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"Ak Bars" - "Admiral": forecast for the KHL match
Kazan Ak Bars will play only their sixth match this month on October 25. Anvar Gatiyatullin team has lost its previous form and suffered four defeats in its last five games. Admiral is once again going on an away tour after a series of games in Vladivostok. The Sailors finished on a great note at home, but the move and the change in time zone have a detrimental effect on the quality of Leonid Tambiev team play. The five previous meetings between the rivals ended in victory for the Bars. What will the first clash of the clubs in the new regular season be like? Will the hosts be able to pull themselves together and start winning? Read our forecast for the match in the Republic of Tatarstan
Command Analysis
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Bars played very little in October and became the team with the fewest games played in the conference. The Cats dropped to eighth place in the East, having 18 points after 15 games. Ak Bars played only six games this month and looked poor. After a home victory over Amur (3:2, B), Anvar Gatiyatullin charges lost a day later to the same Khabarovsk team (1:2), leaving without any points, and then finished the series of games at Tatneft Arena with a crushing defeat to Sibir (3:6). The Greens also played poorly on the road. The Kazan team lost to Spartak (0:3) in Moscow and Traktor (1:3) in Chelyabinsk, settling for success in Magnitogorsk (5:0).
The Tatarstan players have been given a huge amount of time to rest and analyze their mistakes. The last time Dmitry Yashkin team took to the ice was on October 16, but now the "Bars" are facing a very tight schedule of matches. The hosts played poorly in attack in October and were unable to score more than one goal three times in six matches. One positive aspect is their good play in the minority. "Ak Bars" neutralizes 83.3% of their opponents' attempts.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are currently no injured or disqualified players on the roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Kazan players take at least 36 shots per match
Ak Bars is always very active in the opponent zone and has demonstrated good results this season, but recently the hosts have had problems with finishing.
- Ak Bars has a 10:9 record in goals scored and conceded in the second period
Kazan usually has an ineffective second period, but recently they have started to let more goals into their own net.
Admiral Vladivostok
Russian FederationCurrent form
Admiral is heading to Kazan in a great mood. The team from Vladivostok finished the series of games on home ice on a good note and rose to fifth place in the conference, having earned 19 points in 17 starts. The series of matches at Fetisov Arena began for Leonid Tambiev team with unpleasant defeats to Severstal (5:6, OT) and Lada (1:6). The Sailors quickly rehabilitated themselves in front of their fans and first took revenge on their offenders from Tolyatti (5:3), and a day later they made a phenomenal comeback in a match against Moscow Spartak (4:3, OT), having recovered from a score of 0:3 by the equator of the fight. Such victories give hockey players confidence in their own strength and strengthen the team spirit.
In the four previous meetings, the Far Easterners missed 17 goals, but on the road, Libor Šulak team unfortunately does not show such a productive game. In the last six away games, Admiral has never scored more than twice per match, but at the same time, it rarely failed in defense and missed a lot. The guests cannot be sent off, as they are one of the worst teams in the minority. Every fourth violation of the rules of the "black and gold" is punished with a goal.
Disqualifications and injuries
Stepan Starkov will not play in Kazan due to an injury he received earlier.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, Admiral receives 7.7 minutes of penalty time per match
The visitors need to play more disciplined, because they concede after every fourth removal.
- The Mariners are winning 54.5% of their faceoffs.
The visitors are doing well at the point and, thanks to this, have more control of the puck.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total under 1.5 goals
In the four previous head-to-head meetings, the teams never scored more than one goal between them in the second period.
2.02Bet 2nd period: "Admiral" will not lose
Far Easterners won three second periods in a row
1.75Tip and bets
We don't think that after such a long break the hosts will be in their best form. This month was very difficult for Ak Bars, because the team failed to keep itself in shape, so the Kazan team lost a lot of points. The Far Easterners always take a long time to get going at the beginning of a new away series, and in general, Leonid Tambiev charges play extremely poorly on the road and score little. There are quite a few matches in the history of the rivals' confrontations, but only a small part of them could be remembered for their bright and productive hockey. We believe that the teams will act with a constant eye on their goal. We do not expect more than five goals from the match.
Forecast - total under 5.5 goals for 1.70
Bet on individual total
It will be very difficult for Ak Bars to score a lot, because Dmitry Yashkin team has simply not been playing well this month. If the visitors do not get sent off a lot, then the "bars" will clearly not score more than three times against the "sailors". The club from Vladivostok will act in its own manner, from defense. It is hard to believe that the defense of the Far Easterners can crumble under pressure from such Kazan players.
We take the individual total of Ak Bars under 3.5 goals for 1.63
Bet outcome
The club from the Republic of Tatarstan has only one victory in regulation time in six previous matches. Anvar Gatiyatullin team was again very poor on the opponent half of the court and only twice in October were able to score at least three times. Admiral has every chance to earn points in Kazan, taking advantage of the favorite weakness and poor physical fitness. A small positive handicap will play on the "sailors".
We bet on Admiral victory with an Asian handicap (+1.5) for 1.72
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