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"Ak Bars" - "Kunlun": forecast for the KHL match
On November 13, a new home series of Ak Bars will begin in Kazan. Anvar Gatiyatullin charges will play four games on their home ice, and the match against Kunlun will be a warm-up before games with really strong teams. The Chinese are still at the bottom of the Western Conference standings and so far have conceded more goals than other clubs in the KHL. At the same time, the Dragons do not play as badly on the road as they do at home. Will the visitors be able to show strong hockey in Tatarstan? We will tell you about this in the forecast for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Ak Bars has made a great comeback after the October break and has significantly improved its position in the conference table to date. The team from the Republic of Tatarstan is in fourth place in the East and has 29 points after 22 matches. The hosts have several games in hand, so they can climb even higher in the very near future. In November, Anvar Gatiyatullin charges lost only twice, both to the championship leader from Yaroslavl (2:3, B and 1:2). In addition, the Bars scored points in Astana (2:1, B) and Nizhnekamsk (4:1). Before returning home, the Cats could not hold out until overtime at Arena-2000, although they played no worse than the Railwaymen.
Ak Bars' defensive play is worth noting. Dmitry Yashkin team plays well on their half of the court and has never conceded more than two goals in regulation time since the break. On average, the Greens see the red light behind their goal only 2.14 times per match. Amir Miftakhov remains the team number one and only starts the most important games. The goalkeeper has blocked 94.87% of shots and is the best in the league in this indicator.
Aleksandr Barabanov has scored 21 points (8+13) this season and currently leads the Kazan team in scoring. Kirill Semenov is just one point behind his partner (7+13) and only recently lost his status as the hosts' top scorer.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nicolas Petan and Egor Babenko were injured and will not be able to play against Kunlun.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Kazan players take at least 34 shots per match
Ak Bars tries to play actively in the opponent zone and shoots a lot at the goal, but only 8.6% of attempts become goals.
- Ak Bars has 12:13 in goals scored and goals 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.
HC Red Star Kunlun
ChinaCurrent form
The Chinese team has been in the basement of the Western Conference table for a long time and there is no reason why it will be able to get out of the current situation. Kunlun has only 18 points this season, having played 25 games. Just recently, Mikhail Kravets' charges were able to break a long losing streak and took two points from Astana (2:0), but a day later they were routed in Cherepovets (2:7). The visitors returned to Mytishchi and there for the second time sensationally beat SKA (2:1, OT). After this victory, the Dragons again deflated and lost to Severstal (3:4) and Spartak (1:5). Red Star scored the first goal against the Red-Whites only at the very end of the second period, when the score was 4:0 in favor of the opponent.
Zvezda remains the league weakest team in terms of defense. Kunlun concedes 3.84 goals per game on average, while at home this parameter is as much as 4.30 goals per match. Goalies Jeremy Smith, Konstantin Volkov and Kyle Keiser constantly replace each other, but this does not produce any results, because often the goalies are shot by the opponents' forwards.
Tomas Jurcho continues to be the clear leader of the Beijing team attack. The Slovakian forward has scored 14 points (6+8) in the goal+pass system in the current regular season. He is followed by Tyler Graovac, who has participated in 11 goals (4+7).
Disqualifications and injuries
The Chinese will come to Kazan in full force.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, the "dragons" receive 7.48 minutes of penalty time per match
The Chinese do not always play with sufficient discipline and often break the rules.
- Kunlun wins 52.2% of faceoffs
The visitors play better at the point than many other teams and regularly win the puck from their opponents.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last two matches between the teams, the first period was not productive
1.85Bet 2nd period: Kunlun will score
In the two previous starts, the Chinese managed to score in the second 20 minutes
2.05Tip and bets
It is clear that Ak Bars will control the course of the match against such a weak opponent, and even on home ice. Anvar Gatiyatullin team plays confidently in defense, but does not always score a lot. The hosts often have problems in games with outsiders and Kazan rarely crush teams from the bottom of the league table. Kunlun plays quite tenaciously on the road and concedes much less. The Dragons' offense always looks for its chances ahead, so we think that Mikhail Kravets' charges will be able to avoid a rout. We suggest betting on the victory of the second team with an impressive plus handicap by KHL standards.
Prediction - Kunlun win with Asian handicap (+2.5) for 1.65
Individual total bet
Ak Bars is scoring only 2.95 goals per game on average this season. Kazan has scored more than three times in only three of its previous eight games, and has never managed to score at least five accurate shots. Away Kunlun is allowing only 3.3 goals per game away, which is much better than the Dragons' home record. We believe that Parker Fu team will withstand the pressure of the favorites and will not fall apart in Kazan.
We bet on Ak Bars' individual total of less than four goals for 1.60
Bet on total
The team from the Republic of Tatarstan is very strong in defense and after the October break has not allowed more than two goals per match. Kunlun simply does not have the resources to score a large number of goals against Ak Bars, even despite the fact that a reserve goalie will be on the ice in the upcoming match. We expect no more than six accurate hits from the opponents.
We take the total under six goals for 1.55
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