Avtomobilist vs Avangard: prediction for the KHL fixture

Avtomobilist were defeated in the first two games and they seemed unable to recover quickly, since the quality of their game left much to be desired. However, Bill Peters' charges quickly bounced back and mounted a winning streak of four games. The Yekaterinburg team defeated SKA (4:2), Dynamo Minsk (2:1), Vityaz (4:3 B) and Kunlun Red Star (5:1).

Avtomobilist demonstrate good defensive play and usually concede no more than two goals per game. Goaltenders Dmitri Shikin and Vladimir Galkin have been reliable and have helped their team out a lot. In general, Avtomobilist had a great away series and now will try to get the maximum number of points in four home games.

Avangard, on the other hand, have started the season really well and won three games straight. But the defending champions failed in three previous matches. The Hawks lost to Dynamo Moscow (2:5) and Metallurg Magnitogorsk (4:7) in two high-scoring thrillers. They were beaten by Jokerit, too (2:3). Thus, Avangard conceded at least three goals in each match.

In the last game against the Foxes, Bob Hartley's charges were in the lead four times, but failed to keep or develop the advantage. Most players haven't picked good form yet, and more time is needed for the club from Omsk to start getting good results.