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Ak Bars - Siberia: betting tip for the KHL match
Siberia will continue its away series of games in Kazan on January 24. The Snowmen started their away series with a victory in Chelyabinsk and are generally in pretty good shape. The team from Novosibirsk has been scoring points for six games in a row and has already secured a pretty good foothold in the playoff zone. Ak Bars is in a tough fight for leadership in the conference and may move to second place in the very near future. Will the hosts have an easy match? We tell you in the betting tip for it
Command Analysis
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Ak Bars is in third place in the Eastern Conference and has 62 points. The team is literally two points behind second place, so if everything goes well, it can overtake Salavat Yulaev in the near future, since Anvar Gatiyatullin team has one game in reserve. The Kazan team alternated victories and defeats at the beginning of the new year, but had a good stretch, winning five games out of six. The hosts returned home after a tough tour of the Far East. Bars exchanged blows with Amur (4:1 and 4:5), and then beat Admiral twice (5:2 and 2:1, B). The Cats looked tough in the second game against the sailors and turned the tide of the match only in the decisive 20 minutes.
Dmitry Yashkin team has been showing strong offensive play at this stage of the season. In the previous five games, they have made 18 accurate shots and have won mainly thanks to good execution of moments. Alexander Barabanov has broken into the top ten scorers of the league with 42 points (18+24) in the goal+pass system. Artem Galimov (22+19) is next to him, finishing the Kazan attacks better than others.
Timur Bilyalov took to the ice in both games against Admiral after Amir Miftakhov terrible performance in the second game in Khabarovsk. It is Bilyalov who can now be considered the home team main goalie, as he has played 25 games on the ice. The goalie has a 91.87% save percentage and only two shutouts this season. However, Miftakhov should not be written off in any way.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ilya Safonov, Egor Babenko and Mitch Miller will not be able to take part in the upcoming confrontation.
Interesting trends for betting
- Ak Bars gets 7.15 minutes of penalty time per match
On average, Kazan players are sent off about four times per game
- Ak Bars statistically makes 32 shots on target
Kazan players are distinguished by their high shooting activity and try to threaten the opponent goal from any position
Sibir Novosibirsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Siberia gradually came to its senses and returned to the playoff zone. The Snowmen are in eighth place in the Eastern Conference table, with 50 points after 48 matches. The Snowmen have slightly pulled away from Lada and Neftekhimik and are now aiming to reach Admiral, which has earned only three points more. Vadim Epanchintsev charges began to improve back in December. After a series of five victories in a row, they lost twice in regulation time and were unable to score, but at the moment the visitors have six games with points scored. The Novosibirsk team was unable to finish off Traktor (3:4, B), Lokomotiv (2:3, B) and CSKA (3:4, B) at home, but they started their away games with a victory in Chelyabinsk (4:3).
Sergei Shirokov team has sharply improved in terms of implementation and has managed to score 12 goals in the last four matches. Canadian defenseman Trevor Murphy has scored 48 points (10+38) and constantly creates scoring opportunities for his teammates, being in third place in the list of the league best scorers. In addition to him, we can also say something about Vladimir Butuzov, who is the team best sniper (16+11).
Anton Krasotkin and Denis Kostin are having a weak season for themselves and are saving only 91.1% of shots on their own possessions. They constantly replace each other, but in the first game of the away series it was Kostin who appeared on the ice. The goalie dealt with 42 attacks on the goal and was one of the best on the Siberians’ roster. This season he has made five shutouts in 30 starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Fedor Gordeev cannot help his partners in Kazan.
Interesting trends for betting
- Siberia wins 48.4% of faceoffs
The Siberians look weak at the point and often lose in this important aspect.
- Snowmen only throw 26 times per game on average.
The visitors try to throw as many shots as possible, but many attempts are blocked by the opponents.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In seven out of nine games involving visitors, the first period was unscoring
1.70Bet 2nd period: Siberians win
In the last two matches, the Siberians won against the Kazan team in the second period
3.70Tip and bets
Ak Bars is returning home after a very tough series of games in the Far East. Kazan scored six points out of eight possible, but it cost them a lot of effort. Bars historically perform very well in the Republic of Tatarstan, but now they may need a little time to recover. Siberia, on the other hand, has been scoring points for six games in a row and has been playing with maximum dedication lately. The Snowmen have improved in terms of realizing their chances and this season they have already won on the ice of Tatneft Arena. We think that this time Vadim Epanchintsev team will earn at least one point. We suggest betting on a double chance for the second.
Betting Tip - Siberia will not lose for 1.98
Bet on individual total
Siberia missed a lot in the last home series, but on the road the snowmen try to play from their goal and take risks as little as possible. It will be very difficult for Ak Bars to rebuild after a week-long tour of the Far East and it is unlikely that the hosts will rush into attack from the first seconds. We believe that Sergei Shirokov squad will be able to hold off the hosts' pressure and will not let in more than three goals.
We bet on Ak Bars individual total less than three goals for 1.70
Total Bet
Matches between the teams are usually not productive, but the first match of the rivals this season pleased the stands with nine goals scored. Six of them were in the first period, after which the hockey players calmed down a bit and returned to their usual game. We expect closed hockey and do not believe in more than five accurate shots from the teams this Friday.
We take the total under 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.60
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