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Metallurg Magnitogorsk vs. Avtomobilist: Bashkortostan Republic Cup Match Betting Tip
On August 15, you will be able to watch the traditional tournament in Ufa, which has been held since 1999, this time for the first time in 10 years it will host five participants - together with Salavat Yulaev, Avtomobilist and Metallurg, who came last year, as well as Neftekhimik and Severstal, will play. This time, you will be able to watch the confrontation between the current Gagarin Cup holder, Metallurg and Avtomobilist. Our experts tried to highlight the most relevant bets, which we suggest you read below
Command Analysis
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Last season, Metallurg won the Gagarin Cup, which they had been working towards for eight years. A huge contribution to such a successful result was made by head coach Andrei Razin, who took over the reins of power just a year ago, having left Severstal. Now Razin has finally established himself as one of the most talented coaches in the league, but it is worth noting that Magnitogorsk's roster is simply overflowing with outstanding players.
It was quite expected that the «foxes» refused to make changes in the off-season and preferred to leave everything as is. However, in the opening match the team was unable to cope with the obvious underdog in the person of «Vityaz», losing with a score of 4:6, for which there are several reasons. Firstly, the club played far from its first lineup, and also in three lines, which became a key factor, because three goals had to be missed already in the final twenty minutes.
Interesting trends for betting
- Metallurg has a 20.5% power play rate
- Metallurg averages 3.1 goals per game
Injuries and disqualifications
Yakovlev Egor (upper body injury)
Estimated composition
Podsrebalin, Grass, Mayorov, Silantyev, Kozlov, Bashkirov, Eremenko, Sharagin, Petunin, Palivko, Mikhailis, Zhugin, Khabarov, Geraskin, Zimin, Johnson, Grigorenko, Wilson, Bashkuirov
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avtomobilist had a great chance to win the Gagarin Cup last season, as it reached its peak form already in the playoffs, where it met Metallurg in the semifinals and suffered a disappointing defeat in the series (3:4). It seems that the club's management and coaching staff remained loyal to their roster, as they made do with the preseason almost unchanged. The club did not lose any particularly important players, and also managed to acquire forward Nick Merkley from Dynamo Minsk.
Avto played its first preseason match without its best players, trying out newcomers in action, and the club's non-core hockey players also had a chance to prove themselves. However, this did not produce results, and they had to suffer a defeat from Neftekhimik, and with a rout (1:4).
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Avtomobilist scores 2.39 goals per match
- Avtomobilist averages every 12th shot
Estimated composition
Alikin, Zborovsky, Karpovich, Merkli, Denezhkin, Khripunov, Leipsic, Vorobyov, Zhuravlev, Kuznetsov, Zborovsky, Golyshev, Da Costa, Ebert, Trofimov, Romantsev, Kashtanov, Kashnikov, Volk, Shirokov, Makeev
Trends
Bet 1st goal: "Metallurg"
In four out of five head-to-head matches, Metallurg opened the scoring
1.95Goal in each period bet - yes
In three of the four head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.55Tip and bets
The upcoming match is of fundamental importance for Avtomobilist, since it was Metallurg that stood in the way of the Yekaterinburg team on their way to the coveted Gagarin Cup. Avto clearly has a great desire to rehabilitate themselves and take revenge, which means they may well field a stronger lineup than in the last match. The Foxes, in turn, showed a terrible game in defense at the start of pre-season training, which Avtomobilist can also take advantage of.
Our prediction is Avtomobilist's victory in the match for 1.77
Bet on total
Avtomobilist will have a great opportunity to realize its attacking potential, which it was unable to do in the opening match of the preseason. Metallurg prefers open attacking hockey and will clearly not sit back in defense in the upcoming match, which means we should expect a large number of goals scored.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 2.00
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Avtomobilist is still playing quite carefully and will try to take advantage of the opponent's mistakes again. In the opening segment, the Yekaterinburg team will have a large number of forces for counterattacks, thanks to which they should earn an advantage in the opening segment.
Prediction - Avtomobilist wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.78
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