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Ak Bars — Torpedo: forecast for the KHL match
On February 11, the local Ak Bars will continue their home series of matches in Kazan. This time, the opponent of the club from the Republic of Tatarstan will be Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo, which is only in the eighth position in the West. Anvar Gatiyatullin's team intends to come out on top in the conference, and the Cats are the best team in the East in terms of points scored. At the beginning of the regular season, the Gorky team lost to their opponent at home. Will they be able to take revenge for that defeat? Read our forecast
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 72 points after 52 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 ten wins in 12 starts. Kazan had a great last outing and defeated Lada (3:1), Kunlun (6:3) and SKA (8:3). After returning to the Republic of Tatarstan, Dmitry Yashkin's squad dealt with Avtomobilist without any problems (4:1), stopping the 11-match winning streak of the Urals.
The hosts have improved their chances during this part of the season and have scored a lot since the end of January. In the previous five matches, they scored 24 accurate shots and the team won thanks to their strong attacking actions. Artyom Galimov (28+22) rose to fifth place in the list of the league's top scorers due to a hat trick in St. Petersburg and a goal+pass in the game against Avto. 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 six out of eight 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 7.1 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.
Torpedo
Russian FederationCurrent form
Torpedo remains on the eighth line in the Western Conference table and can still rise higher. Igor Larionov's team earned only 58 points in 53 games. Now Kunlun has reached the positions of Avtozavodsk, which may well leave the Nizhny Novgorod club without a playoff, but the guests managed to slightly break away from the Chinese. Gorky residents have won five out of eight matches and are in good shape. The "Deer" failed the end of the last guest tour, losing to Dynamo and CSKA (1:6) in Moscow. After returning to the ice of Nagorny, Vyacheslav Voynov's squad scored important points in the matches against Vityaz (2:1, B) and Spartak (3:2, B), putting the squeeze on the opponents in shootouts.
Torpedo players play poorly in defense and miss a lot. It is because of this that the team from the Volga region loses most of the matches. In the last six games, the visitors conceded 18 times, while they managed to produce strong matches against Sochi and Vityaz. Ivan Kulbakov remains the main goalkeeper of the club, but he reflects only 91.60% of shots. This season, he made one shutout in 26 starts and put Ivan Bocharov on the bench.
Dmitry Kagarlitsky became the new leader of Torpedo in terms of the number of points scored. The veteran made 31 effective actions (8 +23) and equaled the young Nikita Artamonov (17+14), who had a great start in the regular season, but gradually slipped. In the last three out of seven matches, the young forward scored goals and finally broke the scoring drought.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kirill Svishchev, Artem Misnikov, Mikhail Abramov, Robert Lynch and Igor Larionov will not come with the team to Kazan.
Interesting betting trends
- Torpedo scores an average of three goals per match.
Nizhny Novgorod players continue to show excellent offensive play, demonstrating high performance.
- Avtozavodtsy completed only 14.1% of the majority's attempts.
Torpedo is notable for its bright and effective offensive play. However, the team does not always effectively use the removal of opponents.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In four of the seven matches involving Ak Bars, the first period was not productive.
1.90Bet period 3: Ak Bars will score
Kazan scored in the second period in six out of seven games.
1.70Tip and bets
Kazan players took a break at the peak of their playing form and are unlikely to go out on the court carelessly. Anvar Gatiyatullin's team has gained excellent form and should reach the first place in the conference table. Ak Bars won in Nizhny Novgorod, but the victory went to the cats with great difficulty. Torpedo can hardly be called one of the leaders of the West, and during the regular season, Gorky residents only occasionally give out strong stretches. We think that Dmitry Yashkin's squad will deal with the "deer" in the home arena without any problems. We offer a bet on the victory of the hosts in regular time.
Forecast - Ak Bars win in 1.80
Betting on an individual total
At the end of January, Ak Bars scored a great move and made great use of their chances. After a dry defeat against Siberia, Anvar Gatiyatullin's team got angry and scored 24 goals in the previous five games. Torpedo has no reliability in defense, and the average team from the Nizhny Novgorod region concedes 2.91 goals per game. We believe in the attack of the hosts and expect at least three accurate shots from them.
We bet more than three goals on Ak Bars' individual total with a coefficient of 1.70
Bet on the total total
In September, the teams failed to play effectively and the stands saw only four accurate shots during regular time. Now everything can be completely different, because Kazan have gained momentum and are making great use of their moments at this stage of the season. Torpedo can support an opponent and can score goals. We expect at least six goals from the teams.
We take a total of more than five goals for 1.60
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