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Avangard vs. Avtomobilist: KHL Match Prediction
Avangard will return to the home arena on September 20 after an away series, where it will play Avtomobilist. The Omsk team has seen a serious decline after a successful start in the regular championship, so it is unclear whether the team will be able to give a worthy rebuff to a very serious opponent. Our experts have tried to find out what form the clubs are in, as well as which bets are best to choose. You can read all about this in our betting tip below
Command Analysis
Avangard Omsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avangard started the regular championship with great performances, winning three confident victories in a row. Small problems arose only in the opening match with Sibir, but they managed to beat it in regulation time (2:1). In the remaining matches, the Omsk team left no chance for Neftekhimik (4:2) and Ak Bars (4:1) due to their well-coordinated actions in attack and high implementation of shots. The Hawks were one step away from securing their success with another victory, but unexpectedly lost to the clear outsider Amur (2:3).
After an unexpected first defeat of the season, Avangard began to decline, which is connected with a disastrous performance in away matches. Sergei Zvyagin's charges suffered a rout in the return match with Novosibirsk (1:4), and then failed to cope with Salavat Yulaev (2:4). In both matches, the club also tried to show attacking hockey and created a large number of dangerous moments, but their implementation let them down. Due to the lost points, Omsk has already dropped to sixth place in the table, although they recently occupied the leading position.
Disqualifications and injuries
Avangard continues to experience serious problems with its roster. Forwards Vladimir Tkachev and Reed Boucher, as well as goalkeeper Berdin, have not yet recovered from their injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Avangard has a 43% power play percentage
It is extremely dangerous to be penalized against Avangard, since the Omsk team has the best power play performance in the league at the moment.
- Omsk residents have 87% of excess liquidation
Not only do the Hawks play well on the power play, but they also play organized hockey when their players are sent off, which prevents their opponents from capitalizing on their advantage.
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avtomobilist has been showing mixed results lately, so it is difficult to judge the team's current form. Indeed, when visiting Salavat Yulaev, the team was unable to stop the opponent's onslaught, allowing them to create dangerous moments near their goal time after time, which ultimately led to five missed goals and a natural defeat. However, returning to their home arena, the Yekaterinburg team took revenge on the "greens", defeating them with a score of 6:1. Once again, Avto was little threat to the opponent's goal, but almost every shot was right on target, which distinguishes the club from other teams. Indeed, the implementation of shots is one of the best in the league at the moment.
It seemed that after such a bright victory the team would easily cope with the obvious underdog in the person of Barys, but this did not happen. Avtomobilist made 37 shots on target for the first time this season, but it was all in vain, as goalkeeper Boyarkin caught the courage. As a result, Nikolai Zavarukhin's charges lost in overtime with a score of 1:2.
Injuries and disqualifications
Avtomobilist approached the new season in full force, thanks to which it can use all links to the maximum.
Interesting trends for betting
- Every eighth throw of Avtomobilist hits the target
"Auto" doesn't shoot at goal very often, but most of its attempts are successful.
- The Urals team conceded only two goals while shorthanded out of 17 attempts by their opponents.
Avtomobilist demonstrates excellent play in the minority, thanks to which it very rarely allows opponents to take advantage.
Trends
Bet 1st goal: "Avangard"
In five out of six head-to-head matches, Avangard opened the scoring
1.80Goal in each period bet - yes
In three head-to-head matches in a row, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.57Tip and bets
Avangard has returned to its home arena, where it showed excellent results at the start of the season. Indeed, the Omsk team looks much better at home, as evidenced by the results of the last matches, in which the team suffered losses, conceding four goals. Avtomobilist, in turn, began to experience difficulties even in matches with obvious outsiders, and its vaunted shooting performance also failed. The Hawks, given their fairly reliable defensive line, are quite capable of holding off the opponent's pressure and ultimately earning two points.
Our prediction is Avangard's victory at 2.22
Bet on total
Face-to-face meetings between teams often become productive, since the clubs are not used to sitting back in defense, preferring open attacking hockey, which leads to a large number of goals scored. It is unlikely that anything will change, which means there is an excellent opportunity to bet on the total over.
Betting Tip - total over five goals for 1.85
Bet on the outcome of the first period
The first period for Avtomobilist is far from being the most successful, which Avangard will try to take advantage of. Omsk will be helped by their home walls, due to which the club should feel confident in its strength and begin to create pressure on the opponent from the first minutes of the match.
Betting Tip - Avangard wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.71
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