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Avtomobilist — Vityaz: forecast for the KHL match
In Yekaterinburg, on February 24, the local "machinists" will play against the guests from the Moscow region. Vityaz will no longer be able to make the playoffs this season and currently has no tournament motivation. On the other hand, the guests will not have too much pressure and they will be able to act more freely. As for the Uralians, they really need points, because Nikolai Zavarukhin's team continues to fight for the first place in the East. Will they be able to beat Vitkov? Read our forecast for the match
Command Analysis
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Machinists have reached a clean second place in the East and can still bypass Traktor. Currently, Avtomobilist is actually leading the conference, based on the percentage of points scored. Nikolay Zavarukhin's team has 77 scoring points after 57 starts, and the hosts played the least of all other competitors at the top of the East table. In early February, a long winning streak that lasted 11 matches was interrupted. The Uralians lost points twice in a row, but won in the final games of the away tour in Novosibirsk (5:0) and Khabarovsk (5:3). After returning to the ice of the Uralets Arena, Anatoly Golyshev's squad suffered an unpleasant defeat from Severstal (0:4) and could not score a single goal.
Stefan Da Costa remains Avto's top scorer. The forward scored 53 points (12+41) in the goal+pass system and is one of the best assistants in the league. The most frequent goalscorer is Brooks Maysek, who scored 43 goals (23+18) and regularly completes the attacks of the Avtomobilist. Other players cannot compete with the leaders.
Vladislav Galkin got a chance to rehabilitate himself for his past failures in the game against Severstal, but could not help his partners to win. The young goalkeeper reflected 92.15% of shots on his own goal, which is a good indicator. Probably, at the last line of defense, we will see Evgeny Alikin again, who made 91.97% of saves in the current regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jesse Blacker and Curtis Volk will not play in the next match.
Interesting betting trends
- Avtomobilist wins 47.3% 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 7.72 minutes of penalty time.
A team is usually eliminated at least three times per match.
Vityaz
Russian FederationCurrent form
Vityaz is just finishing the season, and most likely Pavel Desyatkov's team will finish it on the tenth line in the table. The Moscow Region team has won only five meetings since the beginning of the year and, in fact, lost its chances of getting into the playoffs due to such weak results during the winter. Since the end of January, the Bogatyrs have lost six matches in a row and only recently broke a series of setbacks. In the middle of the month, Vitki unexpectedly beat Dynamo in Minsk (3:0), and then clung to one point in Mytishchi, losing to Kunlun (4:5, B) in a shootout. Sergei Kalinin's squad returned home and was defeated by the Bison (2:4), but before going to Yekaterinburg, they sensationally beat Salavat Yulaev (3:1).
The visitors have improved their attack slightly and scored 13 goals in the last five matches. Dmitry Buchelnikov cannot return to the top ten of the league, but he earned 45 points (13+32). Ivan Chekhovich (12+24), who became one of the leaders of Vityaz, but has not yet returned to the ranks after an injury, has nine points less. Derek Barach is also gradually recovering, having made 37 effective actions (19+18).
Andrey Kareev has played seven matches for the new team and so far has not been able to oust Maxim Dorozhko from the base. It was the latter who became the hero of the match against Salavat Yulaev and blocked 25 of 26 shots in his possession. The 26-year-old goalkeeper has played in 40 games for Vityaz this season and made five shutouts, rightfully being the number one of the guests.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ivan Chekhovich and Vladimir Galuzin will not play in Yekaterinburg.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Vityaz throws 26 times per game on average.
The visitors don't put much pressure on the opposing goalkeepers.
- Vityaz wins 46.5% of face-offs
The "Bogatyrs" do not act well on the spot and often lose single combats.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In three out of four matches with the participation of "Auto", the first period turned out to be productive.
2.05Bet 2nd period: "Vitki" will score
In the last four meetings against Avtomobilist, Cherepovets scored goals in the second leg.
1.92Tip and bets
Avtomobilist should not lose points in a game against one of the outsiders of the Western Conference. The hosts can gain a foothold on the second line in the conference and have a good chance of first place in the East. The Urals have a very difficult calendar ahead, so the team led by Nikolai Zavarukhin will need to tune in to the "heroes" properly. Vityaz beat Salavat Yulaev with the support of their home crowd, but Pavel Desyatkov's team will not be so motivated and will try to start preparing for next season and win over the youth. We think that the "machinists" will easily beat the Balashikha team on home ice.
Forecast - victory of "Avtomobilist" in 1.72
Betting on an individual total
Auto was quite good at attacking after the break and scored 15 accurate shots in the last five games, while failing to distinguish himself in the last match. The Uralians scored five times in three meetings in Yekaterinburg before the meeting with Severstal and are unlikely to be able to overcome the guests' not very reliable defense. Vityaz concedes 2.82 goals per match and has no serious motivation, unlike the hosts.
We bet on the individual total of the "Motorist" more than three goals for 1.93
Bet on the total total
Avtomobilist needs to go ahead and get two points, while the guests can afford to lose and will act without undue pressure. The "Machinists" have been playing extremely effectively lately and regularly gave out bright meetings. Vityaz concedes a lot on the road, but the visitors have someone to score. We expect at least six accurate shots for two from our opponents.
We take a total of more than five goals for 2.00
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