Forecast for the match Admiral - Avangard: The match will be productive. Bets and Predictions
Despite this, the Admiral has a clear intention to slam the door loudly, as evidenced by four consecutive victories in recent matches. The Hawks need to think about the future and choose the most convenient opponent for the first round of the playoffs, since Metallurg from Magnitogorsk, which this moment is a potential member of this pair - a rather difficult opponent.
Admiral
After a home defeat by Amur (0:7), the team managed to pull themselves together and had a great away series. Dynamo Minsk was the first to suffer, during the match the team managed to win back from 0:2, but Admiral turned out to be more accurate in the post-match shootouts. Dynamo was also next on the list, but this time from Moscow, Sergei Svetlov's wards hit the opponent's goal three times, the hosts could not answer with anything. Next match took place in Podolsk, the local Vityaz also turned out to be powerless (0:4). Having stopped the nightmarish teams from the Western Conference, the Admiral returned home, where in a difficult match they defeated the Kunlun Red Star (3:2).
Vanguard
Guests from Balashikha rarely please their rivals with their visit to their ice arena, even when someone manages to get the better of Avangard, the match takes place in a tough fight. It would seem that the team is in a fever in recent matches: it alternates devastating victories with equally devastating victories, a vivid example is the two-match confrontation in Beijing (6-3 win, 5-2 defeat two days later). But the "hawks" are still a formidable force, as evidenced by the recent victory over SKA (2:0).
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Personal meetings
The teams are neighbors in Chernyshev's division, so this confrontation will be their fourth this season. Avangard won twice in matches, but in the last one, which just took place in Vladivostok, Admiral turned out to be stronger. It is worth noting that in all matches between the teams this season, at least four goals were scored.
Match prediction
Despite the seeming insignificance of the meeting, the match promises to be interesting, and therefore we suggest you take a certain risk and bet on an individual total of more than 2.5 "Admiral" in the line of BC Pari Match with a coefficient of 3.45.
The admiral seems to have decided to compete for the Gagarin Cup, otherwise, how else to explain the fact that four extreme match the Far East won 13-4. At the moment, the "sailors" are on the penultimate line in standings, and, of course, the main goal of the hosts this season is not to finish on the last line, and for this you just need to take more points than Amur...
Admiral, by the way, plays quite well on his ice, regularly scoring points - the team lost only half of all home matches in regular time (13 out of 26). And of course, the hosts have a rather tangible advantage, in the sense that not a single player of the Admiral went to the Eurotour, one, however, should have, but did not go due to injury, while Avangard sent to Swedish Games quite a tangible landing ...
Vanguard
The avant-garde, of course, is motivated in its own way. Now the Omsk team is fighting for the second line in the Eastern Conference standings, however, let's face it, today's guests have very few chances for second place, and in general, it's not a fact that Avangard will finish in the top four, to be honest, in my head a situation is developing in which Avangard will finish the regular season in fifth place, since AK Bars and Metallurg will eat their opponent due to experience ...
The Balashikha team plays away matches far from the best - out of twenty-eight meetings of the guest format this season, Avangard managed to win only thirteen in regular time. For two recent years Avangard and Admiral played five personal meetings at Fetisov-Arena and only once the Omsk team managed to win in regular time. Ilya Vorobyov took three Avangard players to the Eurotour at once, and all of them are representatives of the so-called "Omsk trio": Zernov-Mikheev-Shumakov, Willy Pokka went to play for the Finnish national team, that is, four players of the main team will play three at once " extra games...
Forecast
It seems to me that in this match the hosts have every chance for points - quite recently, half a month ago, Admiral managed to beat Avangard on home ice with a score of 4-1. It seems to me that it is worth betting on the ice hosts not to lose for a very decent odds!
Avangard lost the last two face-to-face meetings to Admiral in Vladivostok. Will Bob Hartley's wards be able this time to prevent the loss of points in a game with such an inconvenient opponent? We think so!
