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There will be no third consecutive overtime.
In recent years, the confrontation between Avangard and Ak Bars, thanks to the continuous crossings in the playoffs, has become a true classic of the Continental Hockey League. Omsk and Kazan will meet again on Wednesday, but within the framework of the regular season KHL extension. The editors of Sport24 have studied the detailed line of BETCITY and offer their prediction with high odds for the next match.
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When will the Avangard-Ak Bars match start and where to watch the match
Regular season game KHL extension Avangard – Ak Bars will be held on Wednesday January 11 in Omsk. The kick-off match is scheduled for 16:30 Moscow time. The match will be broadcast live on the Match TV channel.
Bookmakers’ odds for the Avangard-Ak Bars match
According to BETCITY analysts, the hosts are the favorites in this game. The success of Avangard is estimated by the coefficient 1.96, which is 48% probability. While you can bet on the victory of the guests with a coefficient 3.70 (26% chance), and for a draw – for 3.70 (26% chance).
It is expected that Mikhail Kravets’ side will win outside of regular time 1.50 (63% probability), and the success of Ufa under similar conditions will multiply the amount of the corresponding bet by the coefficient 2.60 (37% chance).
There is also an opportunity to make an unusual bet. For example, for a goal by any of the teams in the first minute of the match (12.50), or on an outnumbered disk (4.00).
Experts suggest they will see around 4-5 goals. The total is set at 4.5 discs with probability 1.77 on the other and 2.05 for me no.
The most probable outcome of the confrontation is a draw with a score of 2:2. You can bet on such a development of events for 7.90.
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Before the game
If you try to summarize the opinion of journalists and experts about the current season in the performance of the Omsk and Kazan clubs. Avangard, despite the failure at the beginning of the regular season, is impressive and is called by some the main contender for winning the Gagarin Cup. Ak Bars, on the other hand, often find themselves in various tops of the season’s major disappointments. Such polar scores are doubly surprising if you look at the standings: there “hawks” and “leopards” are separated by only 5 points.
But head-to-head matches in Omsk and Kazan in the regular season-22/23 confirm that these teams are absolutely on a par and it would be very interesting to see their next confrontation in the playoffs. In mid-November, Avangard turned out to be stronger in Kazan, then everything was decided by Alex Broadhurst’s puck 3 minutes before the siren. A week later, the rivals met in Omsk, the “Hawks” won again and again with a one-goal difference – Vladimir Tkachev did his best in extra time. And in early December, in the Siberian city of Ak Bars, he took partial revenge: Dmitry Yudin brought his club two points even in another five minutes.
The teams are united by the fact that in the past off-season both made a mistake with the nominations of the coaches. Omsk believed in Dmitry Ryabykin, who, apparently, should have gained experience from Bob Hartley, Kazan – in Oleg Znarok, whose achievements are well known to all. As a result, both had to be changed already in the first months of the season: Ryabykin lasted until mid-October, Znarok – until the first days of December. It took some time for Mikhail Kravets to adjust in Omsk, but in the last 25 games the Falcons managed 20 wins. Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, who was in hiding as an assistant for the first time, was also able to lead Ak Bars out of the crisis – 8 victories in 11 matches.
“Vanguard” at the same time looks brighter and more diverse in terms of gameplay. Significantly more productive, in comparison with Ak Bars, are the stars of the Omsk club. But Bilyaletdinov’s team often does not earn, namely, gets points. However, the result was the main task for the new old coach – at some point, questions began to appear about the Leopards’ entry into the playoffs.
Prediction for the match “Avangard” – “Ak Bars”
A third consecutive draw against any rival is an unlikely event, so it’s worth trying to predict the winner of the next match in regular time. There is every reason to believe that freshness will play a big role here: Ak Bars, the leaders of which are by no means young, will enter the Omsk ice two days after a very difficult match in Novosibirsk (they had to save themselves from 0:2 , and it all ended only in the shootings of the series), while the owners got an extra day off. Add here the home walls of the brand new Omsk arena, where more than 11 thousand fans regularly gather, and the favorite of the meeting will become obvious to you.
Our prediction for the match “Avangard” – “Ak Bars”: the victory of Omsk for the prediction 1.96.
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