With the appointment of Bilyaletdinov as head coach, things have improved dramatically for Ak Bars. The team from Kazan had a hard time getting into the playoffs, but managed to win the Eastern Conference, losing to CSKA 3-4 in the Gagarin Cup final. Ak Bars started the new season with two solid wins over Traktor and CSKA.
Sochi is one of the main outsiders of the KHL, which the team confirms in the current season, losing the first 2 games with a total score of 3:9. We don't think Ak Bars will have difficulties with such an opponent.
Prediction: Ak Bars o win comfortably. We recommend the “1 Hand (-1.5)” bet, odds 1.48
