LiontipsAvangard - Neftekhimik: betting tip (cf 1.85) and bets on the KHL playoffs match
Command Analysis
Current form
The club from the banks of the Irtysh, one of the main contenders for the Gagarin Cup, faced serious resistance from Neftekhimik in the first matches of the first round of the playoffs. Omsk lost to Nizhnekamsk in the second home game (3:4, OT) and were close to defeat in the next one, in which they could not score for a long time, burned in the third period (0:1) and achieved a hard-fought and strong-willed victory (2:1) only thanks to Dmitry Rashevsky's miracle double at the very end of the match.
Already in the first period of the fourth game on March 30 in Nizhnekamsk, the hawks claimed serious rights to a positive result of the match: Alexander Volkov scored in the second minute from the locker room, and Konstantin Okulov in the nineteenth into the locker room. It was not without hockey luck, after his inaccurate throw, the puck ricocheted off the Nizhnekamsk defender not just anywhere, but directly into the goal of Philip Dolganov, who was not ready for such a turn of events. Neftekhimik was not going to give up, he scored goals in the second and third periods, but Omsk confidently brought the match to victory (5:2). The doubles were designed by Alexander Volkov and Nikolai Prokhorkin. Avangard led the series 3-1 and is one win away from reaching the fourth quarter of the playoffs before the home game.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ivan Igumnov will not play in the fifth match of the series.
Interesting betting trends
- Avangard performs an average of 27 power moves per match.
- Omsk residents, according to statistics, win 64.8% of face-offs
Current form
The third match of the series, in which the wolves were close to victory, raised hopes that Igor Grishin's team has serious game resources. The fourth game was important for both teams as a kind of milestone, allowing them to assess whether Neftekhimik is able to successfully compete with Avangard not in individual episodes or matches, but over a longer distance of face-to-face confrontation.
The opening match did not bode well for the hosts, they lost the first period (0:2). The guests, on the contrary, played well, and in some cases luck was on their side. In the second period, German Tochilkin managed to score a goal for Nikita Serebryakov, but the wolves failed to cling to the result and build on their success - Avangard responded with two goals. In the third twenty minutes, Andrey Belozerov, a sniper from Nizhnekamsk, scored, but Avangard controlled the game, which ended with a score of 2:5. The series will continue in Omsk. The score is 1:3. The situation is difficult, but is it hopeless? Theoretically, it is possible to recoup from such an account, and there are historical precedents, but in order to do this, Nizhnekamsk residents will need nothing less than to perform a sporting feat.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vladislav Barulin will not play in the fifth game of the match.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, wolves perform 30 power moves per match.
- Nizhnekamsk statistically wins 35.2% of face-offs
Trends
Bet period 3: total more than 1.5 goals
In all the games of the series, the third period was productive.
Betting 1st period: the victory of the hosts
Omsk won in the first period in three games of the series
Tip and bets
It was very difficult for Avangard in the first matches of the series on the home court. Omsk residents were able to pull themselves together and turned the tide of the confrontation in Nizhnekamsk, where they simply defeated their opponent in the last meeting. Petrochemicals will be incredibly difficult to beat in Omsk. We think that Guy Boucher's team will surely beat the Wolves on their home ice.
Prediction - the victory of the Avant-Garde with an Asian handicap (-1.5) on goals in 1.85
Betting on an individual total
In this series, Avangard is not happy with a reliable defensive game, however, in only one match, Omsk conceded more than two goals per match. Nikita Serebryakov shows an excellent level of play at the last turn, and the hawks usually miss quite a bit at home. We believe that the guests will not be able to distinguish themselves more than once or twice.
We take the individual total of a Petrochemical less than two washers for 1.52
