Metallurg Magnitogorsk - Lada: betting tip for the KHL match
As part of the KHL regular season, a duel between Magnitogorsk Metallurg and Lada awaits us on March 3. In this confrontation, of course, the bookmakers single out the hosts as clear favorites and leave almost no chance for Tolyatti residents to succeed. The previous meeting between the clubs ended with a crushing 4-0 victory for the Foxes, so they should be perfectly prepared for the upcoming match. Is it worth betting on the success of Magnitogorsk? You will learn about this from the betting tip

Command Analysis

Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Current form
Metallurg has been showing rather mediocre results for a long time, but over the past two months, the foxes have been showing their best and winning match after match, which has put them in the top five and could soon be in the top three if they continue to perform at the proper level. We emphasize that Magnitogorsk had previously celebrated success in six out of seven matches and are currently in a series of three victories, so they are probably in a good mood.
Let's remind that on the road they stumbled in a confrontation with a Motorist (1:2), but after returning to the home court they began to show powerful results again. They managed to deal with Severstal and Barys with the same score (4:1), and then they took revenge on the same Car, having dealt with the opponent in the class within the regular time - 3:1. At the same time, in all cases, the team remained with the minimum number of missed goals and did not allow the opponents to score even twice. We should also pay tribute to Ilya Nabokov, who in the last confrontation with Yekaterinburg parried a total of 26 shots and gave a reliable game.
It is worth mentioning that Magnitogorsk is counting on the third game period, in which it has a 55:42 ratio of abandoned and missed pucks. Robin Press also continues to demonstrate an incredible game, which in many meetings is distinguished by effective actions on the ice and has already earned a total of 35 points in the goal + pass system. It should also be noted that Metallurg performs powerfully in the home stands and has already managed to win 15 victories within 60 minutes.
Disqualifications and injuries
Yeremenko and Yurov will not be able to help their team in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Metallurg wins 48% of face-offs.
The foxes win less than half of the face-offs.
- The Steelers block an average of 14 shots per game.
The team doesn't help its goalkeepers too much and rarely blocks shots on goal.

Lada Togliatti

Current formLada is outside the playoff zone and can no longer seriously qualify for the playoffs. The team has been too weak for the last couple of months and has lost a lot of points. At the moment, it is located on the tenth line of the Eastern Conference and has 47 points in its asset and is 14 points behind the top eight. At the same time, the Tolyatti team continues to show a very weak game and lose match after match. At the moment, they are on a four-game losing streak, and there is no significant progress in their results.We emphasize that before that, the Filins lost to Tractor (1:4), Ak Bars (1:2), and also lost to Salavat Yulaev (2:3). However, all these unsuccessful matches took place on the road, so it seemed that after returning to the home team, the club would pull itself together and show its best side against the obvious outsider of the league in the person of Barys, but suddenly Tolyatti lost to Astana with a score of 2:3 in shootouts. At the same time, before that, they had no problems dealing with the leopards and confidently beat them within the regular time, but in the last match they had difficulty realizing the moments.In general, Lada scores few goals over a long period of time and is usually unable to open up opponents' defenses more than once or twice, especially when playing on other people's courts. The most disastrous performance of Pavel Zubov's team can be called the second period, in which he has a 42:56 ratio of goals scored and conceded. It is also worth mentioning that the team uses its numerical advantage on the court very poorly and has only 12% of the excess sales, being in the penultimate position of the championship according to this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
Groshev, Chernikov, Fisenko, Koltygin and Chervonenko will not be able to help their team.
Interesting betting trends
- Lada makes 27 shots on goal per game
Lada is showing mediocre throwing activity this season.
- Togliatti players earn 7.78 minutes of penalty time on average per match
Lada is usually removed four times per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In four out of five matches between the teams, the first period was inconclusive.
1.70The 3rd periodbet: the victory of the hosts
Magnitogorsk achieved success in the third period in three out of five matches.
2.00Tip and bets
In our opinion, Lada does not have a single chance of a favorable outcome in this confrontation. The Tolyatti team had previously shown very poor results and lost to many opponents by a margin of several goals. The day before, they even lost to Barys, so they went to the exit in a bad mood. Magnitogorsk is currently fighting for high positions in the standings, so it should not miss such opportunities to earn points. Moreover, last time the foxes defeated their opponent with a score of 4:0. Based on this, we suggest betting on the success of a formal favorite with a head start.Prediction - Metallurg wins with an Asian handicap (-1) on goals in 1.70