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Avangard vs. Salavat Yulaev: KHL match betting tip
In the central match of the KHL game day on January 12, Avangard Omsk will try to take revenge on Salavat Yulaev for the defeat in mid-September. The hosts have gained excellent form and are gradually approaching the leading group in the conference. Ufa is very close to the first line in the East, but they are being squeezed by Ak Bars, which has scored only two points less. The Hawks have been unable to beat Yulaev for four matches in a row. Will they succeed this time? Read about it in our betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Avangard Omsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avangard is gradually gaining momentum and has already secured a good foothold among the eight best teams in the East. The club from Omsk Oblast has 45 points after 42 games. Guy Boucher charges have already approached the leading group in the conference and are currently in sixth place. The Hawks won three games in a row and seriously improved their position in the table, but at the end the Omsk team were not so good and suffered three failures in four starts. The red-blacks finished the calendar year with a defeat to Metallurg (1:2), and in the current away series they were stronger than Neftekhimik (5:1) and Ak Bars (3:1). The Siberians finished the away series with a strong-willed victory in Cherepovets, coming back from 3:5 five minutes before the end of regulation time (6:5, B).
Omsk has improved in terms of realizing moments and has scored 21 goals in five previous matches. Damir Sharipzyanov is the guest leader in terms of points (6+25). He is three points ahead of Reed Boucher, who finishes the Omsk club attacks more often than others (17+12). The rest of the team hockey players are performing worse and are less likely to help in the attack.
In the four previous games, Avangard has conceded nine times, which is not a very weak result. The Hawks recently signed Nikita Serebryakov, who has fit in well with the new team. The goalie has blocked 92.09% of shots in his possession, but has not yet had a single dry match. Now he is the main goalie of the club.
Disqualifications and injuries
Emil Galimov, Vladimir Tkachev, Sergei Boykov, Alex Grant and Daniil Stepanov will not play against Ufa.
Interesting trends for betting
- Avangard throws 28 times per game on average
The visitors are not very active in attack and do not make many shots at the opponents' goal.
- Omsk wins 50.6% of faceoffs
Siberian centers have won more than half of their faceoffs this season.
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Russian FederationCurrent form
Salavat Yulaev continues its road trip after a fairly successful home series of games. The team from the Republic of Bashkortostan has moved into clear second place and is only one step away from first place in the East. Currently, the Yulaev team has 58 points after 42 games, while Traktor, which is in first place, has only scored one point more, but has also played three more games. At the end of December, Viktor Kozlov team beat Amur twice at home (3:0 and 5:4, OT) and won dry against Severstal (2:0) and Barys (6:0), but lost to Sibir (1:4) in the first game of the new year. In the current away tour, Grigory Panin team was routed in Kazan (1:5), but showed itself well in Nizhnekamsk (7:4).
The club from the Republic of Bashkortostan played well in attack and scored 17 goals in the last five matches, although they failed in matches against the Snowflakes and Bars. Overall, the visitors have scored 3.07 goals per game and have been stable in attack. Joshua Leivo has become the new leader of the league scorers. The Canadian has scored 47 points (28+19) in the goal+pass system.
Aleksandr Samonov remains Salavat starting goalie, but he hasn't been very good in recent games, allowing nine goals in his previous two outings. As for Samonov, he has a save percentage of 83.06% this season and three shutouts in 28 starts. Perhaps Daniil Vyazovoy, who has looked good in some games, will get another chance to prove himself.
Disqualifications and injuries
Gleb Kuzmin will not come to Omsk with the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Salavat Yulaev concedes an average of 2.35 goals per game
The team has been distinguished by its very reliable defensive play throughout the regular season.
- The Greens have converted 20.2% of their majority attempts
The excellent use of numerical superiority is also worthy of praise.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total under 2.5 goals
In the last three out of five matches involving Salavat Yulaev, no more than two goals were scored in the second period
1.27Bet 3rd period: Avangard will score
Omsk scored in the third period in the last three games
1.60Tip and bets
Avangard continues its climb up the Eastern Conference standings. The Omsk team is already in sixth place in the conference, but now they need to catch up with the leading group to secure home ice at the start of the playoffs. The Hawks are playing well with their new coach and have started winning regularly. Salavat Yulaev is one step away from first place in the East, but the Ufa team is not as good on the road as they are at home. Viktor Kozlov team has not played very confidently in recent games, so it is hard to believe in their victory in Omsk. We think that the hosts will be able to beat their opponent on their home court. We offer a bet on a victory for Damir Sharipzyanov team, taking into account overtime and shootouts.
Prediction - Avangard wins the match for 1.85
Bet on individual total
Avangard has been missing a lot in recent games, but here we will try to push off the visitors. Salavat Yulaev is not very good in attack on the road and in 11 previous games on the road only once scored more than two goals per game. Ufa usually plays well against Omsk, but now we believe in Nikita Serebryakov and the defense of the Hawks.
We bet on Salavat Yulaev individual total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.70
Total Bet
The last games involving Guy Boucher team were extremely productive, but everything has its limits. This time, the Hawks will be visited by low-scoring Salavat Yulaev, who rarely scores on the road and is not very active in attack. We think that the meeting will not be bright and the teams will try to play as reliably as possible on their half of the ice.
We take the total under five goals for 1.75
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