Location: Tatneft-Arena (Kazan, Russia).

On Tuesday, January 5, KHL clubs will hold regular face-to-face meetings. Torpedo will play against Ak Bars at the second team's home arena. A comparative forecast for this game from our experts is presented on the website.

• The team played 58 head-to-head matches in hysteria and Ak Bars has a clear advantage over the opponent, winning 43 victories and losing in only 12 games.
• The last 5 duels of these clubs remained with Ak Bars.
• The teams play very effective hockey and managed to score at least 6 times in the last 5 head-to-head games.
• Both teams have been unable to beat their opponents in regular time for 3 matches and have won only 1 match out of the last 7.
• Ak Bars lost their last 3 matches in their home arena.
• In an away series of 5 matches, Torpedo managed to earn only 3 points.

Latest personal meetings:
11/28/18 Ak Bars - Torpedo 5:1 (KHL)
05.11.18 Torpedo - Ak Bars 3:4 (KHL)
09/18/18 Torpedo - Ak Bars 2:4 (KHL)

Ak Bars (Kazan, Russia)

Trainer: Zinetula Bilaletdinov (Russia).

• The hockey players of Zinetul Bilaletdinov's team dropped to fifth place and increased their gap from the leader to 12 points. In the previous round, they lost to the leader, Avtomobilist, in overtime 2:1
• The team scores the least of all of the top six, only 143 goals, and also concedes relatively few goals - 120 goals. The Czech Irdi Sekac stands out in terms of performance in the club’s fairly strong line-up of attacking players; he has already scored 22 goals and given 20 assists.
• Ak Bars' goalkeeper Emil Garipov and forward Alexei Popov are injured. The club's players did not receive disqualifications in past rounds.

Ak Bars latest games:
01/31/19 CSKA-Ak Bars 5:4 (KHL)
01/29/19 Ak Bars - Avtomobilist 1:2 OT (KHL)
01/26/19 Ak Bars - Traktor 1:2 (KHL)

Torpedo (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)

Trainer: David Nemirovsky (Canada).

• The hockey players of David Nemirovsky's club are still seventh with 57 points, but the gap from 9th place has been reduced to 8 points. In the previous game, they were able to defeat Lokomotiv in overtime, interrupting the team's winning streak, the score was 3.2.
• The difference between goals scored and goals missed is 157:170. Russian attack group player Denis Parshin has 14 goals and 22 assists and this is the best result in the club.
• Torpedo's injuries will prevent Stanislav Galimov and Daniil Ilyin from taking part in the match. The club's players did not receive disqualifications in past rounds.

Latest Torpedo games:
02/01/19 Torpedo - Lokomotiv 3:2 OT (KHL)
01/27/19 Neftekhimik - Torpedo 3:1 (KHL)
01/25/19 Jokerit - Torpedo 4:2 (KHL)

Average odds for the outcome of the match:
1 -1.47 (Ak Bars will win)
X - 5.05 (draw)
2 - 5.65 (Torpedo will win)

Our forecast for the match Ak Bars - Torpedo

According to bookmakers, the hosts are approaching this match as clear favorites. Both teams are currently not in in better shape and lost a lot of points in the last rounds. With such statistics, you should pay attention to personal confrontations between clubs, in which Ak Bars has a clear advantage. that is why our experts consider the most optimal outcome "Handicap - 1.5 at Ak Bars" with coefficient 1,91.

Kushvsporte: P1: 1.47
Legalbet: TB 5.5: 2.70
Our forecast: F1 (-1.5): 1.91

For those who like to get more emotions and tickle their nerves, we recommend placing a bet “Total over 1.5 for 10 minutes”. The odds for this event are 11.5.

On February 5 at 19:00 Moscow time in Kazan, local Ak Bars will host Torpedo from Nizhny Novgorod in the next match of the KHL regular season. Both teams represent the Eastern Conference, with Ak Bars already securing a place in the playoffs of the Gagarin Cup, and Torpedo NN close to it. After getting into the playoffs, Ak Bars relaxed and suffered 3 defeats in a row, and the Torpedo team, after 2 defeats, managed to win the previous match against Lokomotiv. The teams met each other three times this season and all matches ended in victories for Ak Bars (2:4, 3:4, 5:1). Of the last 10 matches of the clubs, Ak Bars hockey players were stronger in 7, Torpedo NN won in 3 games. The history of the teams' meetings shows the clear superiority of Ak Bars. Of the 58 matches played by the clubs, 41 were won by Ak Bars in regular time and only 10 victories were won by Torpedo NN. Number of points scored by teams: 132 for Ak Bars, versus 39 for Torpedo NN.

