LiontipsAvtomobilist - Amur: KHL match prediction
Avtomobilist YekaterinburgOn February 20, in Yekaterinburg, local team Avtomobilist will play the second home game against Amur this season. At the end of January, Nikolai Zavarukhin's team managed to outgun the Tigers in a shootout. In the current regular season, the teams have met three times, with the Ural team earning six points. The Khabarovsk team has lost its motivation for the rest of the season. Do they have any chance of winning? Find out in our game prediction
Match announcement
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationAvtomobilist
Avtomobilist maintains third place in the Eastern Conference with 75 points after 55 games. Nikolai Zavarukhin's team has improved at the start of the new calendar year and could even take the top spot if they continue to win. The Ural team has won 11 games in a row and has suffered only three defeats since the beginning of January. The team from Yekaterinburg played exclusively away in February. The Machines lost to Ak Bars (1:4) and Admiral (3:4, OT), but then confidently dealt with Amur (3:2, OT) and crushed Sibir (5:0). Golyšev's team scored three goals against Novosibirsk in the first period and essentially decided the outcome of the match.
Evgeny Alikin returned to the last line of defense after a series of poor performances by Vladislav Galkin. The experienced goaltender only let in two goals in 125 minutes and recorded a shutout in Novosibirsk. The former Amur goalie has saved 92.05% of shots in the current season and has gone off the ice without conceding three times. Galkin has good stats, but he's not in his best form at the moment.
Stefan Da Costa remains the top scorer for the Machines. He currently has 51 points (12+39) and continues to assist his teammates in large quantities. Brooks Macek follows him with 41 points (23+18) and has more often finished Avtomobilist's attacks. The other players are not showing strong play in attack.
Disqualifications and Injuries
Curtis Valk will not play in the next match.
Interesting Betting Trends
- Avtomobilist wins 46.9% of face-offs
The Yekaterinburg team struggles on the dot and often loses this stat to their opponents
- Avto averages 7.76 minutes of penalty time per game
The team is usually penalized at least three times per game
Amur Khabarovsk
Russian FederationThe Amur team has long since stopped being a serious contender. Currently, they are trying to hold onto the penultimate spot in the standings and are four points ahead of their main rival, Barys. It's worth noting that the Khabarovsk team often shows very weak results, both at home and away, and usually loses by several goals. Since the beginning of this year, they have managed to win only five games, which is a great achievement for them. Before the game in Yekaterinburg, Viktor Kostyuchenko's team lost at home to Avangard (1:7), Avtomobilist (2:3, OT), and Traktor (2:5), but managed to snatch one point from their future opponents.
Matt Jurusik recently signed a contract with the Khabarovsk club, but this has not helped Amur improve their play. The American goaltender has saved 90.20% of shots on his net and has not made a single shutout in 15 starts. Young Viktor Kobozев has played in five games but has not been able to win the trust of the coaching staff of the Far Eastern team.
The tigers have a number of strong forwards who often score points. One of them is Alex Galchenyuk, who once played for the Canadian Montreal. The forward has 37 points (20+17) in the goal+assist system and is leading the scoring race for the guests by a large margin. Apart from him, one can also note Alex Broadhurst (9+19).
Disqualifications and Injuries
All the guests' leaders will take to the ice in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Amur receives an average of 6.95 minutes of penalty time per game
The Khabarovsk team is usually penalized four times or more per game
- Amur has a 43:57 ratio of goals scored and conceded in the third period
The Khabarovsk team plays the last twenty minutes best compared to the other periods
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of six matches between the teams, the first period was scoreless
1.90Bet 3rd period: Khabarovsk will score
In three out of four meetings against «Avtomobilist», Khabarovsk scored in the third period
1.88Tip and bets
We do not believe that the guests will be able to challenge the opponent. Amur has already lost its chances of making it to the playoffs and is simply playing out the season. Avtomobilist, on the other hand, needs points as the team coached by Nikolai Zavarukhin can secure the top spot in the conference. The Ural team is in great form and has lost only three games so far this year. It's unlikely that the hosts won't be focused on the opponent. We expect the machinists to win easily against the outsider at home and cover the negative spread. We're betting on a home win by two or more goals.
Prediction - Avtomobilist to win with an Asian handicap (-1) in goals at 1.68
Individual Total Bet
Avtomobilist scored 16 goals in their last 6 games and looked great on the opponent's half of the ice. Nikolai Zavarukhin's team should have no problems breaking through the weak defense of the guests, who concede an average of 3.54 goals per game. In our opinion, the Khabarovsk team will not leave the ice without at least three or four goals conceded.
We bet on Avtomobilist's individual total over three goals at 1.63
Total Bet
The last match between the teams in Yekaterinburg will be very high-scoring. Recently, the hosts have not always been very reliable on their half of the ice, but the guests have one of the worst defensive lines in the league. We think that neither side will sit back and defend, and the game will be exciting. We expect to see some spectacular hockey and at least six goals in total.
We take the total over five goals at 1.72
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