Avtomobilist - Amur: KHL match betting tip
On January 27, we are expecting a meeting between Avtomobilist and Amur. In this confrontation, bookmakers clearly prefer the home team. This is not surprising, since they have previously shown great results, unlike the obvious underdog, who plays poorly on the road and often loses in regular time. The previous match between the clubs in Khabarovsk was an equal fight, but still ended in favor of the Yekaterinburg team. What bet should you place on the upcoming event? You will find out from the betting tip

Command Analysis

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

Current form
Avtomobilist entered the top three of the Eastern Conference and scored 62 points. The team is only five points away from the first position, while it still has three games in reserve. If it continues to perform in the same spirit, it will be able to catch up with the Chelyabinsk team in the near future. Note that in the new year, the Yekaterinburg team suffered only one defeat, and since then they have had a wonderful series of eight victories.
Earlier, the club dealt with Salavat Yulaev (4:1) on the road and proved its superiority over Sochi (2:1), after which it returned to the home arena, where it beat Avangard (2:1) and confidently dealt with Lada with a score of 5:3. If in most cases Nikolai Zavaruhin team was distinguished by a reliable game in defense and managed with a minimum number of missed pucks, then in the last match with the Togliatti team it had to play more actively in the opponent zone. It played the third period in the best way, in which it was able to score three goals.
By the way, today Avto remains one of the fewest clubs in the East to miss goals and, as a rule, does not allow opponents to score more than once or twice. However, the team is not always able to get into the game, so the first period is not going well for it, in which it has a ratio of 34:41 in goals scored and goals conceded. The main scorer in the team is Stefan Da Costa, who managed to earn 43 points in the goal + pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ebert and Volk will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Avtomobilist receives an average of 7.6 minutes of penalty time per match
The Yekaterinburg team has not been particularly disciplined this season and is usually sent off about four times per game
- The motorist has 19.7% of the majority sales
The team statistically takes advantage of every fifth attempt at numerical advantage

Amur Khabarovsk

Current form
Amur has not been a serious contender for anything for a long time. Now the team is trying to hold on to the penultimate line in the tournament table and is ahead of its main competitor, Barys, by a couple of points. Note that the Khabarovsk team often demonstrates very weak results both at home and away, and usually lose by a difference of several goals. However, since the beginning of this year, they have already managed to win three victories within regular time, which is an excellent achievement for them.
Earlier, they suffered a defeat at home against Ak Bars (1:4), after which they took revenge on the Kazan team in the return match (5:4), and then secured their success in the match against Metallurg (3:2 SO). However, the team did not manage to start the current away series of matches successfully. Thus, it played against Torpedo and even managed to score first, but after that it played terribly in the second twenty minutes, due to which it lost with a score of 2:5 and was unable to earn a single point. But in the confrontation with Metallurg, the Tigers showed their best side and achieved success in overtime (3:2 OT).
Oddly enough, in the game against Magnitogorsk, Viktor Kostyuchenko team got away with just two missed goals, although today it remains one of the worst in the league in terms of defense. Usually, at least three or four goals end up in his net, and the second period can be called the most unsuccessful in his performance, during which Amur has a 31:70 ratio in goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Korotkikh and Li will not be able to help their team in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting trends for betting
- Amur receives an average of 7.14 penalty minutes per match
Khabarovsk players are usually sent off at least four times per game
- Amur has a 37:45 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded in the third period
Khabarovsk residents perform better in the last twenty minutes compared to other periods
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.75Bet 3rd period: Khabarovsk will score
In two out of three games against Avtomobilist, the Khabarovsk team scored goals in the third period
1.90Tip and bets
We think that Amur will cause serious trouble for Avtomobilist in the upcoming match. The Yekaterinburg team is already tired of the burden of responsibility on their shoulders, associated with a long winning streak. With each match, the tension grows, and victories are becoming more and more difficult to achieve. Plus, previous meetings between the clubs, as a rule, were held in equal struggle and ended with a minimal difference in the score. In addition, the Tigers literally the day before had already dealt with a powerful opponent in the person of Magnitogorsk Metallurg, so, in our opinion, they should give a worthy rebuff to the Yekaterinburg team.
Betting Tip - Amur win with Asian handicap (+1.5) on goals for 1.85
Bet on individual total
Avtomobilist has been mediocre in most of its previous encounters and has broken through its opponents' defense no more than two or three times. Amur, in turn, has been playing much better in defense lately than before. In addition, in the last five matches against the Yekaterinburg team, Khabarovsk has managed with fewer than four goals conceded. Of course, the visitors will most likely score few goals themselves, but they will also concede few in return.
We bet on Avtomobilist individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.65
Total Bet
Previous matches involving Avto were not particularly spectacular and had fewer than six goals scored. In general, matches between these clubs rarely result in results, since the Yekaterinburg team mainly plays defensively and does not allow the opponent to score much, but they themselves create very few moments at the opponent goal, and do not use the numerical advantage in the best way. Based on this, we expect to see no more than five goals in this confrontation.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks for 1.70