Lada - Ak Bars: betting tip for the KHL match

Current form

Ak Bars has been in excellent shape for a long time and consistently earns points. Yes, the team sometimes has problems, which leads to defeats even from obvious outsiders, but this happens quite rarely. Kazan successfully completed the away series, playing in Vladivostok, where they won twice against Admiral. In the first match, the Bars did not leave any chances for their competitor, defeating them with a score of 5:2. What is especially noteworthy is that the visitors looked much worse than their Vladivostok team and made only 18 shots at their goal in three periods, but this was enough for a confident victory. It is difficult to even single out any of the players, since many distinguished themselves with effective actions. But it was much more difficult for Gatiyatulin charges to consolidate their success. In the return match, there were problems with the implementation of moments in the attack, which almost led to defeat. But thanks to a goal by Galimov in the minority, the score was tied and the game went into overtime, where the club still snatched victory (2:1). Goalkeeper Bilyalov made a huge contribution to the success, reflecting 34 shots out of 35.

It seemed that, having returned to the home arena, Ak Bars would easily be able to consolidate its success and confidently cope with Siberia, but this did not happen. There were serious problems both with the creation and with the implementation of moments in the attack, which led to a dry defeat (0:1). The club was able to rehabilitate itself before the fans and regain the lost points in a duel with a much more serious opponent in the person of Salavat Yulaev, snatching a victory in the green derby in overtime (4:3). This time, the attacking line created very powerful pressure on its competitor, which ultimately led to victory. In particular, it is worth praising Naumenko and Khmelevsky, who scored two scoring actions each. Still, it is worth noting that the lost points led to the fact that the club has already dropped to the fourth line in the Eastern Conference table, allowing Avto to overtake it.

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 7.13 penalty minutes per match

The Bars can boast of a fairly strong defensive line.

• Ak Bars averages 32 shots on target per game

The club is distinguished by its very active attacking play.