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Avangard vs. Spartak: KHL Match Prediction
On October 17, Avangard will try to please its fans again with a home victory in a duel with Moscow Spartak. The Omsk team is experiencing serious difficulties this season and is having a hard time earning points, unlike the red-whites, who continue to be at the top of the table. Who will win the upcoming match? We suggest you read the forecast and bets below
Command Analysis
Avangard Omsk
Russian FederationAfter a tough start to the season, Avangard is in tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings. The club main problem is its weak defense, and the attacking line is often unable to compensate for this deficiency. After a long series of defeats, many even began to talk about the need to change the head coach, but for now Zvyagin remains in his post and is trying to improve the team situation.
The Omsk team completed a three-game away series and suffered a dry defeat in the first of them against the obvious underdog Barys (0:1). Once again, the Hawks' attack looked very weak, and they managed to make only 24 shots on target. Then the team met with a much more serious competitor, losing to Metallurg with a score of 2:4. Goalkeeper Khomchenko was replaced after just two minutes of the match, as he failed to cope with his task, letting in two goals. Avangard was only able to achieve success in the match against Traktor (3:1), and forward Reed Boucher made a huge contribution to the victory, scoring twice and also giving an assist.
Disqualifications and injuries Avangard continues to play without its main striker Vladimir Tkachev, and goalkeeper Mikhail Berdin is also in the infirmary. Interesting trends for betting
- Avangard averages 2.1 goals per game
Omsk is experiencing serious difficulties both in creating and in realizing attacking opportunities.
- The Hawks converted 32.5 percent of their power play attempts.
Avangard shows weak offensive play only when playing with full rosters, remaining the team with the best implementation of an extra player on the court.
Spartak Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form Spartak began a serious decline after the winning streak, the team stopped giving a worthy rebuff to opponents of its level. After a confident victory over Barys (4:2), the team continued to play at home, where it suffered two crushing defeats from Metallurg and Salavat Yulaev with the same score of 2:5. The defensive line played terribly twice, allowing the opponents to make as many as 79 shots on target in both games. Both goalkeepers Rybar and Nikolaev simply could not cope with such a volume of work.
The Muscovites were able to partially rehabilitate themselves for the lost points in the match with Ak Bars, taking advantage of its not-so-best form and winning a dry victory (3:0). And in this meeting, Zhamnov charges allowed their opponents a lot, but goalkeeper Nikolaev was at his best, repelling 36 shots. As expected, they failed to consolidate their success away from Moscow Dynamo, suffering another rout with a score of 0:5.
Disqualifications and injuries Spartak is playing with its full squad, there are no injured players. Interesting trends for betting
- Spartak receives an average of 6.6 penalty minutes per match
Muscovites are distinguished by their very disciplined play and rarely break the rules.
- Spartak averages 32 shots per match
The Red-Whites are ahead of most teams in the league in terms of shots on goal and continue to consistently create serious problems for opposing goalies.
Trends
Goal in each period bet – yes
In five out of six head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.50Bet 2nd period: total over 1.5 goals
In four of the six head-to-head games, the teams scored more than one goal in the second period.
1.57Tip and bets
Even despite Spartak weak performance in recent matches, Avangard is an underdog in the upcoming match, as the Omsk team has been experiencing huge problems throughout the regular championship and cannot start earning points consistently. The Hawks mostly beat clear underdogs, which means that the chances of winning the upcoming match are not so great. It is also worth considering the fact that the Muscovites perform well on the road. Although the Red-Whites are not in the best shape, we still suggest betting on them for an excellent coefficient.
Our prediction is Spartak victory in the match at 1.78
Bet on total
Spartak is not used to sitting back in defense and will once again try to impose open hockey on Avangard, which clearly does not want this and will most likely sit back in defense. Still, if we consider the effectiveness of the Muscovites' recent matches, then we can expect a large number of goals scored in the upcoming match.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals for 1.90
Bet on the outcome of the first period
The first period is one of the most unsuccessful for Avangard. The team constantly allows its opponents to gain an advantage at the end of the starting segment, which Spartak should also take advantage of.
Prediction: Spartak wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.79
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