Avangard - Neftekhimik: betting tip (cf 1.90) and bets on the KHL playoffs match

Current form

The Hawks are playing the playoffs this season as the undisputed favorite. And the expectations from their game are appropriate. The first match against Neftekhimik was no exception, which could set the tone for the entire series. However, the game turned out to be infallible and difficult for both sides, and there was no particular superiority of the Avant-Garde, the percentage of unforced marriage in the actions of its hockey players was quite high. Moreover, the guests were noticeably sharper and more dangerous in the second period. The opponents played the majority perfectly, making two attempts out of three. Nevertheless, the higher class of the ice masters and the effective actions of the Omsk goalkeeper Nikita Serebryakov and forwards Nikolai Prokhorkin, Maxim Lajoie, Konstantin Okulov and Giovanni Fiore affected.

The favorite won at home (4:2) and opened the score in the series 1-0, but this victory was not an easy walk for Omsk. It's good that we won. It was a very difficult match," Avangard forward Nail Yakupov shared his impressions after the game. It seems that the words spoken by the head coach of the Avant-Garde Guy Boucher before the start of the competition are being confirmed.: It's not going to be an easy series.

Disqualifications and injuries

At the moment, the club has no problems with the squad.

Interesting betting trends

• Avangard performs an average of 24 power moves per match.
• Omsk residents, according to statistics, win 65.1% of face-offs

Current form

The Nizhnekamsk team has made it to the playoffs for the first time since the 2022-2023 season.However, she has a lot of experience in cup wrestling in the KHL championships, she only met with Avangard three times in elimination matches. Two series remained with Avangard (in 2010-2011 and 2015-2016), in one the Petrochemist turned out to be stronger, defeating 3-0 the hawks, for whom the legendary Jaromir Jagr (2009-2010) played. To repeat the success of sixteen years ago, Nizhnekamsk residents will have to put unsolvable problems in front of one of the strongest clubs in the Kontinental Hockey League.

The wolves played the debut match of the current series very well and in a generally equal fight - they opened the scoring at the beginning of the game with the efforts of their main star Andrei Belozerov, twice realized the numerical majority (out of three attempts), surpassed their formidable opponent in the number of shots on target, power techniques and time of possession of the puck. Five minutes before the final whistle, the score was 2-2 and nothing was clear from such a game, but still luck smiled on the hosts, who scored the third goal, and then the fourth into an empty net, when instead of the goalkeeper, the sixth player came out to save the match. The first match of the series, which for many Neftekhimik players was the first match in their career in the KHL playoffs, was lost. However, it is necessary to note the demonstrated character and fighting qualities of the Nizhnekamsk residents.

Disqualifications and injuries

Vladislav Barulin will not play in the first game of the playoffs.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, wolves perform 30 power moves per match.
• Nizhnekamsk statistically wins 34.9% of face-offs