AK Bars Kazan vs Torpedo Prediction 11 February 2025

🔊 What can the "autoworkers" offer against one of the leaders of the "East"? A highly intriguing fixture on Tuesday's KHL program is the meeting between Ak Bars and Torpedo at the "Tatneft Arena". The visitors are in dire need of points if they still hope to secure a more comfortable opponent in the playoffs. The preliminary predictions from the bookmakers are as follows: victory for the "greens" - 1.85, victory for the "Torpedo" - 3.7.

📊 H2H

At the very start of the season, the teams faced each other on the ice of the "Nagorny" arena. At that time, Kazan managed to turn the tide of the match and secure a victory following a series of post-match shootouts - 3:2. It is worth noting that in 6 out of the last 7 head-to-head encounters at "Tatneft Arena", the home team has been successful.

🟢 AK BARS

The Kazan team is the closest pursuer of the leading Traktor in the "East". Moreover, based on points lost, it is the "greens" who top the conference standings. Ak Bars' current winning streak has reached 5 consecutive matches. Anvar Gatiyatulin has managed to maintain the individuality of the team, which includes high attacking intensity. Thus, the "bars" boast the best scoring performance in the "East" - 3.23 goals per game. Artem Galimov is undoubtedly having the best season of his career, having scored 50 points after 52 games.

🔵 TORPEDO

The Nizhny Novgorod team achieved success in their last two home matches with some difficulty - against Vityaz (2:1 SO) and Spartak (3:2 SO). In these encounters, we could see Torpedo reminiscent of last season, characterized by aggressive pressing and a quick puck recovery strategy. We also highlight Igor Larionov's excellent work in special teams play. The "autoworkers" are the most effective team in the "West" in penalty killing - 84.9% successful neutralizations.

📌 ESTIMATED LINEUPS

Ak Bars: Bilyalov - Marchenko, Lyamkin - Yashkin, Semyonov, Terekhov

Torpedo: Bocharov - Konyushkov, Phillips - Tertyshny, Letunov, Firstov

🥅 GOALIES

Timur Bilyalov has been handling his duties more than adequately for several seasons in a row. In this regular season, he has already participated in 29 matches for his team. During this period, he has saved 92.35% of shots with a goals-against average of 2.30.

This season, Ivan Bocharov is performing somewhat below his own standards set during his time with Dynamo and Lokomotiv. In this regular season, the 29-year-old goalkeeper has the following effectiveness statistics (91.32% saves, GAA - 2.7).

📝 MATCH PREDICTION

Under Anvar Gatiyatulin's leadership, Ak Bars looks like a well-oiled machine characterized by a high balance between attack and defense. The "greens" are also favored by their head-to-head statistics with Torpedo at "Tatneft Arena". In our view, the instability and some passivity of the "autoworkers" will not allow them to succeed in the capital of Tatarstan. We suggest betting on a clean win for Ak Bars.