Dynamo Moscow vs Salavat Yulaev. What will the Ufa club show on the capital's ice?

On February 19, Dynamo Moscow will play a home match against one of the leaders of the Eastern Conference, Ufa’s Salavat Yulaev. The meeting will take place on the ice of the VTB Arena.

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Dynamo Moscow vs Salavat Yulaev

Dynamo Moscow

Alexey Kudashov's team can definitely take credit for their performance in the regular season. A fairly even performance, without serious downturns, leaves the blue and white in the fight for the championship until the last matches of the regular championship. Dynamo is in second place in the Western Conference standings, behind only SKA St. Petersburg. The teams are separated by three points, while the blue and white played one less match, so the gap in terms of lost points is minimal. Dynamo will not fall below fourth place, so the blue and white will definitely start the first round of the playoffs on home ice.

If you analyze the results of recent matches, then you should pay attention to Dynamo’s excellent playing form. In the last six matches, Dynamo have not left the ice without scoring points, having won five victories in these games and once losing in a shootout to Yaroslavl Lokomotiv. Dynamo won the last two games with the same score 2-1; in Yekaterinburg they beat local Avtomobilist with the same score, and then at home against teammates from Minsk. Among personnel problems, it is worth paying attention to the injury of Cedric Paquette, due to which one of Dynamo’s most productive forwards was out until the beginning of March.

Salavat Yulaev

The Ufa team's situation at the end of the regular season is in many ways similar to the situation of their opponents in the upcoming match. Like Dynamo, Salavat Yulaev continues to fight for the championship in his conference, while being slightly inferior to his competitors. In the East, the duo of Avangard and Metallurg are in the lead, scoring 87 and 86 points, respectively. The Ufa team currently has 85 points, but Viktor Kozlov’s team has one more game in hand, so Salavat Yulaev is quite capable of intervening in the championship showdown in the East. The calendar of remaining matches also plays into the hands of the Ufa team; after the game in Moscow, the team returns home, where they will play the remaining three games of the regular season.

In February, Salavat Yulaev played five matches, scoring three wins and two defeats. It is curious that both defeats came in games against St. Petersburg SKA, to which the Ufa team lost first at home 3-4, and then away 0-2. All February victories came in home matches, in turn they beat CSKA 2-0, Ak Bars 2-1 and defeated Omsk Avangard 7-2.

Dynamo Moscow vs Salavat Yulaev

Statistics

For the last four seasons Ufa players can't score more than two goals per game against Dinamo. Individual Total 2 under (2.5) 1.62. In general, Salavat Yulaev is not doing well in away games against Dinamo Moscow, having managed only three wins in the last ten games on the capital's ice. The only match between these teams this season ended in Dinamo's favour. At the end of October, the Bilo-Syni managed to beat Salavat Yulaev away with a minimum score of 2-1. The total statistics of head-to-head meetings between these teams in the KHL is as follows: 27 games have been played, Dynamo has 16 victories, Ufa team was stronger in 11 games. The puck difference is 81-59 in favour of the capital club.

Odds from download 1xbet

The favorite for the upcoming match is the capital club, for whose victory in regular time the bookmaker gives odds of 2.16, while the possible success of Salavat Yulaev is estimated at 2.9. In five of the last eight matches involving Dynamo Moscow, it went to overtime; you can bet on another draw with odds of 4.0. Judging by the bookmaker's quotes for the total goals scored, we can expect productive hockey from the upcoming game: total over (4.5) – 1.71, total under (4.5) – 2.06. Install the 1xbet app and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

Salavat Yulaev goes to Moscow without three main forwards (Kulemin, Pustozerova, Leivo), which significantly reduces the attacking potential of the Ufa club. The team has already played a goalless match in St. Petersburg, losing 0-2 to local SKA. It won't be any easier in Moscow; Dynamo have gained an excellent momentum, winning match after match. Our prediction is Dynamo's victory in regular time with odds of 2.16.

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