Barys vs. Amur: KHL Match Prediction
On November 22, a duel will take place between the championship outsiders - Barys and Amur. Khabarovsk continues to be on a terrible losing streak and is not progressing at all, while Astana has recently often earned points and even won two victories in a row. However, at the start of the season, the clubs already met, and then the Tigers literally crushed their counterpart with a score of 5:1. Will they be able to break the losing streak? What bet should you place on this confrontation? You will find out from the forecast

Command Analysis

Barys Nur-Sultan

Current form
Barys is in the penultimate line of the Eastern Conference and has earned only 20 points. The team is literally five points behind the playoff zone, so under favorable circumstances it will have a chance to fight for getting into the top eight, but for this it needs to find stability. By the way, recently the "Bars" have shown themselves from the best side and were able to win three victories in four matches. Let us recall that on the road they dealt with Neftekhimik (2:1 OT), then lost to Salavat (1:4) and beat Sochi (6:3). Upon returning to the home arena, the club also showed a great performance and was able to deal with Magnitogorsk Metallurg with a score of 2:1.
In most cases, Astana residents have problems with creating and converting chances, but they themselves concede very few in response, and this saves them. Note that for the entire season they were able to score only 40 goals, so they still remain the lowest scoring club in the league. It is not at all surprising that in most cases Galym Mambetaliyev team does not perform well and ranks last in the championship in this indicator, with 7.7% of extra goals converted.
It is worth mentioning that Kirill Panyukov showed great performance in the previous matches, earning two points in the goal+pass system in the match against Sochi, and also scored a goal in the game against Magnitka.
Disqualifications and injuries
Antipin, Smith, Starchenko and Zhafyarov will not play in this match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Barys takes 25 shots on target
The Bars lack shooting activity, as they mostly act as second fiddle
- According to statistics, Astana residents perform 10 power moves
The Bars avoid rough and physical hockey and conduct few physical attacks compared to other clubs

Amur Khabarovsk

Current form
Amur is in the last place in the Eastern Conference standings and is currently the main outsider of the championship. The team can’t improve its position in any way, as it continues to lose match after match. Its series now totals 14 defeats, and there is no particular progress in its game, especially on the road. It should be noted that within the current away series, the Tigers managed to play a couple of matches. Thus, in the first case, they lost to SKA with a score of 3:6, and after that they could not cope with Spartak (3:7), in total conceding 13 goals in a couple of matches.
Apparently, Viktor Kostyuchenko team tried to make adjustments to their style of play and act more on counter-courses. Of course, this began to bring them more goals, but they also began to miss many times more than before. But the most disastrous performance of the Khabarovsk team is still the second game segment, in which they have 10:38 in goals scored and missed.
Let us emphasize that during the entire season, Amur has only won two victories on the opponent court in regulation time, and has lost within 60 minutes nine times. After the upcoming match, the team will return to the Far East, where it will have a long break before the home series, so in the upcoming confrontation it will certainly try to give its best.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bobkov, Brosseau and Shevchenko will not take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Amur has 12.1% of the majority realization
In this indicator, the club is one of the worst in the league today
- The Tigers have a 22-24 third-quarter goals-against ratio.
The third period remains Amur best performance compared to the first 40 minutes of the game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches involving the home team, the first period was unscoring
1.57Bet 3rd period: Khabarovsk will score
In the previous five matches, the visitors scored in the third period
1.65Tip and bets
In our opinion, Amur has every chance of a favorable outcome in the upcoming match. Barys is the opponent that can break a long losing streak, since the Astana team has also been mediocre this season and is not that far behind the Khabarovsk team. In addition, the clubs already met in September, and then the visitors proved their superiority with a crushing score of 5:1. The Tigers have recently improved their performance, while the Snow Leopards, with all their desire, very rarely differ by more than one or two goals. We think that Amur will succeed due to a more successful attack.
Forecast - Amur win with handicap (0) for 1.85
Bet on individual total
Barys has scored no more than two goals in four of its previous five matches. Even in successful matches, the team rarely pleases fans with a huge number of goals scored. Plus, Amur has not conceded three times from the Astana team in its last five matches. It is also worth remembering that the hosts are currently the worst in the league in playing in 5x4 and 5x3 formats and do not take advantage of their chances well.
We bet on Barys' individual total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.60
Total Bet
The last face-to-face matches between the teams, as a rule, were not particularly productive. In the upcoming confrontation, the clubs will probably also be wary of each other and play in a rather closed style. Moreover, the "Bars" have been doing this throughout the season and do not like to act on opposite courses, so it makes sense to bet on the total under.
We take the total under 4.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.90