Dynamo vs Avangard Omsk Prediction 18 March 2025
📢 Will the "hawks" manage to settle the score with the "wolves" for their defeat in the first half of the season? Next Tuesday, "VTB Arena" will be the battleground for the clash between Moscow's Dynamo and Omsk's Avangard. For almost two months, Guy Boucher's team has not been defeated in regulation time during away games. Let's take a look at the bookmakers' preliminary predictions: victory for the "white-blues" - 2.2, victory for the "hawks" - 2.95.
Head-to-Head
The last 5 head-to-head matches between the teams at "VTB Arena" ended with a victory for the home side. The previous away victory for Avangard dates back to the distant 2018/19 season. Back then, Bob Hartley's guys outclassed the "white-blue" team (5:1). In the current season, the teams faced each other at the "G-Drive Arena". On that occasion, Sergey Zvyagin's squad was powerless (3:5).
Head-to-head statistics Dynamo - Avangard Omsk

Dynamo Moscow Team Overview
Over the past weekend, the "Wolves" emerged victorious from the "capital derby" with a win over CSKA (2:1). Now, Dynamo is positioned 2nd in the West, with a 4-point advantage over their nearest pursuer. Overall, in the last 8 matches, the "White-Blues" have only lost once to their opponent - in the matchup against Neftekhimik (3:4). The team from Moscow boasts excellent conversion of their chances - 9.7%. We should highlight Nikita Gusev, who has earned points for productivity in 5 of the last 6 games - 4+3.
Match Results: Dynamo Moscow

Avangard Omsk Team Overview
Last Friday, Avangard's 12-game winning streak came to an end. The team from Omsk was defeated by Traktor Chelyabinsk, who proved stronger on the ice of "G-Drive Arena" (5:4). Nevertheless, in terms of points lost, the "Hawks" are now content with the 5th position in the East. Let's note the quite respectable statistics of Guy Boucher's team in away matches - 37 points earned after 31 games. Reid Boucher has been particularly productive in recent matches, with 4 goals and 5 assists in the last 7 games. Sergei Boykov and Daniil Stepanov remain sidelined for the Omsk team.
Match Results: Avangard Omsk
🏒 Projected Lineups
Dynamo Moscow: Motorygin - Gotovets, Ozhiganov - Gusev, Will, Sikura
Avangard: Serebryakov - Chistyakov, Sharipzyanov - Boucher, Igumnov, Tkachev
🥅 Goalkeepers
Maksim Motorygin performed exemplarily in the capital derby, managing to save 97% of shots. This season, the 22-year-old goalkeeper has participated in 40 matches for his team. During this stretch, he managed to save 92.86% of shots with a reliability coefficient of 2.08.
The move to Avangard has positively impacted Nikita Serebryakov's career. This season, the 29-year-old goalkeeper has played in 27 games for the "Hawks". Let's review his average statistics: 92.98% of shots saved, GAA - 2.3, 2 shutouts.