Siberia
Here, Siberia is already worse in this series. As in many other series, this confrontation began with the loss of the favorite. But the Avant-garde did not grieve for long and in the 2nd and 3rd duel they left it behind. As for the upcoming match, this match is already decisive for Siberia, because after letting go of the opponent at 1:3 in the series ahead, it will be impossible to catch up with him. What are the odds that this match will end in a Siberian victory? I don’t think the chances are too great. Because it seems that Avangard has already found the keys to this team, and now it will be increasingly difficult for Novosibirsk to do something in the future. What’s more, the “snowmen” went through two matches in this series without much struggle, 1:4 and 3:4, but the 3:4 result was misleading, because Avangard calmly approached the last minutes of the match with the numbers on the scoreboard 4:1, and then they had a little bit of cloud cover. So, in Siberia, the prospects for the upcoming meeting are not too rosy.
Van
Vanguard stalled a bit early in the series, but then things started to fall into place. Yes, Syberia is a very good opponent, but the Novosibirsk team is stuck decently at the end of the regular season and therefore there is no faith in their future. Vanguard began to show relative stability, scoring 4 goals per game, and in total, in 3 matches of the series, they already scored 10 goals. When it comes to betting on a decisive victory of Awangarda in this match, there will probably be some risk, as direct meetings of these teams often ended in extra time, and in the current series the team has already managed to play one extra time. As for the upcoming duel, here Siberia will naturally stick to the result with all its might, because there is nowhere to retreat. But a higher class of the Vanguard – might do the trick.
Forecast
The bookies are in no rush to make someone a favorite here and expect a fight in this fight. I keep my choice on X2. Somehow it’s not hard to believe in a clean victory for Siberia. But it’s definitely worth playing it safe before overtime. Here, it actually looks good to bet that at least in regulation time Vanguard will manage to avoid defeat.