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Dynamo Moscow - Ak Bars: KHL playoff match betting tip
On April 20, the series between Dynamo and Ak Bars returns to the Russian capital. The Muscovites lost both meetings on their home ice, but they were able to pull themselves together and confidently outplayed their opponent in the Republic of Tatarstan. Kazan, on the other hand, could not take advantage of the home arena and missed an excellent opportunity to provide a comfortable advantage before playing at the VTB Arena. Who will come forward? Read about this in the betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
HC Dynamo Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Dynamo entered the playoffs from the second place in the West and got the opportunity to start seven-match matches at home until the semi-finals of the draw. Alexey Kudashov's team had some problems in the first round of SKA, giving the army two fights in total. The Blue and White team played very strongly offensively and failed to score at least three accurate shots in regular time in only one of the six games against the St. Petersburg team.
The hosts started the second round of the playoffs with unimpressive performances on the home court and gave Kazan both matches at VTB Arena. The club's coaching staff made a difficult decision and removed Maxim Motorygin, who had been number one in the capital's club since the beginning of February. Vladislav Podyapolsky helped his teammates win both matches in the Republic of Tatarstan and conceded only three goals in the last 120 minutes on the ice. The goalkeeper has a strong 94.44% of deflected shots in this playoff.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the home team leaders will play in the fifth match of the series.
Interesting betting trends
- Dynamo earned 9.30 minutes of penalty time in the playoffs
- Dynamo makes 34 shots per game in the playoffs
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Kazan did not show a stable game throughout the regular season and, due to poor results at the beginning of the new calendar year, they finished only in fifth place in the conference. The team led by Anvar Gatiyatullin spent a huge amount of effort on a series against Avtomobilist, which gave hockey fans all seven games. The Leopards lost twice in the score and were on the verge of relegation, but they were able to win back in the final match of the confrontation and were more successful in overtime.
The guests reached the quarterfinals in good shape and arrived in Moscow with a great mood. Ak Bars won both matches in the Russian capital, while showing a reliable game on his side of the ice. Unfortunately for the Cats' fans, Dmitry Yashkin's squad scored only three goals in two matches in Kazan and could not maintain the advantage of the home arena, which they had so hard won in the north of the country's capital. Now everything is starting from the beginning, and the greens are clearly upset by the development of events.
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Babenko and Nikita Evseev will not be able to play in Moscow.
Interesting betting trends
- Kazan team earns 7.45 penalty minutes in the playoffs
- The guests block 20 shots on average per match
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In three of the four matches in this series, the first period was not productive.
1.78Bet 2nd period: Dynamo will score
The Muscovites scored in the second period in three out of four games.
1.45Tip and bets
The psychological advantage is now clearly on the side of Dynamo. Alexey Kudashov's team has fixed the situation and is now returning home in a great mood and ready to win with the support of their native stands. The hosts replaced Maxim Motorygin with Vladislav Podyapolsky, and this castling has so far become the key in this confrontation. Ak Bars looks depressed and the guests are having trouble getting ahead. We think that the blue and white will take the lead in this pair and win on their own ice in regular time.
Betting Tip - Dynamo victory in 2.00
Betting on an individual total
Ak Bars was not bad in the first match of the series, but after Vladislav Podyapolsky appeared in the goal line, the guests did not succeed in attacking. Dynamo holds the shot well and does not allow the opponent to throw in large quantities. In the last three meetings, Kazan scored only five accurate hits. We do not think that they will be able to upset the owners at least three times.
We bet on Ak Bars' individual total of less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.65
Bet on the total total
After the shootout in the first match of the series, both teams went on the defensive and the series turned out to be very closed and the least productive at this stage of the playoffs. It is worth noting the goalkeepers of both teams, who are in excellent shape and do not lose their concentration. We believe that in such an important game, no one will take risks and the duel will turn out to be grassroots.
We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 1.75
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