Avangard reached the quarter-finals of the Gagarin Cup last season, where they lost to Lokomotiv. Avangard had a pretty good regular season, finishing 2nd in the Eastern Conference, losing the lead a couple of games before the end of the championship.
Sibir was again one of the outsiders of the KHL in recent years, only now it became even more difficult for the team to claw for a playoff spot, as Amur started to win in this competition.
On home ice, Avangard has a much higher winning percentage, and in head-to-head meetings the team from Omsk looks like the favourite today.
Prediction: Avangard to win. We recommend the “1 Win” bet, odds 1.95
