Ak Bars vs Siberia. Will Ak Bars continue their winning streak?
Kazan Ak Bars on January 14 will hold a home match of the regular championship of the KHL against Novosibirsk Siberia. The meeting with a direct competitor in the Eastern Conference will be held on the ice of the Tatneft Arena.
Ak Bars have finally caught the right game rhythm, having won five victories in a row, which is a kind of club record this season. Bilyaletdinov's invitation to the post of head coach almost immediately began to bear fruit, without much brilliance, pragmatically, playing defensive hockey, but Ak Bars began to gain his points. From the moment Bilyaletdinov was officially announced as the head coach of the Kazan club, Barca lost only once, losing in their first match to Metallurg 2-4.
Then Ak Bars for the first time in the season gave a series of five victories, and in none of the matches did not score more than three goals. Finally, the stellar Kazan defense began to work in full, having conceded only five goals in these five matches. The attack is not so bright, but now the main task of the Ak Bars coaching staff is to collect points to the maximum, securing a more profitable seeding before the Gagarin Cup playoffs starting on March 1. At the moment, Ak Bars is sixth in the East with 59 points. The backlog from the leading Avtomobilist has been reduced to six points, so that in certain scenarios, Barca can aim for the final first place in the conference.
Siberia
Siberians go through the distance of the regular season quite stably, avoiding protracted failed streaks. The team does not claim the championship, but almost the entire championship is kept in the leading group of the Eastern Conference, having excellent chances to finish in the top four. The style of the Siberians' game has not changed for several seasons in a row, the team is traditionally strong in defensive actions, often to the detriment of attack. Siberia does not score so much, but in terms of goals conceded, it is among the top three teams in the Eastern Conference.
Sibir has played three matches in 2023, with all three games being at home. Of the six possible points, the Siberians took five, losing once in a series of post-match shootouts just to Kazan's Ak Bars. Andrey Martemyanov's wards defeated Avangard 3-1 and Dynamo Minsk 3-2. A successful home series allowed the Siberians to gain a foothold in the top four teams in the Eastern Conference, now Siberia with 62 points scored closes the quartet of the strongest. At the same time, the density in the standings is such that in just a few games, the team can either rise a few lines up or drop to seventh place.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Ak Bars vs Siberia
Ak BarsAk Bars have finally caught the right game rhythm, having won five victories in a row, which is a kind of club record this season. Bilyaletdinov's invitation to the post of head coach almost immediately began to bear fruit, without much brilliance, pragmatically, playing defensive hockey, but Ak Bars began to gain his points. From the moment Bilyaletdinov was officially announced as the head coach of the Kazan club, Barca lost only once, losing in their first match to Metallurg 2-4.
Then Ak Bars for the first time in the season gave a series of five victories, and in none of the matches did not score more than three goals. Finally, the stellar Kazan defense began to work in full, having conceded only five goals in these five matches. The attack is not so bright, but now the main task of the Ak Bars coaching staff is to collect points to the maximum, securing a more profitable seeding before the Gagarin Cup playoffs starting on March 1. At the moment, Ak Bars is sixth in the East with 59 points. The backlog from the leading Avtomobilist has been reduced to six points, so that in certain scenarios, Barca can aim for the final first place in the conference.
Siberia
Siberians go through the distance of the regular season quite stably, avoiding protracted failed streaks. The team does not claim the championship, but almost the entire championship is kept in the leading group of the Eastern Conference, having excellent chances to finish in the top four. The style of the Siberians' game has not changed for several seasons in a row, the team is traditionally strong in defensive actions, often to the detriment of attack. Siberia does not score so much, but in terms of goals conceded, it is among the top three teams in the Eastern Conference.
Sibir has played three matches in 2023, with all three games being at home. Of the six possible points, the Siberians took five, losing once in a series of post-match shootouts just to Kazan's Ak Bars. Andrey Martemyanov's wards defeated Avangard 3-1 and Dynamo Minsk 3-2. A successful home series allowed the Siberians to gain a foothold in the top four teams in the Eastern Conference, now Siberia with 62 points scored closes the quartet of the strongest. At the same time, the density in the standings is such that in just a few games, the team can either rise a few lines up or drop to seventh place.
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