Avangard vs. Traktor: Blinov Cup Match Prediction
Avangard will open the home preseason tournament on August 20 with a match against Traktor. In this match, the Omsk team was initially considered the favorite, but the odds unexpectedly shifted in favor of the Chelyabinsk team. Are there any serious reasons for this? We will try to tell you about them in our betting tip. By the way, the Bears ended most of the matches last season in their favor. Is it worth betting on their success this time? Look for the answer below

Command Analysis

Avangard Omsk

Current form
Avangard has already played three friendly matches. Let us recall that the Omsk team lost only to Admiral (1:3), and celebrated success in the matches with Minsk Dynamo (2:1) and Vityaz (2:1). The matches with their participation were not particularly productive, but we must take into account the fact that they did not play in the optimal lineup. Of course, the Hawks will be in better shape in the home championship. It will also be interesting to watch how Sergei Zvyagin, who was appointed head coach, will perform in his new position.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Omsk players perform at least 30 power moves per match
- According to statistics, Avangard makes more than 28 shots on target per game
Estimated composition
Berdin, Proskuryakov, Sharipzyanov, Stepanov, Solovyov, Chmykhov, Boykov, Murylev, Dmitriev, Ditz, Yaremchuk, Wei, Reinhardt, Filatiev, Cassels, Martynov, Kholodilin, Zlodeev, Verba, Akhunov, Belyaev

Traktor

Current form
Traktor had previously taken part in only one friendly match against Chelmet, where they won with a score of 4:1. At the same time, most of the players from the main team appeared on the court for the Chelyabinsk team. It is quite possible that Benoit Groux will put out a similar roster for the upcoming match, since it is very important for the Canadian specialist to unite the leaders and watch them before the start of the season. By the way, it should be noted that in the off-season the club was strengthened by Andrei Svetlakov and Alexander Kadeikin, who should significantly improve the team's attack.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Traktor shoots at least 30 times on target
- According to statistics, Chelyabinsk players perform no more than 14 power moves per match
Estimated composition
Fucale, Mylnikov, Nikolaev, Kempfer, Karpukhin, Telegin, Blazhievsky, Ibragimov, Shabanov, Tkachev, Sikura, Kravtsov, Der-Argunchintsev, Svetlakov, Yurtaykin, Robinson, Kadeikin, Zharkov, Popov, Kotlyarevsky
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches involving Omsk, less than two goals were scored in the first period
1.90Bet 2nd period: Chelyabinsk win
In three out of five games against Avangard, the Chelyabinsk team achieved success in the second period
2.60Tip and bets
Traktor should field an almost optimal lineup for the upcoming match, and Avangard will continue to experiment. In such a paradigm, the Chelyabinsk team has a much higher chance of success. Plus, for the Hawks, the Bears are considered a stylistically inconvenient opponent, so it is no coincidence that they ended most of their previous matches in their favor.
Prediction - Traktor win with handicap (0) for 1.80
Bet on total
We expect to see no more than five goals scored in this match. After all, Traktor is used to playing with an eye on defense, and Avangard has been very ineffective in recent matches and has scored few goals itself. We also note that three out of four meetings between the clubs ended with fewer than six goals.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.95