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"Ak Bars" - "Admiral": forecast for the KHL match
Ak Bars and Admiral will play their second match in Kazan on October 27. The first meeting between the rivals was not productive. After the goal in the opening 20 minutes, the Kazan team played with a constant look at their goal and finished off the opponent with a goal into the empty net. Admiral traditionally starts away series weakly and looks poor on the road this fall. What will be the result of the upcoming confrontation? Will the teams be able to score more than on Friday? Find the answers to these questions in our forecast for the game
Command Analysis
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Ak Bars returned to fifth place in the Eastern Conference table thanks to their latest victory. The Kazan team has 20 points in 16 starts and can now return to second place in the conference if they continue to win. Anvar Gatiyatullin charges played only seven matches in October and may not be in good shape now. Dmitry Yashkin team did not play their best away games in the second half of the month and lost to Spartak (0:3) and Traktor (1:3), taking points only in Magnitogorsk. The current series of games in Tatarstan began with a victory over Admiral. Kirill Semenov scored the first goal in the first period of the match against the Sailors, but they had to wait almost 50 minutes for the second accurate shot.
Timur Bilyalov blocked all 29 shots on his goal in the last game. For the goalkeeper of the "Bars", this shutout was only the second this season. In general, the "Cats" are extremely reliable in defense at home and allow only 1.71 goals on average. As for the attack, the best scorer of "Ak Bars" remains Nicolas Petan, who scored 15 points (3+12). The Canadian will not take part in the next meeting due to injury, so the hosts will have an even more difficult time in attack.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nicolas Petan is injured and will not be able to play in the second game against Admiral.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Kazan players take at least 36 shots per match
Ak Bars tries to play actively in the opponent zone and shoots a lot at the goal, but only 8.2% of attempts result in goals.
- 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 played poorly in the next opening game of the away series. Leonid Tambiev team is currently in eighth place in the East, with only 19 points after 18 attempts. The visitors are the only team in the conference that is in the playoff zone and at the same time has a negative goal difference of 48:37. The Far Easterners showed themselves well at home, starting with defeats to Severstal (5:6, OT) and Lada. Libor Šulak team pulled themselves together and took quick revenge on the Togliatti team (5:3), and then made an incredible comeback in the match against Spartak, recovering from a 0:3 score by the equator of the meeting. The start of the new away tour was not successful for the "sailors". The "black and yellow" were unable to score against Ak Bars and were left without any points.
The club from the Far East has huge problems with converting chances, especially on the road. Admiral has scored only 13 goals in nine away games, which is only 1.44 goals on average. Daniil Gutik remains the main hope of the Anchors fans. The young forward has dropped out of the top ten scorers in the league. The forward has 17 scoring actions (4+13).
Disqualifications and injuries
Stepan Starkov will not play in the second game 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 five previous head-to-head meetings, the teams never scored more than one goal between them in the second period.
2.00Bet 2nd period: "Admiral" will not lose
The Far Easterners have not lost in the second period for four matches
1.70Tip and bets
The first match between the rivals will not be spectacular. Yes, the teams shot at the goal quite a bit, but only one goal was scored from the game. It is very difficult for Admiral to score away goals, while Ak Bars has not gained the necessary form to crush the guests. We do not think that the pattern of the meeting will change much compared to the previous match. The Bars will control the course of the confrontation, while the Sailors will again try to catch the hosts on counterattacks. We believe that no more than five goals will be scored in the second match either. We suggest betting on the total under.
Forecast - total under 5.5 goals for 1.65
Bet on individual total
Ak Bars is clearly not in its best form yet. Anvar Gatiyatullin team played very little in October and is just starting to pick up speed. It is very difficult for Admiral to attack on the road, because Libor Šulak team spends a lot of time on the road, and the time zone changes a lot. However, the visitors' defensive line will not allow the Bars to score much.
We take the individual total of Ak Bars under 3.5 goals for 1.60
Bet outcome
The "Cats" won only their second victory in October in regulation time in the previous meeting. The team from the Republic of Tatarstan led by only one goal throughout the first game and managed to score into an empty net. Admiral is unlikely to be routed, and the "sailors" themselves should start scoring. We do not think that Kazan will win by a large margin in goals.
We bet on Admiral victory with an Asian handicap (+1.5) for 1.65
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