LiontipsAk Bars - Avtomobilist: betting tip and bets for the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
Ak Bars failed to show strong results at the end of the regular season and finished it only in fifth place in the East. Anvar Gatiyatullin's team could have fallen even lower, but they avoided a meeting with Metallurg in the first round of the playoffs. Dmitry Yashkin's squad has long been one of the best in the league in terms of reliability on their side of the ice. The hosts often lack offensive edge, although several forwards were among the top ten scorers in the KHL during the regular season.
Kazan started the series against the Cars on the road and quickly seized the advantage, winning the opening match (4:1). The club from the Republic of Tatarstan lost two matches in a row, but was not going to give up and defeated the opponent in the second game on its ice (7:2). The Leopards had a great chance to get ahead before returning to the Tatneft Arena, but they failed to score one goal in the last meeting.
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Babenko and Nikita Evseev will not play against the Uralians in the sixth match.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Ak Bars concedes 2.40 goals per match.
- On average, Kazan players make 33 shots per match.
Current form
Avtomobilist played great at the start of the season and even led the East for a while. Anatoly Golyshev's squad was in the top three, but at the end of last year it slowed down and went down. The team led by Nikolai Zavarukhin made a serious breakthrough in time and by the end of the regular season was still able to snatch the fourth place in the conference, which allowed the Urals to start the playoffs at home. The visitors mostly win thanks to the strong play of their goalkeepers Evgeny Alikin and Vladislav Galkin and don't score too many goals themselves.
The machinists started the playoffs with a loss on home ice, but quickly recovered in front of their home stands (4:3), and then pulled out a victory on the road (3:2, OT). The car was not depressed after the debacle in the fourth game of the series. After returning home, the team from Yekaterinburg was incomparable in defense and beat Kazan dry (2:0). Evgeny Alikin became the main star of the meeting, deflecting all 33 shots in his possession.
Disqualifications and injuries
Curtis Volk will not help the partners in Kazan.
Interesting betting trends
- A motorist on average concedes 3.2 goals per match.
- On average, drivers receive an 8.80 minute penalty per match.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total more than 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches in this series, the second period turned out to be productive.
1.80Bet 2nd period: Ak Bars will score
Kazan scored in the second period in the last five out of seven games.
1.50Tip and bets
Ak Bars has nowhere to retreat to, and in the last home game of this series, Kazan will be furious. This confrontation deserves to continue, because both teams deserve each other. It was very difficult for Avtomobilist in the last match against the Leopards in Kazan, and Evgeny Alikin is unlikely to be able to play as perfectly as the day before. We think that Anvar Gatiyatullin's team will be able to transport the series back to Yekaterinburg. We suggest betting on the victory of the hosts, taking into account the extra time.
Our betting tip is for Ak Bars to win the match in 1.53
Betting on an individual total
Avtomobilist did not miss a single goal in the last game, while Evgeny Alikin was very good, who reflected 33 shots in his possession. In Kazan, it was he who was substituted in the middle of the first period, conceding four times in less than 11 minutes. We believe that the cats will easily score at least three times in the opponent's goal.
Betting Tip - Ak Bars' individual total is more than 2.5 goals per 1.80
Bet on the total
The teams play in a closed style, but the meetings between them are more often productive during this series. Kazan couldn't score in the last game, but it's unlikely they won't score on their own ice. The match may be the last, so we may see an early goalkeeper change to a sixth fielder. We expect at least five accurate hits from our opponents.
Betting Tip - total more than 4.5 goals in 1.75
