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Severstal vs. Avtomobilist: Betting Tip for the Bashkortostan Republic Cup match
On August 17, you will be able to watch the clubs' pre-season training again as part of the Bashkortostan Republic Cup. So far, the teams have played only one match each, and Neftekhimik shares first place in the table with Avtomobilist, while the main favorite, Metallurg, has not scored a single point. Our experts have analyzed the upcoming match between Severstal and Avtomobilist and prepared the most relevant bets, which we suggest you familiarize yourself with in the betting tip
Command Analysis
Severstal Cherepovets
Russian FederationCurrent form
After the departure of head coach Andrei Razin, Severstal did not give up its positions and continued to consistently impose worthy competition on any opponents in the league. Last season turned out to be quite successful for the Cherepovets team, as they managed to finish the regular season on the fifth line in the table, and also easily get to the playoffs, where they had to suffer a defeat in the starting series with Moscow Spartak.
In the off-season, the Cherepovets team preferred to keep the main core, which was quite predictable, and also added several classy hockey players. The defensive line was strengthened by Yaroslav Dyblenko, who finished last season with a usefulness rating of (+18). The attacking line was also not left aside, now the club has Ionnis Kaldis and Alexey Kruchinin at its disposal.
The Steelworkers have already had their first pre-season game, where they met Salavat Yulaev and won a shutout victory with a score of 1:0. It was Kruchinin who managed to score the only and winning goal in this match.
Interesting Betting Trends
- Severstal had a 23% power play percentage last season
- Severstal had one of the best shot conversion rates among all teams last season - 10.4
Estimated composition
Samoilov, Churkin, Barberio, Lishka, Abrosimov, Podshivalov, Kaldiz, Ivanov, Dumbadze, Aymurzin, Korostelev, Ershov, Marin, Skorenov, Ivantsov, Stepanov, Nikitin, Fomin, Mukhanov, Kruchinin, Ilyin
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
After a successful last season, Avtomobilist decided not to change the roster, keeping almost all the players. Indeed, the Gagarin Cup semi-final was quite satisfactory for both the club's management and the coaching staff, considering that the Yekaterinburg team did not particularly stand out during the entire regular championship. It is worth noting only the incoming forward of Minsk Dynamo Nick Merkley, who scored 35 points last year.
The team's start to the preseason was not the best, in the first match they had to suffer a crushing defeat from Neftekhimik with a score of 1:4. In defense of the club, it should be said that the roster was far from optimal and the head coach gave a chance to prove themselves to non-main players.
Next, Avto played its main rival, Metallurg, which threw Zavaruhin's charges out of the playoffs in the semi-finals. As expected, Avtomobilist decided to take revenge on Magnitogorsk and this time brought its main team onto the ice, thanks to which it easily won (4:2).
Interesting trends for betting
- Last season, Avtomobilist received an average of only seven minutes of penalty time per match.
- Avtomobilist scored an average of 2.4 goals per match
Estimated composition
Galkin, Blaker, Tryamkin, Obidin, Byvaltsev, Khripunov, Osipov, Vorobyov, Meisek, Volk, Zborovsky, Golyshev, Da Costa, Ebert, Trofimov, Denezhkin, Romantsev, Kashtanov, Kashnikov, Leipsic, Merkley
Trends
Goal in each period bet - yes
In four of the six head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.55Bet First Goal: Severstal
In three out of four head-to-head matches, Severstal opened the scoring
1.95Tip and bets
Bookmakers have identified Avtomobilist as the favorite in the upcoming match, which is quite understandable at first glance. But it is worth paying attention to the teams' face-to-face meetings, in which the Cherepovets team consistently creates serious problems for the Yekaterinburg team, either beating them or losing by no more than one goal. The Steelworkers showed that they are in optimal condition and are ready for serious competition, having won over Salavat Yulaev, which means they can once again give Avto a fight, which is what we suggest betting on.
Our prediction is a victory for Severstal with a handicap of (0) at 2.15
Bet on total
Severstal mainly prefers open attacking hockey, which is how they mostly achieve success. In the upcoming match, the steelmakers should again rely only on the attacking line, playing aggressively, which will lead to a large number of goals scored.
Betting Tip - total over five goals for 1.86
Bet on the outcome of the first period
If you look at the head-to-head meetings, you can see that Severstal is seriously improving at the end and earning an advantage, which it is quite capable of doing again.
Betting Tip - Severstal win in the third period with a handicap (0) for 1.93
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