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Ak Bars vs. Metallurg Magnitogorsk: KHL Match Forecast
Ak Bars' home series will continue in Kazan on October 29. After two victories over Admiral, the Greens' next opponent will be Magnitogorsk Metallurg. The Urals team has been playing away for a long time and is clearly tired. Anvar Gatiyatullin charges were able to prepare for the matches after a long break and took important points. It seems that the hosts have already gained the necessary form and are ready to win further. Will the visitors be able to impose a fight on the ice of Tatneft Arena? Or will Yegor Yakovlev team be able to upset Dmitry Yashkin and his partners? Read about this in our forecast for the match
Command Analysis
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Kazan team played little in October and had a lot of time to rest and recover. Ak Bars rose to third place in the Eastern Conference standings, having scored 22 points in 17 starts thanks to victories over Admiral. Anvar Gatiyatullin charges confidently won both games against the "sailors" (2:0 and 4:2), not allowing the opponent to score much. Now the hosts can very well move up to second place in the conference and start chasing the leader in the person of Traktor. Nicolas Petan is still on the injury list, but the club from the Republic of Tatarstan confidently coped with its task without him.
Timur Bilyalov took on the role of the "cats'" first goalie. The goalie made his second shutout in the first match against the Far Easterners and allowed only two goals in the previous game. In the absence of the Canadian defenseman, Kirill Semenov took over the status of the "leopards'" main scorer. The Russian forward scored 16 goals and assists (6+10).
Disqualifications and injuries
Nicolas Petan has been injured and will not be able to play in the game against Metallurg.
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 8.4% of attempts become goals.
- Ak Bars has a 12:9 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.
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Metallurg reached the fourth position in the Eastern Conference after a disastrous start to the regular season. Now Andrey Razin team has 21 points after 21 matches. The Urals team has been playing exclusively on the road for the entire second half of October. Egor Yakovlev team began their away tour with a victory in Minsk over the local Dynamo (2:0), after which they demonstrated an inexpressive game in Balashikha, losing to Vityaz (0:2). The Foxes confidently beat Kunlun in the Moscow region (4:2), but then failed to put the squeeze on Avangard in Omsk (2:3, OT), losing the lead twice.
The visitors have not been so successful in converting their chances lately. In the last five games, the Steelworkers have only managed to score more than twice in a match, making only eight accurate shots in total. Nikita Mikhailis remains the Magnitogorsk team top scorer with 15 points, but Dmitry Silantyev has earned exactly the same amount (6+9). Both forwards have gained excellent form and continue to carry their partners on their shoulders.
Disqualifications and injuries
Magnitogorsk will come to Kazan in full force.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, Metallurg receives 5.48 minutes of penalty time per match
The guests play quite disciplined and rarely break the rules of the game.
- The Foxes are winning 49.8 percent of their faceoffs.
So far, Andrey Razin team has not been performing well at the point and has been losing a little more often.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the three previous matches involving Ak Bars, the first period was unscoring
1.75Bet 3rd period: Ak Bars will not lose
In the last five games, Kazan has never lost in the third period.
1.30Tip and bets
We think that the team from Kazan is already in good shape and ready for games with strong opponents. Ak Bars played confidently in defense in games against Admiral and did not give the "sailors" freedom on their half of the court. As for Metallurg, the "foxes" lack stability in the current away series. Egor Yakovlev team is frankly weak in attack and poorly realizes its chances. Recently, the "bars" have been consistently beating the Urals team. Most recently, the "cats" crushed their opponent in Magnitogorsk. We believe that Anvar Gatiyatullin charges will be able to beat the guests on home ice. We offer a bet on the hosts' victory in the match.
Prediction - Ak Bars wins the match for 1.60
Bet on total
Ak Bars plays defensively and tries to catch their opponents in their mistakes. Metallurg hasn't been able to score much lately, but the visitors have become more reliable and have started to concede fewer goals, if we compare the Foxes' results with those at the beginning of the regular season. We don't think the meeting will be productive. We'll bet on the total under.
We take the total under 5.5 goals for 1.70
Individual total bet
The Urals have only managed to score more than two goals once in their previous five matches. Metallurg hasn't been able to capitalize on its chances well, and the steelworkers recently lost to Ak Bars at home. Kazan rarely concede in large numbers, and Timur Bilyalov is in excellent shape. We believe that the hosts won't concede more than two goals.
We bet on Metallurg individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.63
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