LiontipsAvtomobilist - Salavat Yulaev: betting tip (cf 1.65) and bets on the KHL Playoffs match
Command Analysis
Current form
Having passed the smooth tournament steadily and smoothly, the drivers took their place in the first four cup of the East without much excitement. The team spent the final part of the regular tournament on the rise: 17 matches in February-March brought it 11 wins (including a series of seven consecutive matches) and 24 points. It was only at the finish line, when the tournament situation was determined, that the Yekaterinburg team allowed themselves to take a deep breath, losing in three out of four matches. At the game of the last round on March 20, Avtomobilist went out without some of the players of the base, replaced by hockey players of the VHL, and fell under the distribution in Minsk (2:8), where the local Dynamo tried to finish the tournament as brightly as possible in front of its fans. There were few blocked shots, some of them looked like extras in the game," Nikolai Zavarukhin, the head coach of the Yekaterinburg team, expressed his vision of the game.
The Ural team's assets include victories during the season over the recognized league favorites Metallurg, Avangard, Lokomotiv, Ak Bars, a goal difference of 206-164 and one of the best goaltending teams in the league – Evgeny Alikin and Vladimir Galkin are distinguished by a reliable stable game and enjoy the unconditional trust of the coaching staff. The club's foreign players demonstrate excellent form, first of all, the most productive defender Jesse Blacker, as well as Stefan da Costa, who is the top scorer (44 points) and the most useful player among the strikers (+19), and Daniel Sprong, who demonstrates excellent sniper qualities.: 18 goals scored in 23 matches played for the team.
Disqualifications and injuries
Evgeny Alikin, Anatoly Golyshev, Brooks Maysek, Danil Romantsev and Maxim Osipov will not play at the start of the playoffs.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, a motorist performs 17 power moves per match.
- According to statistics, cars win 46.3% of face-offs.
Current form
The Ufa team's season was not easy, but during the tournament it gradually balanced the game and gained momentum. Ufa players were particularly successful in the second half of the regular season, in 27 games in January-March they scored 19 wins and 40 points, which secured them a high fifth place in the Eastern Conference cup seeding bracket. The regular season ended for Salavat with a strike of three home victories: over the Dragons (5:3), Neftekhimik (3:0) and HC Sochi (2:1). In the March 20 game against Sochi, the coaches rested several leading hockey players, giving the opportunity to play for the main team to players from the rotation and from the VHL Toros club. The game was generally fought in a stubborn and equal struggle, the hosts won at the very end – a little over a minute before the final whistle, Alexander Khokhlachev's throw reached the goal. With a successful game in the season, Semyon Vyazovoy earned the status of the first goalkeeper with 93.1% of reflected shots and an impenetrability coefficient of 2.1 – these are some of the best goaltending indicators in the league.
Forwards Sheldon Rempal (46 points for performance), Jack Rodwald (44 points) and Alexander Zharovsky (42 points) scored good form by the start of the playoffs. A detail in the team's game that is important for the playoff format: in the four January-February matches in which the outcome of the game was decided in overtime, the Ufa club prevailed in all four cases. Viktor Kozlov, the head coach of Bashkortostan, gave a brief assessment of the game of the main team of Bashkortostan at the first stage of the tournament: I believe that we played the regular season at the top five.
Disqualifications and injuries
Alexander Komarov will not come with the team to Yekaterinburg.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Salavat Yulaev makes 28 shots on target.
- Ufa players, according to statistics, win 46.4% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In four out of six matches with the participation of guests, the first period was not productive.
Bet period 1: Ufa residents will not lose
The visitors have not lost in the first period for eight consecutive matches.
Tip and bets
It's hard to believe that a motorist will pass the Ufa team without any problems. Viktor Kozlov's team did not start the season in the best way, but during the regular season they seriously strengthened in terms of personnel and rose from last place to fifth. The Uralians played fairly smoothly throughout the first part of the championship, but they blurred the ending a little. We think that the greens will give battle to the opponent and will not be defeated on the ice of the UMMC Arena.
Prediction - Salavat Yulaev wins with a handicap (+1) in 1.65
Bet on the total
Both teams are not very productive and prefer to play with an eye on their own goal. Avtomobilist has a strong pair of goalkeepers Alikin - Galkin, and the visitors' goal is defended by one of the best goalkeepers in the league, Semyon Vyazovoy. We believe that in the opening match of the series, the teams will look at each other and the meeting will not be bright.
We bet on a total of less than 5.5 pucks for 1.55
