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Sochi - Avtomobilist: KHL match betting tip
As part of the regular KHL championship, a duel between Sochi and Avtomobilist will take place on January 19. The Leopards have lost most of their previous matches, but on their home ice they will certainly make every effort to earn two points. However, the Yekaterinburg team is currently in excellent shape and is on a long winning streak. Is it worth betting against them? You will find out from the betting tip
Command Analysis
HC Sochi
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sochi can't really claim anything serious this season, as it has failed most of it and is currently in last place in the Western Conference standings. The team is nine points behind its closest competitor, Vityaz, and it will be virtually impossible for it to make up for that, so we can say that it is simply rolling through this regular season. Note that the club often finds itself on a losing streak and only occasionally pleases its fans.
Before that, Sochi had dealt with Amur (5:2) on their home ice, after which they lost away to Magnitogorsk Metallurg (2:4) and Vityaz (1:2 OT), but in the final away match with Moscow Dynamo they unexpectedly won with a score of 3:1. In that match with the white-blues, the Leopards successfully played the third twenty minutes, in which they scored two goals. Sergei Ivanov also played well in goal, parrying a total of 34 shots.
Usually, Sergei Zubov team shows a weak game in defense, and often at least three or four pucks end up in their net. In addition, Sochi shows a mediocre game in the majority and occupies one of the last positions in the league in this indicator, having only 15.4% of the extra man power play. By the way, they have a long series of home games ahead of them. If we talk about their performances on home ice, we note that up to this point Sochi was able to win only six victories in regulation time.
Disqualifications and injuries
Khafizov will not be able to take part in the upcoming confrontation due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Sochi has a 27:53 ratio in goals scored and goals conceded in the first period
The Sochi team plays mediocrely in the first twenty minutes and rarely achieves success in it
- According to statistics, leopards allow 33 shots on target
The team operates as number two and spends most of its time in its own zone.
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avtomobilist is in fifth place in the Western Conference table and is trying to improve its position. The team has been showing weak results for a long time, but in the new year it came to its senses and began to win match after match. At the moment, it is on a series of five victories and is demonstrating a fairly high-quality game. However, the Yekaterinburg team still achieves most of its victories with a minimal difference in the score or outside of regular time.
Back on home ice, Nikolai Zavaruhin team managed to deal with Admiral (4:3) and Minsk Dynamo (4:3 B), and then went on the road, where they were able to prove their superiority over Spartak (3:2) and quite confidently beat Salavat Yulaev with a score of 4:1. In the previous meeting with the Ufa team, Avto played very well in the final twenty minutes, in which he scored three unanswered goals and was able to play reliably in defense. However, then Nikolai Zavaruhin team had problems with discipline, since he violated the rules five times, but selflessly played in the minority and remained without conceding goals in the 4x5 format.
The team is most powerful in the third period, where it has a 46:32 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded, so it often keeps it. Oddly enough, Avtomobilist plays even better away than at home, since the club has already managed to win 12 times within 60 minutes.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ebert and Wolf will not be able to help their team in the upcoming confrontation
Interesting trends for betting
- Avtomobilist gets 7.58 penalty minutes per match
Yekaterinburg players are usually sent off at least four times per game and are not known for their good discipline.
- Avtomobilist wins 46.7% of faceoffs
The team has been performing poorly at the point this season and is often inferior to its opponents in this aspect
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was unscoring
1.72Bet 3rd period: away team win
In three out of five meetings against Sochi, the visitors kept the third period for themselves
2.15Tip and bets
Avtomobilist has been showing great performances lately and has improved its game. During the current away game, the Yekaterinburg team dealt with strong opponents in the form of Spartak and Salavat, so they definitely do not intend to give in to the obvious outsider of the Western Conference in the upcoming meeting. Sochi, of course, created a sensation in the last meeting with Dynamo, but it is unlikely to be able to hold the upcoming match at the same level. Moreover, previous meetings between the clubs usually ended in favor of the guests within regular time. It is quite possible that this time the Yekaterinburg team will deal with the Sochi team without any particular difficulties.
Prediction - Avtomobilist win for 1.80
Bet on individual total
In this matchup, we would not expect a large number of goals scored by the home team. Avtomobilist has improved its defensive game and in previous matches usually managed with less than three goals conceded. Sochi, on the other hand, has scored no more than twice in three out of five matches. Usually, in matches with the Leopards, Avto does not allow many dangerous moments to be created near its goal, so it is hard to believe that Zubov team will be able to score three goals.
We bet on Sochi individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.55
Total Bet
The teams have not met yet this season, but the last match between them was low-scoring and ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Avto. The Yekaterinburg team definitely does not intend to spend much energy in this confrontation and will try to win with class. Moreover, the visitors held many previous meetings with fewer than six goals scored. Based on this, it makes sense to bet on the total under.
We take the total under 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.67
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