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Lada vs Neftekhimik: forecast for the KHL match
Lada and Neftekhimik continue to fight for entry into the playoffs in the East, but recently they have seriously worsened their chances. On February 4, the teams will play each other in Tolyatti, and Tuesday's meeting will be the fifth between these rivals this season. Each team won two matches in the regular season, and the winner of the next match will occupy the ninth place in the conference. Who will be better? Read our forecast
Command Analysis
Lada Togliatti
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lada dropped to tenth place in the conference and is gradually losing its chances of making the playoffs. Tolyatti scored 42 points in 49 games and do not intend to give up in the battle to get into the final part of the draw. To date, they have two games left and are already eight points behind Admiral in eighth position. The team led by Pavel Zubov lost six matches in a row and, after failing on the road, could not win with the support of the home stands. At the end of January, the Filins returned home and lost to Ak Bars (1:3), and a day later they could not cope with the pressure of Avtomobilist (2:4). The hosts were in the lead by the middle of the meeting, but could not keep the desired result.
The Volzhans are playing poorly offensively at this stage of the season. They scored more than twice per game in only one of the previous six matches. Dmitry Kugryshev remains the top scorer and remains one of the hundred most productive hockey players in the league so far. The Lada forward scored 25 goals (9+16) and looks better than the other attackers of the hosts.
Alexander Trushkov regularly appears on the ice after Vladislav Podyapolsky was traded to Dynamo Moscow. The 28-year-old goalkeeper started five out of six games and never helped his teammates win. The goalkeeper has blocked 90.86% of shots this season and made two shutouts in matches against Astana Barys. It is unlikely that Maxim Tretyak, who very often fails at the last turn, can replace him now.
Disqualifications and injuries
Mikhail Fisenko, Pavel Koltygin and Vladislav Chervonenkov will not be able to help their team in the game against Neftekhimik.
Interesting betting trends
- Lada makes 26 shots on goal per game
The hosts don't throw much, trying to miss as little as possible, so they have a fairly modest performance on offense.
- Togliatti players earn 7.22 minutes of penalty time on average per match
The "owls" are moving away a lot, but they neutralize 80.7% of the opponents' attempts to implement the excess.
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Neftekhimik remains in the fight to get into the playoff zone from the East, but the chances of the guests are gradually fading. The team from the Republic of Tatarstan scored 43 points in 51 games and is in ninth place in the conference. Oleg Leontiev's team has won only two victories since the beginning of the new year and overall looked pretty bleak. In the second half of January, Evgeny Mityakin's squad played a long series of games on their ice, but managed to win only one meeting. Wolves lost to Traktor (2:4), Metallurg (2:3, OT) and Vityaz (3:4), but then achieved success in the match with Lada (4:2). The end of the month turned out to be very bad, because Nizhnekamsk did not score points in the matches against Severstal (1:2) and Dinamo Minsk (1:5).
The club from the Republic of Tatarstan plays very poorly offensively and has scored only 11 accurate shots in the last five games. Andrey Belozerov scored points for four consecutive matches, but was not noticeable in the previous two meetings. Nevertheless, he remains the top scorer of Neftekhimik. The forward has made 33 assists this season (14+19) and leads the list of the club's best offensive players by a fairly large margin.
Philip Dolganov appeared at the last line of defense in a duel against the Bison and blocked 79.20% of shots on his own goal. Igor Bobkov, who recently joined the team, has only been on the ice twice so far and failed both times. The veteran made a modest 86.77% of saves and missed nine times in less than 120 minutes of playing time.
Disqualifications and injuries
Roman Abrosimov and Alexander Dergachev will not play against Tolyatti.
Interesting betting trends
- Neftekhimik has 16.7% of the majority sales
The Wolves, on average, make every sixth attempt.
- "Neft" gets 6.98 minutes of penalty time
Usually, the hosts are eliminated at least three times per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In six of the last seven games with Lada, more than one goal was scored in the first period.
1.95Bet period 3: Lada will score
In six out of nine matches, Lada scored in the third period.
1.57Tip and bets
Both teams are in bad shape, but the hosts will have the advantage of home ice. Neftekhimik is very weak away and rarely scores points on the road. Tolyatti residents, on the other hand, look good in the Samara region and, in general, often gave battle even to the strongest rivals. This season, the teams have played against each other four times and exchanged victories. We think that Pavel Zubov's team will be able to break their streak of failures and gain a foothold in the ninth place in the conference. We offer a bet on the victory of the hosts, taking into account the zero handicap.
Forecast - Lada wins with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.80
Betting on an individual total
Neftekhimik concedes 3.23 goals each on a visit and is very rarely reliable in his half of the court on the road. Lada is able to show a good implementation of moments with the support of its native fans, although during the regular season the Filins were more different outside of Tolyatti. The hosts have scored more than two goals against Nizhnekamsk twice this season. We believe that they will succeed now.
We bet on the individual total of "Lada" more than 2.5 washers with a coefficient of 2.02
Bet on the total total
Two out of four matches between the rivals turned out to be productive. A little over a week ago, the teams met with each other in the Republic of Tatarstan and then scored six accurate hits between the two. The meeting is very important from the point of view of the fight for the playoffs, so we believe in a quick goal and open hockey after it. Let's play a bet on a total of more pucks.
We take a total of more than 4.5 goals for 1.75
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