Lada vs Avtomobilist Prediction 2 February 2025

🔊 Will the Togliatti team manage to break their losing streak in the upcoming match? The "Lada Arena" will be the venue for the clash between Lada and Avtomobilist this weekend. While the "Owls" are gradually drifting away from the playoff zone, "Avto" continues to actively fight for the top positions in the "East". It's important to note the bookmakers' preliminary predictions: home team win - 3.8, away team success - 1.95.

📊 H2H

Avtomobilist has earned points in each of the 3 head-to-head matches this season (1:0, 2:3 SO, 5:3). On Togliatti ice, Lada has not managed to add any points in encounters with "Avto" since their return to the KHL - 3 losses.

🔵 LADA

Sometimes it seems that the Togliatti Lada players lack fire in their eyes. In 6 of the last 7 matches, the "Owls" left the ice defeated. The situation has intensified to such an extent that Pavel Zubov's charges are now 8 points behind the top-8 in the "East". Lada's performances in home games are also unimpressive - 20 points after 23 games (10th result in the "East"). Additionally, Togliatti is characterized by extremely low efficiency in power-play situations - only 13.5% successful attempts (22nd result in the KHL).

🔴 AVTOMOBILIST

Nikolay Zavarukhin's team is close to their 10th consecutive victory. Currently, the Yekaterinburg team is a formidable force in the "East" and is considered a serious contender for Traktor in the battle for the top of the standings. An important advantage for Avtomobilist is their ability to achieve necessary results in away games - 34 points after 21 games (2nd result in the conference). Nikolay Zavarukhin is not shy about playing second fiddle, which regularly allows "Avto" to benefit from counterattacking actions. Notably, Stéphane Da Costa has consistently earned points for scoring in each of the last 7 matches.

🔗 PROBABLE LINEUPS

Lada: Trushkov - Berezin, Ibragimov - Chernikov, Volkov, Kugryshev

Avtomobilist: Galkin - Dietz, Vorobyov - Macek, Da Costa, Khripunov

🥅 GOALIES

Alexander Trushkov performs to the best of his abilities, without boasting fantastic efficiency numbers. On average, the Russian goalie concedes 3 goals per game and saves about 91.04% of shots. It's noteworthy that Trushkov has managed to secure two shutouts in this regular season.

Vladimir Galkin shows significant progress in his performances. In this regular season, the 24-year-old goalie has participated in 28 matches for his team. During this period, he has saved 92.25% of shots with a reliability coefficient of 2.16.

📝 MATCH PREDICTION

At this stage of the season, "Avto" is one of the most balanced and stable teams in the championship. Nikolay Zavarukhin has managed to establish team synergy and significantly increase the club's efficiency during transition phases. Considering that Yekaterinburg traditionally performs well in head-to-head encounters with the "Owls", the hosts have very little chance. Our key bet is on the final victory of Avtomobilist.