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Vityaz vs. Avangard: Prediction for a Friendly Match
The teams continue their pre-season training and have been performing with varying success so far. The teams have played two matches in Minsk, and will now meet in a face-to-face confrontation. Will the obvious underdog of the meeting, Vityaz, be able to surprise with its game again and win a second victory? We suggest you read the betting tip and bets below
Command Analysis
Vityaz
Russian FederationCurrent form
After a terrible 2023-2024 season, Vityaz has decided against making any serious changes to either its roster or its coaching staff, and has decided to focus on developing its current roster. It is difficult to say how justified this decision is, since the regular season has not even begun.
«Bogatyri» have already managed to hold two friendly matches and in the first of them suffered a crushing defeat from «Admiral» with a score of 4:7, and after the first period had an advantage of three goals. Nevertheless, the Podolsk team managed to rehabilitate itself before the fans, having won an unexpected victory over «Metallurg», and quite confidently, in regular time (6:4). Three new players of the club distinguished themselves at once, in the persons of Chivilev, Baptist and Morozov, having scored five points between them.
Interesting trends for betting
- Vityaz concedes an average of 3.2 goals per match
- On average, Vityaz has 25 shots on target per match
Estimated composition
Morozov, Malorosyanov, Vasiliev, Roy, Baptist, Busygin, Valentsov, Vasiliev, Vorobyov, Voronkov, Dar'in, Detko, Yezhov, Zubov, Kara, Savchik, Tsitsyura, Chivilev, Shvangiradze, Yarovoy
Avangard Omsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avangard has changed significantly compared to last season, which few could have expected. The head coach was replaced back in the Gagarin Cup, when the Omsk team was losing in the series with Lokomotiv, and after the second crushing defeat in a row, Zvyagin took over the bridge, replacing Kravets. What is noteworthy is that the new coach was able to return the club to the series and impose a worthy fight on Lokomotiv, thanks to which he remained in charge of the team.
The Hawks had several problems that they were able to solve during the transfer window by signing several outstanding hockey players, but it is worth noting that the club was left without its leaders Reed Boucher and Vladimir Tkachev, who are in the infirmary. Moreover, Boucher was injured in a pre-season match with Dinamo Minsk and was out for a month. It seems that the team has not yet been able to completely replace its stars, as they had to suffer a defeat to Admiral with a score of 1:3.
Injuries and disqualifications
Reid Boucher, Vladimir Tkachev (Achilles injury)
Interesting trends for betting
- Avangard plays off the penalty kill without conceding a goal in 81% of cases
- Avangard receives an average of 7.2 minutes of penalty time per match
Estimated composition
Berdin, Koledov, Soloviev, Igumnov, Nikolishin, Galiev, Stepanov, Chmykhov, Reinhardt, Filatyev, Yaremchuk, Murylov, Boykov, Belyaev, Kholodilin, Verba, Leuka, Dmitriev, Manin, Zlodeev, Akhunov
Trends
Bet 1st goal: "Avangard"
Avangard opened the scoring in six head-to-head matches in a row
1.79Goal in each period bet - yes
In four out of six head-to-head matches, Avangard opened the scoring
1.79Tip and bets
Vityaz showed that it is capable of competing equally with the obvious favorites in the preseason. The team was able to take advantage of Metallurg's not-so-great form, winning. In the upcoming match, the «bogatyrs» will once again face a very serious opponent, but this time the team can give a worthy rebuff, given Avangard's problems with the roster. Indeed, it will be difficult for the Omsk team to recover quickly after the injury of two star hockey players, and it is also worth considering the status of the meeting, which allows the head coach to experiment. It is for these reasons that we suggest betting in favor of Vityaz for a very decent coefficient.
Our prediction is a victory for Vityaz with a handicap of (0) for 2.04
Bet on total
Vityaz still has serious problems in defense and is unlikely to be able to fix them in such a short time. So the Podolsk team will have to play attacking hockey again, which will ultimately lead to a large number of goals scored.
Betting Tip - total over five goals for 1.77
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Vityaz has shown excellent play at the start of two games in a row and has consistently earned an advantage at the end of the first period, which it is quite capable of doing again.
Prediction - Vityaz wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.97
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