match was equal and the team from the Samara Region scored the decisive goal only two minutes before the end of regulation time. We think that the Chinese will not lose in regulation time now.
Our prediction is Kunlun will not lose at 1.80
Bet on individual total
Lada cannot boast of a strong game in attack, although at the end of last year the owls made great use of their moments. In January, Pavel Zubov charges were able to score more than twice only against Barys. Kunlun did not miss a single puck in the last two games, while in the last game between the teams the Togliatti team scored only twice.
Betting Tip - Lada individual total under three goals for 1.57
Bet on total
Matches between teams are not always very productive. Since 2016, the opponents have played only one aerial duel, although they have met each other seven times. Lada plays defensively, and the Chinese have improved in terms of reliability and now have a real chance of getting into the playoffs. The meeting is very important, because the teams need points. We do not expect open hockey and a large number of accurate shots.
Betting Tip - total under five goals for 1.77
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