LiontipsSalavat Yulaev - Ak Bars: betting tip (cf 1.60) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
Salavat Yulaev is on the ninth line in the East and has not yet been able to gain a foothold in the playoff zone. Viktor Kozlov's team earned 33 points this season, having played 36 matches. Now the hosts are only one point behind Barys, who is ahead, while Astana held one more meeting. Yulaev's team did not play well in the first half of November, but they were able to add at the end of autumn. With the beginning of winter, the greens began another recession and they lost on the road to the Shanghai Dragons (2:3), but beat Ak Bars at home (4:1), and then lost to CSKA (1:3). Before returning home, Ufa was defeated in Kazan (3:6), but managed to take two points in Cherepovets (2:1).
The match against Severstal started at high speeds and already in the third minute of the match, Alexander Zharovsky led his team ahead. Four minutes later, Maxim Kuznetsov doubled Salavat's advantage, but the then-guests failed to maintain a two-goal advantage before the break. The club from the Republic of Bashkortostan made only eight shots in two periods, but was able to stand up and win.
Alexander Zharovsky scored 24 points (9+15) in the goal+pass system this season and is the leader of the attack of the hosts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Daniil Alalykin will not play against Kazan.
Interesting betting trends
- Salavat Yulaev gets an average of 7.58 minutes of penalty time.
- Ufa players, according to statistics, make 28 shots on target
Current form
Ak Bars retains the second place in the conference, but is unlikely to be able to hold onto the second position under the pressure of Avangard. Kazan scored 50 points in 38 matches and are just three points ahead of Omsk, who played four fewer games than the guests. The Leopards spent the first half of November rather bleakly after a long series of victories, but they got in shape by the beginning of winter. In the last away series, Anvar Gatiyatullin's team lost in Ufa (1:4), but won in Nizhnekamsk (3:1). After the break, the Cats defeated Salavat Yulaev (6:3) at home, but then were defeated in St. Petersburg (2:3).
In the game against the army team, the team from the Republic of Tatarstan was no worse than the opponent, and in the first period Alexander Khmelevsky led his partners ahead. In the second segment, the guests were punished for violating discipline and were unable to score themselves. Kazan conceded twice in the final 20 minutes, but Mitch Miller scored one goal. Dmitry Yashkin's squad simply did not have enough time for more.
Alexander Barabanov broke into the leaders of the list of goalscorers of the guests. The forward scored 28 goals (7+21).
Disqualifications and injuries
Albert Yarullin will not help the partners in Ufa.
Interesting betting trends
- Ak Bars makes an average of 33 shots on target
- According to statistics, the Leopards make 21 power plays per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In nine out of ten games with Kazan, the first period was not productive.
1.80Bid for the 2nd period: The hosts won't lose
Ufa did not lose to the opponent in the second period in the last two matches.
1.55Tip and bets
Salavat Yulaev scored a psychologically important victory in Cherepovets, which should add self-confidence to the hosts. Ak Bars defeated Yulaev on their ice not so long ago, but Kazan players do not feel so comfortable on the road and often show a rather mediocre level of play. We think that Viktor Kozlov's team is quite capable of clinging to a positive result.
Prediction - Salavat Yulaev wins with an Asian handicap (+1) on goals in 1.60
Betting on an individual total
Salavat Yulaev has a good pair of goalkeepers and knows how to play reliably on the home court. Ak Bars scores a lot at home, but Kazan are not so good at attacking on the road. We believe that the Ufa team will be able to hold off the opponent's attack and will not concede more than two or three goals. Let's place a bet on the total less than the second one.
We take Ak Bars' individual total of less than three goals for 1.70
