In the game of the quarterfinals of the KHL conferences, Ak Bars will host Neftekhimik. The match will take place on March 2 at Tatneft Arena. Let’s take a close look at these teams and try to make an accurate prediction for this match.
Ak Bars
The Kazan team in 62 matches of the regular championship got 93 points. Thanks to this, the team led the Eastern Conference standings.
Throughout the season, Dmitry Kvartalnov’s men were showing good play. Recent games were no exception. In the last seven matches of the regular season, they won five times.
From February 13 to 18, the Kazan team defeated Riga Dynamo (2: 1), Spartak (4: 1) and Avangard (5: 3). However, shortly after, the “leopards” lost big to Spartak (3: 6). A few days later, Dmitry Kvartalnov’s team dealt with Dynamo Minsk (5: 4). A little later, Ak Bars turned out to be stronger than Salavat Yulaev (3: 2) and lost points in the battle with Avtomobilist (0: 3).
Neftekhimik
Representatives of Nizhnekamsk managed to cling to the last playoff place in the standings of the Eastern Conference. For 62 matches, the team earned 64 points. In the first half of February, Neftekhimik performed very well, and Vyacheslav Butsayev’s men won four home matches in a row. This series began with a meeting with Severstal (6: 2). Then the “wolves” defeated Lokomotiv (4: 3), Metallurg Mg (4: 0) and Admiral (6: 1). On February 17 and 21, the victories of the “oil workers” were diluted with defeats from Amur (3: 5) and Magnitogorsk (1: 3).
However, in the final three matches of the regular championship, Neftekhimik defaced Amur (8: 0), outplayed the Tigers in overtime (3: 2) and then coped with Admiral (3: 2).
Ak Bars vs Neftekhimik prediction
Despite the confident course of Neftekhimik in the February matches, in Kazan, it will be difficult for them to resist the strong and organised hosts. Our forecast is the victory of Ak Bars with a handicap of -1.
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