LiontipsTraktor - Ak Bars: betting tip (cf 1.88) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The tournament situation for the finalist of the Gagarin Cup last season has generally been determined. The Urals are unlikely to be able to reach the top four of the Eastern Conference, but they also need to try very hard to drop out of the top eight. It is quite possible that Traktor and Ak Bars will form a pair already at the 1/8 stage of the playoffs. However, tractor drivers will not be a gift for any opponent from the top 4. The team is going well in the tournament in 2026: 11 wins in 18 matches, 23 points scored. Eight of the ten home matches in January and February were won, which should alert Kazan on the eve of the game in Chelyabinsk.
Traktor played the previous match in Ufa on February 26 against Salavat Yulaev, a neighbor in the table, who is located on the floor above. In the first and third periods, Andrey Svetlakov and Maxim Dzhioshvili scored goals each, and in the second period, two goals from the hosts Egor Suchkov and Denis Yan fit between them, which took the game beyond regular time. Ufa succeeded in the shootout (3:2, B) - Alexander Zharovsky set the point in the match, which deprived Chelyabinsk of an important point. The list of Tractor scorers is headed by Joshua Livo, who has 53 (23+30) points in 55 matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
To date, the Tractor has no problems with the composition.
Interesting betting trends
- Traktor gets an average of 8.41 minutes of penalty time per match.
- Chelyabinsk residents, according to statistics, win 52.2% of face-offs
Current form
Having secured entry to the playoffs and firmly entrenched in third place with 82 points in 60 games, the Leopards seem to have switched to a power-saving mode before crucial games and are not inclined to apply super efforts to achieve victory in each match in order to protect the leading players from injury. Perhaps that's why the team's recent results aren't too impressive. Of the eight February matches, only three were won – at home over Torpedo (4:3, OT), away over Avangard (5:2) and Lada (4:2). But the last three games ended in a shootout, and all three were not in favor of the club from Tatarstan – away against Torpedo (2:3, B), at home against Lada (4:5, B) and away again on February 27 against Avtomobilist (2:3, B). Of the four Three of the goals scored in Yekaterinburg were scored by defenders Nikita Lyamkin from Kazan (he scored a double) and Nikita Tryamkin from Yekaterinburg. Nikita Shashkov scored another goal for the Motorist, and Alexander Sharov scored the winning goal.
Ak Bars' top scorer is Kirill Semenov, who scored 45 (14+31) points in 59 matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
At the moment, Ak Bars has no difficulties with the squad.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Ak Bars wins 54% of face-offs.
- Kazan players receive 7.45 minutes of penalty time according to the standard
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In three of the five games involving Kazan, the first period was not productive.
1.83Bid for the 2nd period: The hosts won't lose
The visitors have won only one second period in the last five matches.
1.45Tip and bets
Traktor is in good shape and has been scoring points for three consecutive games after a crushing defeat by the Yulaev team. Evgeny Koreshkov's team has lost only two matches on their home ice in the new calendar year and must show a good level of play on their court. Kazan has clearly slowed down recently and is unlikely to be able to easily beat their opponent in Chelyabinsk. We believe in the success of the bears and we will insure the bet with a zero handicap.
Prediction - Tractor wins with Asian handicap (0) on pucks in 1.88
Betting on an individual total
Traktor plays great offensively at home, scoring almost the most goals in the East. Ak Bars has a strong defensive line, but Kazan players are not always as confident on the road as they are at Tatneft Arena. The hosts need to move forward and prove their desire to rise at least to fifth place in the conference. We expect at least three hits from the bears into the green goal net.
We take the individual Tractor total of more than 2.5 washers with cf 1.83
