LiontipsAk Bars - Severstal: betting tip (cf 1.58) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
As expected, Ak Bars dropped to third place in the East, but continues to fight for a leading position in its conference. The team led by Anvar Gatiyatullin has 54 points in its piggy bank after 40 matches and is one point behind the Vanguard ahead, but Omsk has two games left. Kazan are playing well this winter and lost only two games in December. After a break, they won the green derby (6:3), but did not cope with SKA (2:3) in St. Petersburg (2:3), but they beat Salavat Yulaev (2:1) again, but in Ufa. At home, the leopards managed to deal with the Tractor (3:2).
Alexander Khmelevsky led his team ahead in the duel against the bears already in the seventh minute of the match, but at the beginning of the second period the opponent equalized the score. Alexander Pustozerov and Ilya Safonov made a comfortable handicap for the hosts even before the second break, and even despite conceding a goal in the middle of the third 20 minutes, the cats were able to keep the result they needed until the final siren.
Kirill Semenov (10+19) equaled Alexander Barabanov (8+21) in the number of points scored. Both forwards scored 29 goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Only Albert Yarullin will not be able to help his team in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Ak Bars wins 55.1% of face-offs
- Kazan players make an average of 32 shots on target per match.
Current form
Severstal rose to second place in the conference on the back of weak results from Lokomotiv. The Steelworkers have scored 54 points in 40 matches and are only one point behind Dinamo Minsk, but the Belarusians have played two fewer games. Andrey Kozyrev's team slowed down after rising in the second half of November and won only three out of seven matches. They lost at home to Salavat Yulaev (1:2), but were stronger than CSKA (3:1) and Sochi (4:3, B). At the start of the away series, Adam Lishka's squad lost to Salavat Yulaev in Ufa (1:2, B).
In the Republic of Bashkortostan, neither side could open an account for a long time, and even after the second break, zeros remained on the scoreboard. The hosts scored first, but just five minutes later Adam Lishka regained his balance. Already in the shootout, the rivals exchanged accurate shots, but apart from Daniil Aimurzin's successful attempt, the guests had nothing to brag about.
Ruslan Abrosimov (16+12) and Mikhail Ilyin (9+19) share the role of the club's top scorer. Both forwards have 28 points in the piggy bank.
Disqualifications and injuries
Makar Fomin will not play in Kazan.
Interesting betting trends
- Severstal makes an average of 31 shots on target per match.
- Cherepovets usually win 47.1% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total less than 1.5 goals
In three out of four games with the participation of Cherepovets, the second period turned out to be a grassroots one.
2.02Betting period 1: the victory of the hosts
Kazan won in the first period in the last four games.
2.45Tip and bets
Kazan have gained excellent form and lost only two meetings in December. At home, Anvar Gatiautullin's players are very strong and rarely lose points on the ice of Tatneft Arena. Severstal slowed down after a bright stretch at the end of November and the guests have been scoring very little lately. We believe that the Leopards will dominate the court and this will allow them to take two points.
Prediction - Ak Bars win in the match in 1.58
Betting on an individual total
Severstal has stopped scoring in large numbers, and even on its home ice it differs quite a bit for itself. Ak Bars, on the other hand, holds the shot well and acts reliably on its half of the ice in Kazan. In the last five away games, the Steelers failed to score at least two accurate shots three times, and we don't expect them to score more than two hits in the last meeting of the year.
We take Severstal'sindividualtotal of less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.62