"Ak Bars" (Kazan)

Ak Bars is in 5th place in the Eastern Conference, having scored 73 points after 55 games. In the last matches, Ak Bars lost sharply, winning 1 victory in 5 matches (away against Jokerit - 2:3) with 4 defeats (at home against Dynamo - 2:3, Traktor - 1:2, Avtomobilist - 1:2 and away from CSKA - 5:4). The match against CSKA turned out to be difficult for the current winner of the Gagarin Cup. From the first minutes of the meeting, Ak Bars began to demonstrate an aggressive game, which was clearly lacking in the match with Avtomobilist, and led after the first period 0:1. However, the next twenty minutes remained with the army team - 2:1, 3:2. R. Klinkhammer scored a double for Ak Bars. In 5 home matches this season, Ak Bars won 2 victories, losing the last 3 matches. Even in the absence of proper motivation, the Kazan team is unlikely to want to lose in the fourth. In total, Ak Bars held 28 meetings on their site: 19 wins, 9 losses, goal difference 78:61. Only Avtomobilist misses fewer Kazan players in home games in the Eastern Conference. The following will miss the match with Torpedo NN due to injuries: E. Garipov and A. Potapov.

Odds 1x2 from(at 02/02 17:43)

• Draw – 5.02 (P x = 18.5%)
• Margin – 7.77%

"Torpedo" (Nizhny Novgorod)

Torpedo is in 7th place in the Eastern Conference with 57 points after 55 matches. In the last 5 games of the regular season, Torpedo won 2 victories (away over Vityaz - 0:6 and at home over Lokomotiv - 3:2) and lost 3 games (away to Spartak - 6:1, " Jokerit - 4:2 and Neftekhimik - 3:1). Based on the results of away games this season, the team with 22 points ranks 10th in the East. In 27 matches, there were 9 victories and 18 defeats, the goal difference was 72:92. These indicators make it clear that the team lacks game balance: order in attack, but terrible problems in defense. The Torpedo attack is led by the team's top scorers - D. Parshin (37 points) and E. Kalof (37 points). Of the last 5 away matches, Torpedo won only one, losing 4 meetings. Torpedo played the previous match at home against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. The first period of the match took place with full advantage guests. In the second and third periods, losing 2:0, the Torpedo team found the strength to take the match to overtime, where V. Galuzin’s accurate shot brought the Nizhny Novgorod team victory. In the team hospital before the match with Ak Bars are: D. Ilyin and S. Galimov.

Odds 1x2 from(at 02/02 17:43)

• Ak Bars will win – 1.43 (P 1 = 64.9%)
• Draw – 5.02 (P x = 18.5%)
• Torpedo will win – 5.58 (P 2 = 16.6%)
• Margin – 7.77%

Match forecast

Bookmakers call Ak Bars Kazan the favorite in the match. The company "" has determined the following odds for this game: victory for Ak Bars - 1.42, draw - 5.08 and victory for Torpedo NN - 5.64. Despite the fact that Torpedo players have higher motivation, the match should be dictated by the Kazan team. It's time to break the bad streak and approach the playoffs in good morale. Torpedo NN concedes a lot in away matches and it will be difficult for their defense to do anything against the Ak Bars attack. My prediction:

• victory of Ak Bars with a handicap of -1.5 - with odds from Winline - 1.89.

Publication date: 02/02/2019 17:43

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On February 5th at the Tatneft Arena, Kazan AK Bars will host Torpedo. The club from Nizhny Novgorod is now in the middle of the standings, while the Kazan club has a good chance of climbing to 2nd place in the standings. At the same time, there is now a 17-point gap between the teams and it is very important for the team from Nizhny Novgorod to impose a serious fight on their opponent.

The team started the current season well, but in the last matches the success of the Kazan club began to gradually deteriorate, there were more and more defeats, while victories were given to the team with great difficulty. One of the most obvious problems of today's Ak Bars is a lack of concentration. Of the last 6 defeats, they lost only once with a difference of 2 goals. Each time they lack just a little bit to put the pressure on their opponent. Other teams make good use of this weak point, gaining victories where the Kazan club looked better. This can be confirmed by the acceptable difference in goals scored/missed (148:124).

In the last 10 meetings, the team from Kazan won only 4 victories, which cannot be called a positive result. With all this, the last match against Moscow Spartak ended in a confident victory with a score of 3:5. By the middle of the 3rd period they were leading with a score of 4:0, but having relaxed, they still conceded several unwanted goals.

Torpedo

Far from being the most well-coordinated team, which is periodically capable of delivering truly spectacular performances. Based on the results of 56 rounds played, the team from Nizhny Novgorod is located on the 7th line of the tournament table. One of the obvious problems of the current team is the lack of performers of the appropriate level. This is especially true for the defensive line; the defenders obviously lack interaction, which is why unforced errors cannot be called a rare occurrence. This can be confirmed by the far from impressive difference in goals scored/missed (159:173).

In the last 10 meetings, the club managed to win 3 victories, repeatedly losing in equal confrontations with a minimal gap. A similar situation occurred in the last match against Neftekhimik, in which the club from Nizhny Novgorod lost with a score of 2:3. Although Torpedo scored first, by the middle of the 3rd period it was behind by 1 goal. Having equalized the score in the last minute, the team simply did not have enough strength for overtime, where they safely lost.

