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Avtomobilist - CSKA Moscow: betting tip for the KHL match
Avtomobilist will host CSKA on the ice of the Uralets Arena on March 10. Yekaterinburg residents have dropped back to the fourth place in the conference and are gradually losing their chances of the first place in the conference. CSKA regained its place in the top three of the West and intends to bypass Dynamo in the very near future. This season, the Uralians were able to beat their opponent in the Russian capital. Now the balance of power has changed dramatically. Who will be stronger? Read the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avtomobilist has been fighting for leadership in the East not so long ago, but now the club from Yekaterinburg is only on the fourth line in the conference and may drop even lower. The Uralians scored 81 points in 62 matches and are only one point behind the higher-ranked Metallurg, who played one more game. The hosts had a very strong stretch at the beginning of the year, but they've been playing really poorly lately. At the beginning of the month, Nikolay Zavarukhin's team lost on the road to Metallurg (1:3), Dynamo Moscow (1:4) and Ak Bars (1:3).
The drivers are not doing well offensively at this stage of the season. In the last five games, they have scored only seven goals, while for six consecutive matches they have failed to score at least three times in a duel. Stefan Da Costa remains the team's top scorer with 55 points (14+41) in the goal+pass system. A Frenchman is not capable of making a result alone.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jesse Blacker, Curtis Volk and Sergey Zborovsky will not be able to play against CSKA.
Interesting betting trends
- Machinists win 47.4% of face-offs
- The hosts receive an average of 7.61 minutes of penalty time.
CSKA Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
CSKA improved its position in the conference table and broke out to the third position in the West. Muscovites have earned 81 points in 62 starts and are breathing down the backs of Dynamo Moscow, which has two more points. The team led by Ilya Vorobyov was not in the best shape in mid-February, but the guests managed to improve at the right moment. The Red-Blues have five wins in six games, while they scored points in all of them. Nikita Nesterov's squad completed the home series of games with matches against Torpedo (4:2) and SKA (2:3, OT), and started on the road with a victory in Astana (3:0).
The Army team has become more reliable in their half of the ice and has twice dried up their opponents in the last four matches. For six consecutive matches, they have not conceded more than twice per meeting, while during the same period the red light outside the CSKA gates was lit only eight times. Pavel Khomchenko made two shutouts in 13 games for the new team. The goalkeeper can compete with Ivan Prosvetov for the role of the first number of the club.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vitaly Abramov and Colby Williams will not arrive in Yekaterinburg on Monday.
Interesting betting trends
- CSKA throws only 29 times per game on average
- Muscovites earn 6.74 minutes of penalty time per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In three of the last four matches with the participation of the "machinists", the first period was not productive.
1.68Bet 2nd period: CSKA will score
The Army team scored in the second period in three out of four matches.
1.62Tip and bets
The motorist has slowed down and is not showing his best game at this stage of the season. Nikolay Zavarukhin's team is gradually falling down and may finish the regular season outside the top five in the East. The hosts have big problems in terms of implementing chances and in March they play terribly in attack. CSKA scored a good move and now intends to regain the second place in the West. The Army team plays great defense and makes good use of their chances ahead. We think that the guests will be able to take revenge for the defeat at home. We offer a bet on their victory with a zero handicap.
Our betting tip is for CSKA to win with an Asian handicap (0) in 2.00
Betting on an individual total
Avtomobilist has scored only nine goals in the last six matches and cannot show a strong game ahead. The Uralians lost several important attacking players and went on the defensive. CSKA is doing well on its own half of the ice, and Pavel Khomchenko, a newcomer to the guests, has already proved himself at his best. It's hard to believe that the hosts will score at least three times.
The betting tip is that the Motorist's individual total is less than 2.5 washers per 1.80
Bet on the total
Both teams play defensively and try to make mistakes at their own goal as little as possible. Now it is very important to score at least some points for both, so it is unlikely that one of the sides will attack from the first seconds. The meeting between the rivals in Moscow turned out to be quite productive, but we don't expect many goals on Monday. Let's bet on the total less.
Betting Tip - total less than five goals in 1.77
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