Team Form
The Vladivostok club, which over the course of last season dispersed almost all the leaders due to funding problems, expectedly failed the first half of the regular season, thereby losing the chance of getting into the playoffs. Nevertheless, Sergei Svetlov's wards not only did not stop playing in the rest of the matches, but also scored a very good move, having won 11 wins in the last 20 meetings, which is the sixth indicator in this segment among all the clubs in the Eastern Conference. It is especially worth noting the last breakthrough in the performance of the "sailors": after the defeat in the Far East derby from "Amur" (0: 7), the team of Sergei Svetlov pulled himself together and gave out the best winning streak of the season, during which Minsk and Moscow were alternately beaten " Dynamo, Vityaz and Kunlun. Despite such a successful stretch, "Admiral" was able to get around only "Amur" in the standings of the Eastern Conference, remaining in the penultimate position.
In Vanguard, the situation is the opposite. Bob Hartley's wards had a terrific start to the season, but then they began to slow down gradually. As a result, with a high degree of probability they will not be able to win their division, so at the finish of the regular season they will have to fight with Ak Bars and Metallurg for the third and fourth positions in order to gain home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Recent matches before the Swedish hockey games turned out to be not the best for the "hawks": Omsk players were able to beat SKA, "Kunlun" and "Amur", but lost in the second leg to the same "Kunlun", "Admiral" and HC "Sochi". Ahead of "Avangard" is waiting for the hardest Far East trip, as well as meetings with "Siberia" and "Barys".
History of personal meetings
As part of KHL teams held 21 face-to-face meetings. On account of the Far East club seven victories, and Omsk were stronger in 14 fights. The goal difference is also on the side of the "hawks" - 63:50. In the current season, the rivals have played three personal meetings: the Avangard players were twice stronger - 4:3 and 3:1, and once the Admiral hockey players celebrated the victory - 4:1.
Bets and Predictions
Avangard is playing extremely hard in Vladivostok, losing at the Fetisov Arena in four of the last five head-to-head meetings. Nevertheless, now the tournament situation for Omsk players is such that it is mandatory to get points in games with absolutely any opponents. Another loss of precious points in a duel with one of the outsiders of the championship could leave the hawks outside the top four of the Eastern Conference, which will deprive them of the opportunity to start the playoffs at home. Considering that in any case, either Salavat Yulaev, or Metallurg, or Ak Bars will become the opponents of the Omsk team, it is very undesirable to start away. Understanding this, Bob Hartley's wards will enter the upcoming fight as motivated as possible and will be able to achieve a positive result. You can bet on the victory of Avangard in the bookmaker "1xBet" with a coefficient of 1.69.
One of the best players Taylor Beck was part of Avangard in the last segment of the championship, who moved to the Omsk club on the last day of the additional application period. From the very first games, the 27-year-old forward began to demonstrate an excellent level of play and in 13 meetings held, he scored 12 points. The Canadian striker gets the second game time in the team among the attackers (18:51 on average per game), which indicates the confidence of the coaching staff. Based on this, it begs
In the KHL, the end of the regular season is approaching, but the intrigue does not subside. The match "Admiral" - "Vanguard" also has a certain "nerve", the guests are still in the pursuit and do not plan to give up. There are two points to the second place, but it is much more important not to catch up, but not to let Metallurg, which is coming from behind, go ahead. As for the owners of the ice, they have lost the chance of getting into the playoffs, but due to their immense desire and current conditions, they continue to tear opponents apart. FootZone has prepared a free forecast of the upcoming event based on observations of the clubs.
"Admiral"
"Admiral" got into an unrealistic winning rhythm, the outsider managed to win four meetings in a row and harm many motivated teams. It is not easy to explain such a phenomenon, but the only argument is considered to be the absence of pressure for the result. After (0:7) from "Amur", the submariners were replaced. But this cannot continue for a long time, especially since the peak of form was broken by a break for the national teams, which will definitely affect the further results of Svetlov's wards. Emotions have subsided, conditions have certainly gone into decline.
