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Avangard — Ak Bars: forecast for the KHL match
Avangard returned to the home arena after a long away series and on February 16 will hold a duel with a very powerful opponent in the face of Ak Bars. Omsk have gained excellent form and will try to continue their winning streak, which has reached three matches in a row. Our experts, in turn, have prepared a forecast that will help you determine the rates
Command Analysis
Avangard Omsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avangard completed a five-match away series, which turned out to be very successful in the end. The team scored points in absolutely every match and was defeated in only one of them. Omsk played against one of the leaders of the Western Conference in the person of CSKA, and even despite the huge number of shots, they could not realize their attacking potential, scoring only one goal. It came all the way to the shootout, where I had to suffer a disappointing setback (1:2). In the very next match, the team was able to rehabilitate itself in front of the fans. The Hawks fought a duel with a clear outsider, Lada, and easily won in regular time (2:1). Once again, it was possible to create very powerful pressure on the opponent throughout the match, and in particular, it is worth praising defender Sharipzyanov, who scored a double.
Next, the team went to visit the Admiral, where they met no serious resistance, defeating the Vladivostok team with a score of 5:2. This time, the most productive was striker Prokhorkin, who scored a double. It is impossible not to mention the efforts of goalkeeper Serebryakov, who deflected 37 shots out of 39, which did not allow the Mariners to catch on to the comeback. Avangard was able to consolidate its success and win for the third time in a row in a duel with Amur, leaving it no chance and defeating it with a difference of as many as six goals (7:1). This time, it's difficult to even single out any of the players, as many have distinguished themselves by their effective actions. Indeed, after the return of head coach Boucher, the club began to play with new colors and began to consistently beat almost any competitors in its path. Thanks to this, the team was able to rise to the sixth place in the Eastern Conference table.
Disqualifications and injuries
Boikov, Grant, Boucher, MacLeod, Kholodilin, Stepanov and Tkachev will not be able to help their team in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Avangard gets an average of 6.69 minutes of penalty time.
Omsk residents are usually eliminated about three times per game.
- Avangard has a 50:49 ratio of dropped and missed goals in the second period.
The Hawks are having a good second twenty minutes and are playing a meaningful game on the far benches.
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Ak Bars has been in great shape for a long time and was able to earn a winning streak of five matches in a row, but recently the team has started experiencing serious problems again. It seems that the prolonged upswing has nevertheless been replaced by a natural decline. Returning to their home arena after an away series without a single defeat, Kazan continued to delight their loyal fans with bright victories. This time, the club hosted Avtomobilist on its ice and won another landslide victory with a score of 4:1. In this match, the first-line striker Semenov showed himself especially vividly, who scored a goal and provided two assists, demonstrating an excellent game.
After the successful match with Avtomobilist, many fans and experts were confident that Ak Bars, in its current form, would not leave any chances for another opponent, Torpedo. However, this time the team faced serious difficulties in realizing their attacking chances, which led to an unexpected defeat with a score of 1:5, which interrupted the winning streak. Goalkeeper Miftakhov was especially disappointed, as he couldn't handle a huge number of shots, deflecting only 87% of them. After that, the club went to play on the road, where they met with Salavat Yulaev in the green derby and could not even score the puck, losing dry (0:3), which was a big surprise for the fans. It is worth noting that the "leopards" were in no way inferior to their opponent and played on opposite courses, but the puck stubbornly did not fly to the target. Indeed, it seems that the team has started to decline, which has already affected its position in the Eastern Conference table. Gatiyatulin's team dropped to the fourth place in the Eastern Conference table.
Disqualifications and injuries
Safonov, Babenko and 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
The Cauldrons show good discipline and rarely break the rules.
- According to statistics, Ak Bars makes 32 shots on target.
Kazan are famous for their high activity in attack and strive to create dangerous moments at the opponent's goal.
Trends
First Goalbet: Ak Bars
In four face-to-face matches out of five, Ak Bars opened the scoring
1.95There is no goalbetin each period.
In four face-to-face matches out of five, the teams failed to score a goal in each period.
2.02Tip and bets
Even despite the obvious decline of Ak Bars, bookmakers do not single out Avangard as a clear favorite and give a very high coefficient for his victory, which is definitely worth taking advantage of. Indeed, Omsk residents are in amazing shape, as they have repeatedly proved on the road. Now the club has completely returned to its home arena, where, with the support of its fans, it is quite capable of not just giving a worthy rebuff to the "badgers", but winning. It is not worth expecting that Kazan will not be able to score again, but still, at the moment, the owners of the ice look much better.
Our forecast is the victory of Avangard in the match at 1.77
Bet on the total
Also, in the upcoming match, it is quite possible to expect a large number of abandoned goals. Avangard began to demonstrate an excellent attacking game and consistently creates and implements a huge number of chances in the opponent's zone from match to match. So we choose the total more as the second bet.
Forecast - total more than 4.5 goals in 1.69
Betting on the outcome of the first period
Avangard, due to the advantage of home walls, can meet Ak Bars harshly. We believe that Omsk has a great chance to create serious problems for the opponent already in the starting segment and gain an advantage.
The forecast is that Avangard will win in the first period with a handicap (0) in 1.76
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