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Kunlun vs. Ak Bars: Prediction for a Friendly Match
On August 12, Kunlun will play a friendly match with Ak Bars as part of the KHL preseason. What are the most relevant bets? - you will find the answer in our forecast
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HC Red Star Kunlun
ChinaFor now, Kunlun continues to be one of the weakest teams in the KHL, which was once again demonstrated by the past season, in which the club had to settle for only ninth place in the standings and once again missed the playoffs.
Such a result does not suit anyone, so the club decided to appoint a new head coach in the person of Mikhail Kravets, who previously worked with Avangard and the team under his leadership showed excellent play. They also counted on players from Europe and America, whose experience should help the team achieve the desired results.
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationIt is safe to say that Ak Bars completely failed last season, as they were clearly aiming for the cup, which turned out to be very far away. Even in the regular championship, the Bars were unable to compete on par with the conference leaders, and then they lost to Avtomobilist in the first round of the playoffs. This result was a big surprise for many, as the Kazan roster was full of star players.
It is for this reason that a serious restructuring began in the club, and first of all it affected the coaching staff. The head coach of the team is now Gatiyatulin, who was able to bring Traktor to a new level of play and reached the semi-finals of the Gagarin Cup with it. Serious changes also occurred in the Ak Bars roster, he managed to part with the expensive Voynov and Svechnikov, and also make one of the most interesting transfers of this year, signing a two-year contract with Alexander Barabanov.
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Bet 1st goal: "Ak Bars"
In four out of five head-to-head matches, Ak Bars opened the scoring
1.50Goal in each period bet - yes
In four out of five head-to-head matches, the teams scored in each period
1.60Tip and bets
Ak Bars has undergone significant changes in the team's roster, and now it needs time to get used to the new players. Young promising hockey players will get more playing time. It is difficult to predict how the updated roster will perform, but it should remain one of the strongest in the league. The situation with the Kunlun team is ambiguous. Kravets will try to make the team competitive, but given the results of previous seasons, this will not be easy. Red Star also signed many new hockey players, mainly from European countries. This means that they will not be able to play at full strength right away either. However, the Chinese club is quite capable of giving a worthy rebuff to the favorite on its home court, taking advantage of its weaknesses.
Our prediction is a victory for Kunlun with a handicap of (+2) goals for 1.61
Bet on total
Both teams are aiming for attacking hockey in the new season and will clearly not sit back in defense, especially in a friendly match. So as a second bet we suggest choosing total over.
Forecast - total over five goals for 1.69
Bet on the outcome of the first period
In the first period, Ak Bars will try to take an early advantage due to its speed and will clearly create serious pressure on Kunlun, thanks to which it has every chance of winning in the opening period.
Prediction - Ak Bars win in the first period for 2.06
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