Statistics

As part of head-to-head confrontations, the clubs faced each other 21 times. In most of these matches, it was the Kazan club that performed better. Ak Bars managed to emerge victorious from 14 matches, scoring twice as many points and scoring 21 more goals than their opponents.

Betting League Odds

The favorite of this confrontation, according to bookmakers, is Kazan Ak Bars, its victory is estimated at odds of 1.45. Torpedo has much less chance of winning, which is confirmed by the higher odds of 5.75. A draw in the upcoming match is quoted at 5.25. Total 4.5 is more valued at 1.85, while the reverse version of this bet is 1.95.

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Siberia hosts Avtomobilist at home in this KHL match within the Eastern Conference. These clubs are located in neighboring places in the middle of the standings. Although there is a six-point difference between them. “Siberia” is in fifth position with 63 points scored. Avtomobilist is in fourth place with 69 points. These teams also have the same statistics in their last five meetings. So, they both won at first, then lost twice and won twice again.

Due to almost equal positions in the East table, BC Fonbet gives absolutely the same odds for both teams to win this meeting - 2.53. But you can bet on their draw in regulation time with a quote of 3.75. The most likely score in regular time is considered by the bookmaker's analysts to be 1:1 and 2:2. They give odds of 12.00 and 9.00, respectively.

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Today teams from two different KHL conferences will meet. CSKA, which is leading the table in the West, will host Kunlun from the East. The Muscovites have 82 points and are five points ahead of SKA in second place. And Kunlun, with 57 points, is in seventh place in its table. CSKA had a winning streak of six matches until it lost to Amur in the last round of the KHL. And Kunlun had first two victories and then three defeats out of their last five matches.

Bookmakers obviously believe that Army will win this match. The odds for CSKA to win from Fonbet bookmaker are 1.28. But the success of the hosts in this match is estimated by analysts at 9.10. You can bet on a draw with a quote of 6.05. The bookmaker also gives odds of 13.00 for a score of 1:2 or 0:3 in this match. And for the score 1:3 the quote is even lower - 11.00.

The current winner of the Gagarin Cup has never lost two matches in a row in a season. Will the Ak Bars hockey players be able to avoid a second loss in a row this time? We think so.

Team form

Under the leadership of David Nemirovsky, the Nizhny Novgorod club had an excellent start to the championship, during which Torpedo won nine victories in the first 12 matches of the season. However, then a planned (or not) decline occurred, when the Volga team lost six matches in a row. Moreover, David Nemirovsky's team were close to their seventh defeat in a row, but two minutes before the end of regular time in the match with Amur, Dmitry Semin was able to equalize the score, and Anton Shenfeld brought the team victory in overtime. After that, Torpedo unexpectedly lost to Admiral, but that was the end of the Volga team’s problems: four victories in a row allowed the Nizhny Novgorod team to regain their lost positions and are now in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

"Ak Bars" continues to move forward in the championship, observing various series. Throughout the first eight meetings, the Kazan team alternated victory and defeat. Realizing that such results would not lead to high places in the regular season, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s team began to alternate three victories with one defeat. This rule worked consistently for 12 games. Now the reigning champions have settled on the middle of the options: two victories alternated with one defeat. After confident victories over Amur and Admiral, the club from the capital of Tatarstan lost to another Tatar club, Neftekhimik. At the moment, Ak Bars remains in third place in the Eastern Conference, with 35 points after 25 games.

History of personal meetings

Within KHL teams held 24 face-to-face meetings with each other. In seven matches, the hockey players of the Nizhny Novgorod club were stronger, and the Kazan team had 17 victories. The goal difference is also on the side of Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s team – 82:52. In the current championship, the opponents have already met in Nizhny Novgorod, when the victory remained with “Ak Bars” - 4:2.

Betting options

In 25 meetings of the current championship, there has never been such a case that Ak Bars lost twice in a row. This suggests that after each defeat, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov has a thorough conversation with his players, sorts out mistakes and makes the required adjustments, which gives results in the next match. There is no doubt that this time everything will be exactly the same. In addition, Torpedo plays very poorly against Kazan in Lately: in the last five matches the Volga team lost four times with a total score of 9:22. The first head-to-head game this season also remained with the Tatar club. All this suggests that a good option for the upcoming match is to bet on Ak Bars’ victory in the match for 1.89 in the 1xStavka bookmaker.

In 2018, the opponents held three head-to-head meetings with each other, in which they jointly scored 23 goals (7.67 on average per game). During the current championship, Torpedo is one of the most productive teams in the league, especially in games on its ice: in 14 meetings, the Nizhny Novgorod team scored 51 goals (3.64 on average per game). The Kazan club will also probably want to rehabilitate itself after losing the last match. As a result, it suggests itself