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Amur - Ak Bars: KHL match betting tip
A meeting between Amur and Ak Bars will take place on January 14 as part of the KHL championship. The Khabarovsk team is again on a losing streak and can't earn any points. The Bars, in turn, are in good shape and have won two games in a row. However, the previous meeting between the clubs ended in favor of the Tigers with a score of 2:1, and then they looked no worse than their counterpart. Is Amur capable of creating a small sensation on its ice? What bet should you place on this event? Find the answers to these questions in the betting tip
Command Analysis
Amur Khabarovsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Amur is located at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and is a clear underdog this season. The team risks finishing the season at the very bottom of the standings. At the moment, it is literally a couple of points behind its main competitor Barys, but even this gap will be hard to make up, given the results it continues to show. Let us recall that the Khabarovsk team also lost in six of the previous seven matches.
They only dealt with Traktor (3:2 OT) in a tough fight, after which they lost to Metallurg (2:3), Kunlun (0:5) and Sochi (2:5). That how the Tigers' away series went. Of course, they could hardly count on more, but they were probably planning to earn points in the confrontation with the Leopards. However, in that match they were less active than their opponents, and they also did not use their chances in the best way. Thus, the club even had five attempts to score in the majority, but only once scored in the 5x4 format.
Viktor Kostyuchenko team, as a rule, plays the second game segment the worst. In it, it has a ratio of 27:62 in goals scored and goals conceded, and time after time it fails this twenty minutes, since it acts unreliably with the far benches. By the way, up to this point, the club managed to win only three victories within 60 minutes on its ice, and at the same time, it itself remained without a single point scored 16 times.
Disqualifications and injuries
Korotkikh will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Amur receives an average of 7.41 penalty minutes per match
Khabarovsk players are usually sent off at least four times per game
- On the road, the Tigers statistically make 32 shots on target
The team is distinguished by high shooting activity this season
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Ak Bars is in third place in the Eastern Conference and, if it really wants to, can improve its position in the table. The team is currently lagging behind the leader, Traktor, by literally three points and has played three matches less. Note that it has not been able to produce a long winning streak for a long period of time and usually alternates successful matches with losses. That is why it will be problematic for it to quickly conquer the first line in the table.
However, in three previous matches out of four, Kazan celebrated success. They dealt with Lada (3:1), lost to Avangard (1:3), and then literally crushed Salavat Yulaev (5:1) at home and made an incredible comeback against Barys and won in overtime with a score of 5:4. In that confrontation, Anvar Gatiyatulin charges were considered clear favorites, but during the meeting they were losing 2:4, but pulled themselves together and scored two goals in a row literally a minute and a half before the siren.
It is not surprising that the Barsy played the third twenty minutes very well, since at the moment they have a ratio of 50:36 in goals scored and conceded in this period. It is also worth considering the fact that the club plays well in the minority and has 85.4% neutralization of the opponent majority. By the way, the team concedes more on the road than on the home court, and usually at least three pucks end up in its net.
Disqualifications and injuries
Babenko, Miller and Safonov will not take part in the upcoming meeting due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Ak Bars gets 7.26 penalty minutes per match
Kazan players are usually sent off about four times per match and are not known for their ideal discipline
- Ak Bars wins 52.6% of faceoffs
Barsy have been good at the point this season and have taken most of the faceoffs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.95Bet 3rd period: Kazan win
In three out of five matches, Khabarovsk lost in the third period
2.20Tip and bets
We think that Ak Bars is obliged to earn two points in the upcoming match. The Kazan team came to their senses and won two victories in a row on their home ice. Plus, they had time to recover after the previous meeting with Astana, so even a long flight and acclimatization should not seriously affect their condition. Amur has demonstrated very weak results on its home ice this season and often loses within regular time. In addition, the Bars probably remember the defeat from their counterpart in the home match, so they will make every effort to take revenge.
Prediction - Ak Bars win for 1.85
Bet on individual total
Amur demonstrates poor performance in matches with such opponents and often cannot score more than two goals. Kazan, in turn, after four goals conceded by Barys, will seriously think and try to play more carefully in defense. In addition, in none of the four previous face-to-face matches did the Tigers open the defense of Ak Bars more than twice. Based on this, we take their individual total.
We bet on Amur individual total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.60
Total Bet
Meetings between clubs are often not particularly spectacular and are held with a minimum number of goals scored. Ak Bars on the road is usually not distinguished by a huge number of goals scored, but the hosts are unlikely to be able to score much in response. In addition, the last three out of four matches between the teams were held with fewer than five goals. Based on this, we think that a bet on the total under is an excellent option.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks for 1.75
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