If you take the Admiral's game seriously, then such success was due to a moderate calendar. Among the rivals there was not a single serious one, which means that all sensations have the status of "half". The next opponent of a higher class, a team from the top of the table, with their own goals for the remainder of the regular season. The hosts will have to endure the match with quality, which they definitely lack. Attack, defense, team interaction, each of the presented aspects is stronger for the guests.
"Vanguard"
Avangard is fourth now, but the team risks losing the advantage homemade ice, if Metallurg lets go ahead. But it is with Magnitogorsk that Omsk is likely to play in the first round of the playoffs. The tournament value of the upcoming game is difficult to overestimate. There is some variation in the results of the hawks. They beat Amur (3:0) away, exchanged victories with Kunlun, although they should not have shared points with the Chinese. But the victory against SKA (2:0) is considered to be the end on a positive note. Guests are in good shape, plus as well as the opponent in high spirits.
The only thing that confuses is the personalities on the ice of the “submariners”. Avangard won not so often in Vladivostok, the last visit ended in a rout in favor of an outsider. Moreover, the game took place already in the new, 2019 year. Reinforces the fear of an underestimated odds on the part of bookmakers. BC did not focus on the away format of the meeting and unsuccessful personals. On the other hand, on paper, it is the guests who completely outperform their opponents.
Match statistics: Admiral vs. Avangard
Statistics show interesting results. Over the last five personals, exclusively territorial owners win.
In this case, the choice of bet is divided into two camps. It will seem to some that the “Admiral” at home should extend the series of victories, the more head-to-head confrontations reinforce such an assumption. On the other hand, the guests are motivated, they have an advantage in the class, which should be converted into a victory. The editors advise playing according to the current realities - P2 behind 1,66 on the "1xBet" line.
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Last match "Admiral" at home he defeated Kun Lun (3:2), winning the fourth game in a row and the seventh in the last ten fights. But the playoff train seems to have left Vladivostok without a club - Admiral is in penultimate 12th place in the East, 12 points behind the playoff zone.
Again good match goalkeeper Anton Krasotkin succeeded, who repelled 31 of 33 shots, the goal + pass was scored by forward Alexander Konnov, his partner in the second three Vasily Streltsov made two passes, Yuri Petrov and defender Alexander Ugolnikov scored on the puck. Among the leaders we also note defender Karel Kubat, forwards Vladimir Butuzov and Alexander Chernikov.
Only in terms of performance in the attack "Admiral" is slightly higher than the outsiders of the KHL - an average of 2.27 goals per game and 16th place. But the game in defense and special teams are among the seven worst.
"Vanguard"
Last match "Vanguard" at home he dried up the leader of the KHL SKA (2:0), having won the third victory in the last four matches. But, having lost the leadership in the division, and with it the second place in the East, it will not be so easy to return it - Barys is two points ahead of Omsk with two games in reserve.
One of the heroes of the fight with SKA was goalkeeper Igor Bobkov, who saved all 22 shots on target, making the eighth shutout of the season. The puck was scored by offensive leaders Taylor Beck and Sergey Shirokov, and top scorer Ilya Mikheev gave two assists. Among the key players, we also note a powerful defense - Maxim Chudinov, Ville Pokku, Evgeny Medvedev and Alexei Emelin.
Avangard has the fifth most reliable defense in the KHL (2.17 missed goals per game on average), is among the top ten teams in general, but plays quite poorly in the majority - 17.2% of sales and only 15th place.
Forecast
It is clear that Avangard is the clear favorite of the meeting, but Admiral goes to a series of four victories, and in the last meeting at home they dismantled Omsk 4:1. In general, the favorite is not so obvious, and since the teams are playing quite effectively, we will risk with a forecast for a total over 4.5 with a coefficient of 1.82.
