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Ak Bars - Avtomobilist: betting tip for the KHL match
Ak Bars returns home after two matches in Yekaterinburg. The series against the Motorist began for the wards of Anvar Gatiyatullin with a victory, but before the trip to Kazan, Dmitry Yashkin's squad suffered an unpleasant defeat. On March 30, Kazan will try to get ahead again, but on their own ice. This season, the cats are playing great against the Uralians and winning more often. How will it be this time? Read our betting tip
Command Analysis
Ak Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
Ak Bars could have reached the playoffs from the first place in the conference and was very good at the start of the new calendar year. Closer to the end of the regular season, the hosts seriously slowed down in terms of results and dropped to fifth place in the East, while they could be even lower. Kazan were quite good defensively throughout the season and conceded only 2.38 goals on average. They did not always have enough sharpness in attack, although the team's top scorer Artem Galimov made 59 effective actions (35+24).
The cats arrived in Yekaterinburg with a fighting spirit and immediately got down to business. They quickly took the lead and secured a comfortable advantage by the second break and played calmly from their own goal. A day later, the team from the Republic of Tatarstan was already losing by three goals by the beginning of the second period and, despite all attempts, could not win back.
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Babenko and Nikita Evseev will not play against the drivers.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Ak Bars concedes 2.50 goals per match.
- On average, Kazan players make 30 shots per match.
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
The motorist started the season very briskly and was in the lead in the East for a long time. Then the guests had a long decline and they fell back to the second line, and after a while they left the top three in the conference altogether. Nikolay Zavarukhin's players often lacked quality in attack, because the drivers differed only 2.62 times per match on average. Vladislav Galkin and Evgeny Alikin often helped out their partners, so the red light outside the gates of the Urals was lit only 2.43 times per match. Anatoly Golyshev's squad finished in fourth place in the conference, retaining the right to start the playoffs at home.
Auto went to the home matches against Ak Bars in a great mood to win, but could not take advantage of his chances and missed several goals in the first 40 minutes of the match. The Uralians were still unable to catch up with their opponent, but they made a great start the day before, crushing the cats by the beginning of the second leg of the meeting. Evgeny Alikin conceded six goals in two games, but he remains the main goalkeeper of Yekaterinburg for now.
Disqualifications and injuries
Curtis Volk will not come with the team to Kazan.
Interesting betting trends
- A motorist on average concedes 2.50 goals per match.
- On average, drivers receive a ten-minute penalty per match.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total more than 1.5 goals
In both matches of the series, the second period turned out to be productive.
1.85Bet 2nd period: Ak Bars will score
Kazan scored in the second period in the last four games.
1.55Tip and bets
Ak Bars showed a good away game and were very close to winning two matches in the series. Kazan looked great at the start of the playoffs and almost caught up with their opponent a day later, having a terrible start to the meeting at number two. The motorist was able to punch the goalkeeper of the cats in the second match, but so far the main weapon of the Uralians is not working. Evgeny Alikin missed six times in two games, while reliable defensive actions were the main trump card of Nikolai Zavarukhin's wards throughout the season. We think that the hosts will come out ahead in the series. We offer a bet on the first victory, taking into account overtime.
Our betting tip is for Ak Bars to win the match in 1.60
Betting on an individual total
Avtomobilist did not show a reliable defensive game in the first matches of the series and was saved in the second match only thanks to excellent execution of moments. The leaders of the Ak Bars attack are in good shape and they looked great at the start of the playoffs in Yekaterinburg. We believe that with the support of the home stands, the hosts will score at least three accurate shots.
Betting Tip - Ak Bars' individual total is more than 2.5 goals in 1.90
Bet on the total
Both teams play fairly indoor hockey, but so far the series between Ak Bars and Avtomobilist has been quite productive. In total, over the two matches, the opponents scored 12 accurate hits for two, while neither side is trying to sit out on the defensive. We are waiting for a bright hockey game and we will bet on a total of more goals.
Betting Tip - total more than 4.5 goals in 1.83
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