Nomad Astana and Humo Hockey Club will meet in the third match of the final of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. How will the upcoming duel end? We'll figure it out.
The score in the series is currently equal - 1:1. In the first game, Nomad Astana was defeated following the results of overtime, and then won with a score of 6:3.
"Nomad Astana"
"Nomad Astana" according to the results of the regular championship is located on the fourth line in the standings, one point behind the third line. In the first round of the playoffs, the team was stronger than Arlan only after seven matches, and in the quarterfinals, after five games, it passed Saryarka, which confidently won the regular season.
"Humo"
According to the results of the regular championship, Humo is on the second line in the standings, having conceded 71 goals in 44 games, which is the best indicator among all teams. In the first round of the playoffs, the team confidently passed "Miner Rudny", winning four matches in a row, and then, following the results of five meetings, "Beybarys Atyrau" passed.
Statistics and figures
- Nomad Astana is the favorite of the match according to bookmakers;
- "Humo" had not lost in regular time for 13 games before the last game;
- "Nomad Astana" scored 31 points for 22 home games in the regular championship - this is the fourth indicator among all teams;
- "Humo" scored 33 points in 22 away games in the regular championship - this is the second indicator among all teams;
- The teams met four times in the regular championship and exchanged two victories.
Forecast
I think that the match will not be the most productive, because this is a very important match in the series, as a result of which the winner will approach the title, which means that the teams will play carefully. I propose to place two bets on the upcoming match: the total of goals is 5.5 less and the total of goals of the first period is 1.5 less.
