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Ak Bars — Avtomobilist: forecast for the KHL match
On February 6, Ak Bars Kazan will play against Avtomobilist in one of the central matches of the KHL game day. Both teams are in excellent shape and continue to fight among themselves for the second place in the conference and can break into the leaders of the East table. Back in September, the teams played against each other in the Urals, and then Anvar Gatiyatullin's wards won a crushing victory. How will it be this time? This is stated in the forecast for the meeting
Command Analysis
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Ak Bars has risen to second place in the East and can compete for leadership in the conference. The team has 70 points after 51 matches and is only four points behind Traktor, so with good luck it can get ahead of the Bears in the near future, because Anvar Gatiyatullin's players have three matches in reserve. The Badgers did not look their best at the beginning of the new calendar year, but now they have nine wins in 11 starts. Kazan had a great last outing and defeated Lada (3:1), Kunlun (6:3) and SKA (8:3). Already in the first period of the match against the "army", the team from the Republic of Tatarstan scored six times and in fact solved all the questions regarding the winner of the meeting.
The hosts have improved their chances during this part of the season and scored a lot at the end of January. In the previous five matches, they scored 20 accurate shots and the team won thanks to their strong attacking actions. Artyom Galimov (27+21) rose to fifth place in the list of the league's top scorers due to a hat-trick in St. Petersburg. Slightly below is Alexander Barabanov, who scored 47 goals (19+28).
Timur Bilyalov has been on the court a little more often so far and has played in five of the seven matches. He was very good in the second half of January, but Amir Miftakhov should never be written off. He played 25 games on the ice and blocked 93.97% of his shots. At the same time, Miftakhov has four shutouts this season, while Bilyalov has made only two crackers.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ilya Safonov, Egor Babenko and Mitch Miller will not be able to take part in the upcoming confrontation.
Interesting betting trends
- Ak Bars gets 7.12 minutes of penalty time per match
On average, Kazan players are eliminated about four times per game.
- According to statistics, Ak Bars makes 32 shots on target.
Kazan are distinguished by their high throwing activity and try to threaten the opponent's goal from any position.
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avtomobilist retains third place in the Eastern Conference and has 70 points to its credit after 51 matches. Nikolay Zavarukhin's team has gained at the start of the new calendar year and can even break out into the first position if they continue to win. The Uralians won 11 games in a row and stumbled for the last time at the very beginning of January. The team from Yekaterinburg beat Avangard (2:1), Lada (5:3) and Amur (5:4) on their ice, and at the start of February they were stronger than Tolyatti (4:2) and Beijing (2:1, OT) on the road. The meeting in Mytishchi was very difficult for Anatoly Golyshev's squad. The guests put pressure on the Kunlun goal for a long time, but they were able to win only after extra time.
Vladislav Galkin took to the ice from the first minute in the last four games. The young goalkeeper has a series of eight consecutive wins to his credit and can rightfully be considered the number one in the Auto squad. The goalkeeper has blocked 92.47% of shots this season, while making three shutouts. Evgeny Alikin disappeared from the squad, so Nikita Novoselov from the VHL temporarily took his place.
Stefan Da Costa remains the top scorer of the Machinists. The Frenchman currently has 46 points (11+35) in the goal+pass system, and he continues to assist his partners in large numbers. He is followed by Brooks Maysek, who scored 36 goals (18+18) and completed the attacks of the "Motorist" more often. The rest of the hockey players can't boast of a strong offensive game yet.
Disqualifications and injuries
Curtis Volk and Nick Ebert will not play in the next match.
Interesting betting trends
- Avtomobilist wins 47.1% of face-offs
Yekaterinburg residents don't look good at the point and are often inferior to their opponents in this indicator.
- Auto gets an average of 7.47 minutes of penalty time.
A team is usually eliminated at least three times per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In four of the six matches involving Ak Bars, the first period was not productive.
1.65Bet period 3: Ak Bars will score
Kazan scored in the second period in five out of six games.
1.55Tip and bets
Kazan had a strong away series of games after a psychologically important victory in the Green derby over Salavat Yulaev. Anvar Gatiyatullin's team seriously improved in terms of implementing the moments at the end of January and simply ran over their rivals. Avtomobilist has 11 wins in a row, and it feels like the guests should lose in the near future. The Uralians have conceded quite a lot in recent matches and have taken advantage of the weakness of their rivals. We think that the team from the Republic of Tatarstan will celebrate success in this confrontation. We suggest betting on the victory of the hosts, taking into account overtime and shootouts.
Forecast - Ak Bars win in the match at 1.70
Betting on an individual total
Throughout the regular season, Barca very rarely fail defensively and concede less than other clubs in the East. In the four previous matches on their ice, Anvar Gatiyatullin's team only allowed the red light to turn on behind their goal more than twice. The Uralians looked good ahead at the end of January, but scored a lot only against weak teams.
We bet on the individual total of the "Motorist" less than 2.5 washers with a coefficient of 1.58
Bet on the total total
In September, these teams had an extremely productive duel with each other, but during the season both teams played great in defense. Ak Bars rarely lets you safely enter their zone in Kazan, and Avtomobilist must return to his favorite strategy of the game from his own gate. We believe that this time the opponents will not score many goals. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
We take a total of less than five goals for 1.70
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