LiontipsAk Bars - Traktor: KHL match betting tip and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Ak Bars started slowing down in mid-February, when the team was still really fighting for first place in the East. Now, Anvar Gatiyatullin's team has lost all chances of taking the first place in the conference and dropped to sixth place in the table. They have earned only 80 points in 64 games and are two points behind the third-placed Vanguard. The Cats have played quite a lot at home, but they have lost four of their last six matches. At the start of the current series in Tatarstan, Dmitry Yashkin's squad beat Avtomobilist (3:1), but then lost to Avangard (0:2) and Spartak (3:5).
The hosts have big offensive problems that constantly prevent them from winning. The Badgers scored 14 times in the last five games, but most of those goals came against Siberia (6-3) and Avtomobilist. Artem Galimov remains the club's top scorer with 56 points (33+23). He is in fourth place in the list of the most productive players in the league.
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Babenko and Nikita Evseev will not play against the Bears.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Ak Bars concedes 2.44 goals per match.
- On average, Kazan players make 32 shots per match.
Current form
Traktor is confidently leading in the East, but the team under the leadership of Benoit Grou cannot relax yet. The guests scored 90 points in 64 starts and are five points ahead of Salavat Yulaev, who played one less game. In theory, the bears can still compete for victory in the Continental Cup, but for this they must not lose in any of the remaining matches. The black and whites went away after a strong home series, which ended with a 5-1 victory over Severstal. They started on a visit with success in Tolyatti (5:1).
The Bears make great use of their chances and score at least three goals per game over the course of four games. During the same period, Traktor scored 22 goals, and the club's top scorer Maxim Shabanov rose to second place, eight points behind Joshua Livo. The young forward has 64 effective actions (22+42) this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
The tractor will arrive in Kazan in full force.
Interesting betting trends
- The tractor concedes an average of 2.3 goals per match.
- On average, bears receive 5.64 penalty minutes per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
In four of the six games with Traktor, the first period was productive.
1.92Bet period 2: Tractor will score
Chelyabinsk scored in the second period in the last four games.
1.55Tip and bets
Tractor is considered an underdog in the upcoming confrontation, but we cannot agree with this. The guests are in excellent shape and have not lost motivation for the rest of the season. The bears are very good offensively and play well on their side of the ice. As for Ak Bars, Kazan looked rather modest in attack at the end of winter and the beginning of spring and did not always act reliably in their zone. We think that Benoit Groux's team will control the course of the confrontation and will be closer to the final victory. We're betting on winning the second one, taking into account overtime and shootouts.
Our betting tip is that Tractor will win the match in 1.95
Betting on an individual total
Traktor has no problems with the implementation of offensive chances, but Kazan often make mistakes in defense, releasing the opposing forwards to rendezvous with their goalkeepers. The latter do not help out their partners and have not been able to get in the right shape for quite some time. We believe that the bears will throw at least three times at the goal of the leopards.
The betting tip is that the Tractor's individual total is more than 2.5 washers per 1.90
Bet on the total
We think that the visitors will force the opponent to open up and go forward. Traktor has been very good offensively lately and scores a lot of goals in every game. Kazan has something to answer, especially since they created a lot of chances in the last game against Spartak. We are not waiting for a boring game in Kazan this Wednesday and we will bet on the total more.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 2.10
