LiontipsAk Bars is a Locomotive. Betting Tip (cf 1.95) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
Kazan has been accelerating for a long time this season, but they had a great second half of the regular season and reached the playoffs from third place in the East. On the way to the finals, Anvar Gatiyatullin's team beat Traktor (4:1 in the series), Dinamo Minsk (4:0 in the series) and Metallurg (4:1 in the series), showing very good hockey.
Ak Bars has never been ahead in the final match. The Leopards started with a defeat in Yaroslavl (1:3), but quickly recovered and gained the advantage of home ice (5:1). The Greens also started at home with a defeat (1:4), but a day later they showed character and won an important strong-willed victory (2:1). Alexey Marchenko's team did not succeed in the fifth match, although in the first period it put a lot of pressure on Daniil Isaev's goal. The visitors conceded four goals in a row, and Timur Bilyalov was replaced by Maxim Arefyev for the first time in this playoff. Already at the very end of regular time, Alexander Khmelevsky soaked up the score, but Kazan simply did not have enough time for more (1:4).
Disqualifications and injuries
Ak Bars still has no problems with the squad.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Kazan players concede 2.16 goals per match.
- The club makes an average of 28 shots per match.
Current form
Lokomotiv was stable throughout the regular season and easily secured the first place in the West in the second half of the first part of the championship. Bob Hartley's team reached Spartak and turned out to be stronger than the Muscovites after five games (4:1 in the series). In the second stage, the railwaymen did not leave a single chance to Salavat Yulaev (4:0 in the series), and in the semifinals, by some miracle, they passed the Avant-Garde again (4:3 in the series).
Yaroslavl made a great start in the finals and immediately took the lead in the series (3:1), but quickly lost it (1:5). The team from the capital of the Golden Ring performed well in the first game in Kazan (4:1), but could not hold the advantage in the fourth meeting (1:2). In the fifth match, the steam locomotives held off the opponent's starting pressure, and in the second 20 minutes Byron Fraz and Nikita Kiryanov led their team ahead. Already in the third period, the same Byron Fraz made the score comfortable, and Artur Kayumov hit an empty Kazan goal with a long-range shot. Despite conceding a goal in the end, Loko won the match without any problems.
Disqualifications and injuries
Georgy Ivanov was injured in the fourth game and was out for the rest of the season.
Interesting betting trends
- Yaroslavl players concede an average of 1.86 goals per match.
- Steam locomotives receive an average of 10.05 penalty minutes per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In three out of five games, the first period was not productive.
Bet period 2: the guests will not lose
Yaroslavl lost only one second period in the final series.
Tip and bets
The locomotive is moving at full speed towards the second championship in a row. Bob Hartley's team lost one of the key centers in the person of Georgy Ivanov, but this did not prevent the Yaroslavl team from beating Ak Bars in the fifth meeting of the series. Kazan players play the hockey that Loco allows them to play. During this playoff, the Railwaymen lost only two games on the road and they hardly want to bring the series home. We think that the fight at number six will be golden for Yaroslavl. We offer a bet on the victory of the guests, taking into account the extra time.
Our betting tip is that Lokomotiv will win the match in 1.95
Daniil Isaev was close to scoring game number five, but missed at the very end of regular time. During this playoff, the goalkeeper from Yaroslavl is only gaining momentum, and in the last match he made some very important saves. Ak Bars' attack looks doomed, given the fact that defender Mitch Miller scored almost half of the goals in the final. We believe that in the sixth meeting, the hosts will not be able to hit the opponent's goal more than twice.
Betting Tip - Ak Bars' individual total is less than 2.5 goals in 1.55
