Sochi - Ak Bars: betting tip (cf 1.60) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

The next season of unfulfilled hopes for the Sochi club is coming to an end. One question remains unresolved: will Sochi hockey players be able to move away from last place in the Western Conference in the last two matches of the season, beating Lada, which has one point more, but one more match left to play, while Sochi has two matches. The coaching staff, management, and sponsors of the club have yet to analyze the results of the season and draw conclusions for the future, and the players must take a professional approach to their work and spend the last matches with full dedication and effort.

The team is not doing well at all after the new year. In 29 matches in January-March, 16 points were scored with a goal difference of 48-98. The team won four matches at home and lost eleven, won three and lost eleven away. Despite the tenacious nature of many matches, Sochi rarely manages to use their chances and turn the game in their favor. Currently, the Southerners have an unpleasant series of five defeats in a row: from Torpedo (3:4), twice from CSKA (1:2) and (1:2), from Ak Bars (0:2) and from Amur (2:3). In the home game against Amur, Sochi lost twice in the score, compared the result twice, but as a result of a desperate final assault, the super-motivated Amur, clinging to the last chances for the playoffs, scored the decisive goal 20 seconds before the end of the third period.

Disqualifications and injuries

Cameron Lee, Ilya Nikolaev, Ilya Sushko, Maxim Tretyak, Noel Hefenmaier, Alexey Shchetilin and Max Ellis are injured and will not play in the next match.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Sochi blocks 14 shots per game.
• The Southerners perform 24 power moves per match

Current form

The three-time Gagarin Cup winner is undoubtedly the obvious favorite in the duel with the outsider of the West. The Leopards have fulfilled their tournament goals for the regular season a long time ago and have guaranteed themselves a bronze medal in the East, waiting for their rivals in the first round. However, the general mood in the team was expressed by forward Grigory Denisenko: It doesn't matter which place is at the end of the regular season. The main thing is to perform well in the playoffs.

The current form of the Kazan team is characterized by the last six matches played in March. Ak Bars scored a guest victory over Traktor (1:0), which is likely to be paired with one eighth of the Gagarin Cup, and at home over Siberia (6:3), Spartak (4:1), HC Sochi (2:0). In the game against Lada on March 3, Kazan led after the first period (2:0), but they believed in success too early and eventually lost (3:5). On March 16, the Leopards met with Severstal in Cherepovets, motivated by the struggle for a place in the top 4 of the West. The fate of the match was decided in the first period, when the Steelworkers scored three goals in four minutes. Kazan responded with goals from Artyom Galimov and Alexey Pustozerov, the final score was in favor of Severstal - 4:2. Of the 13 away matches in January-March, Ak Bars won seven and lost six. 

Disqualifications and injuries

All the guest leaders will play in Sochi

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Ak Bars makes 31 shots on target.
• The guests block 16 shots per meeting