LiontipsCrystal - AKM. Forecast and bets on the VHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The team, after two successful home series matches, where they beat Ryazan and Torpedo-Gorky in overtime (3:1), suffered a crushing defeat in the last match. Before the game with Voskresensk Khimik, the Saratov team most likely burned out and believed in their own worth, and this played into the hands of the opponent. Sergei Golobovich charges were the first to concede, but after the first period they were leading 2:1 in the score. However, after the break, the visitors took the initiative into their own hands and scored four unanswered goals against Kristall, and in the final period they did not lose their advantage - 4:7 in total. The team is on the 29th line in the tournament table, has 33 points behind them, and they will not be able to make up the 11-point gap from the playoff zone before the end of the regular season. The Saratov club has never been famous for outstanding results and plays its own hockey year after year. The coaching staff has done a lot of work since the start of the championship, made adjustments to all lines and the team began to look much more confident, but it is not possible to fight for the top 16, since the team lacks skill and experience.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Saratov Kristall scores 2.2 goals per game
- The team has suffered defeats from its opponent in its last three games
Current form
In the 2025/26 season, Tula AKM will not merge with Lada and play home games in Tolyatti. The team will play in the Moscow region during the reconstruction of its home ice palace in Tula. The Lada-AKM project seems to have been closed. We expect a Tula club in the KHL with a home arena in the Moscow region. In the last confrontation at the Vysotsky Sports Palace in Samara, the Tula team defeated CSK VVS (5:1). The team game went well already in the first period. Sergei Reshetnikov charges scored three unanswered goals against their opponent. After the break, AKM increased the lead, and at the beginning of the third 20 minutes, the team scored a fifth goal. Maxim Maltsev scored a double. The Samara team scored a consolation goal closer to the end of the decisive period. The team beat Diesel in Penza (4:1) a game earlier. At this stage, the team has won 23 victories, scored 122 goals and earned 50 points. AKM is in ninth place in the tournament table and is fighting in the playoff zone at the proper level.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last five games, the team has scored 11 goals against its opponents
- The club has not lost in the first period in the last five games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last meeting, the visitors scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.95Bet 2nd period: AKM win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, the Tula team won in the second period
2.03Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the guests as the favorites, and it is hard to disagree with that. Kristall is fighting at the bottom of the tournament table and looks much weaker than its opponent from Tula. AKM is playing on someone else ice, has won the last three face-to-face games and intends to gain the upper hand again. The visiting club has a more balanced roster, which will allow it to win the match.
Forecast - AKM victory with odds of 1.65
Bet on total
This pair is likely to play on opposite courses with a large number of scoring opportunities. It is worth noting that in the last three meetings of the guests out of five, more than five goals were scored, and we believe that a goal extravaganza will take place, as in the last match of the Saratov squad.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.10
Bet on individual total
AKM has no problems in defense, and in the last three matches against Kristall they have conceded only two goals. We believe that the hosts will score no more than two goals.
Forecast - Crystal individual total is less than two goals for 1.73
