Avtomobilist vs. Neftekhimik: Bashkortostan Republic Cup Match Prediction

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Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

Russian Federation

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15 August 03:00 UTC

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

Russian Federation

On August 15, the pre-season tournament Bashkortostan Republic Cup starts in Ufa. In the first match, Avtomobilist will play against Neftekhimik, and our experts, in turn, will help determine the most relevant bets in the betting tip. Both teams avoided serious changes in the lineups during the off-season, so the upcoming tournament may well show the teams' readiness for the new season

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg vs Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Prediction and Betting Tips (15.08.2024)

Command Analysis

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

Russian Federation

Current form

Avtomobilst did not show the best hockey during the regular championship and was far from the leader in the East, but still easily got a ticket to the playoffs, where they showed themselves in all their glory. The Yekaterinburg team managed to reach the semifinals, where they met the future winner of the Gagarin Cup, in the person of Metallurg, and suffered an offensive defeat in the decisive match with a difference of only one puck.

It was quite predictable that «Auto» would try to remain without serious changes in the lineup, keeping almost all the players. Of the additions, it is worth noting only the former forward of Minsk «Dynamo», in the person of Nick Merkley.

Interesting trends for betting

On average, Avtomobilist receives seven minutes of penalty time per match
Avtomobilist on average realizes every fifth majority

Estimated composition

Galkin, Blaker, Tryamkin, Obidin, Byvaltsev, Khripunov, Osipov, Vorobyov, Meisek, Volk, Zborovsky, Golyshev, Da Costa, Ebert, Trofimov, Denezhkin, Romantsev, Kashtanov, Kashnikov, Leipsic, Merkley

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

Russian Federation

Current form

Neftekhimik fought for a playoff spot throughout the entire last season, but due to long slumps and a large number of lost points, the team still had to miss out on the cup. Remarkably, the team was literally one win short of its main goal.

The main problem of Nizhnekamsk was a very weak game in defense, which the club tried to fix through transfers. Two Avangard defenders joined the «wolves» in the persons of Kiselevich Bogdan and Abrosimov Roman. The attack line rather lost more than gained, since two outstanding scorers left the team at once, such as Nail Yakupov and Nikita Setdikov.

Interesting trends for betting

On average, Neftekhimik concedes three goals per match
On average, Neftekhimik makes 28 shots on target per match

Estimated composition

Dolganov, Khlystov, Dergachev, Belozerov, Kovalev, Serikov, Mityakin, Seleznev, Sokolov, Zhukenov, Korbit, Gainullin, Urakov, Tochilkin, Abrosivom, Kiselevich, Leontyev, Sharif'yanov, Leshchenko

Trends

Goal in each period bet - no

In three out of four head-to-head matches, the teams failed to score a goal in each period.

2.11

Bet 2nd period: total under 1.5 goals

In four out of six head-to-head matches, the teams failed to score more than one goal in the second period.

2.09

Tip and bets

1.77Avtomobilist's victory

Last year, Neftekhimik looked rather poor, mainly due to the defensive line, which they managed to fix a little. But the Wolves also showed a weak game in attack, and the club did not fight with this during the off-season. Avtomobilist still remains one of the leaders of the Eastern Conference, which it fully justified in the Gagarin Cup. The Yekaterinburg team retained the main core of the team, which means it will again have serious strength both in the preseason and in the regular championship. It is for these reasons that we suggest making a confident bet in favor of the clear favorite.

Our prediction is Avtomobilist's victory at 1.77

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1.65total under 5.5 goals

Bet on total

Neftekhimik will clearly try to improve their defensive play and from the very first matches will play mostly neat, sticky hockey, so you shouldn’t expect a large number of goals scored in the upcoming match.

Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals for 1.65

Bet on the outcome of the first period

Avtomobilist is quite superior to its opponent, due to which it has every chance to start dominating from the first minutes, which, in turn, will allow the Yekaterinburg team to earn an advantage in the starting segment.

Betting Tip - Avtomobilist win in the first period with a handicap (0) for 1.53

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