Kuznetsk Bears - Omsk Hawks: betting tip for the MHL playoffs match
On April 17, the Kuznetsk Bears will host the Omsk Hawks in the quarterfinals of the Kharlamov Cup at their arena in Novokuznetsk. The visitors are in amazing shape and proved it in the first two matches in Omsk, but it was not easy with the opponent. The bears lost in two matches, but they are not going to give up the series for the right to fight in the semifinals. Will the Novokuznetsk club be able to close the gap in the series and resist the opponent in today's confrontation? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Kuznetskie Medvedi

Current form
In the last match, the bears lost to their opponent in Omsk again and have no right to make mistakes. The bears actively started the meeting, and there was no question of playing the second number. The guests didn't have much statistical advantage, and neither did the game, but no one managed to distinguish themselves before the break. At the beginning of the second period, the squad missed, gave the initiative to the opponent in the process, but the hosts could not increase the difference. At the beginning of the third 20 minutes, the Novokuznetsk club equalized the score, but Omsk more often created chances and scored a goal, and six minutes before the final siren, Fedor Polishchuk's wards missed the third goal. At that moment, the goalkeeper was without a stick. The coaching staff took a timeout two minutes before the end of the match, gained the majority in one and a half minutes, switched to a six-on-four game, but failed to influence the result. As a result, 1:3 in the score and 0:2 in the series.
Interesting betting trends
- In the last five games, the team has conceded 2.5 goals per game.
- The club has suffered four defeats in its last six matches.

Omskie Yastreby

Current form
The first meeting of the teams in the series, held in Omsk, ended with the victory of the Omsk Hawks in overtime (1-0). The second match turned out to be no less stubborn and more productive. The key was the second half of the third period, in which the hosts first took the lead, and then increased their advantage to two goals (3:1). Unlike the opening match, the opponent played actively from the very beginning and had more chances to score in the first period, but the hosts opened the scoring in the second half. In the opening of the third period, the guests from Novokuznetsk equalized the score, but in the middle of the segment, Omsk took the lead for the second time, and then consolidated the advantage with the third goal. In the end, the team withdrew, but the four of them were able to stand up against six and won 3-1 in the end. In the series 2:0, but it will not be easy and very difficult for the wards of Vitaly Chernochub away against the opponent.
Interesting betting trends
- In the last 10 games, the club has not lost in regular time.
- On average, the team scores 3.8 goals per game in the playoffs.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
Less than two goals were scored in two of the opponents' meetings in the first period.
1.68Betting period 3: victory of the Kuznetsk Bears
In 1 of the last 3 matches, the hosts won in the third period.
3.80Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the bookmakers are again making the guests the favorite, but we will not agree with this. Kuznetsk Bears are holding a meeting in their arena and the club intends to create intrigue in the series, having learned all the shortcomings of the last full-time match. The Novokuznetsk team has worked on the mistakes, and we believe that they will win and reduce the gap from the opponent.
Betting Tip – Kuznetsk Bears will not lose with a coefficient of 2.02
Bet on the total
In this match, the opponents will play behind closed doors from the first minutes and intend to once again throw a small number of pucks at each other. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in the last three matches of the Kuznetsk Bears in the playoffs, less than five goals were scored, and we believe that the scoring extravaganza will not take place in this confrontation either.
The betting tip is a total of less than 4.5 goals with a coefficient of 2.10
Betting on an individual total
The youth of the forge have no problems attacking in straight matches. The team has not scored less than two goals against their opponents in the last three out of five matches. We believe that the hosts will be able to upset the goalkeeper of the Omsk team more than twice.
Betting Tip - the individual total of the Kuznetsk Bears is more than two goals in 1.97