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Avtomobilist are at the top of the conference after four rounds and four away games without a defeat in the regular time. And those weren't easy away games, they defeated Niznekamsk, Magnitogorsk and Ufa who are currently at level with or stronger than Kazan. The home team made certain changes, but that is still the playoff team that has improved, and of the acquisitions, we should mention Koukal from Jokerit, El who has had a great season in Finland, and very experienced Saprykhin also arrived. They have one of the best goalies in the league, Kovar, who has had a great start of the season and I don't see any reason for favoring Kazan in this situation. I have said a lot about the away team in the prediction on Lokomotiv, they lost the spine of the team, almost all key players and that is no longer the elite team from previous seasons, but a team that has to find their identity once again. The win against Lada shouldn't frighten you, because they are not playing good hockey at the moment, and they probably won't, and today's hosts gained a lot of confidence in the first four rounds. Not only do they have good results, but they are playing well, they are not allowing a lot of shots and opportunities, they adjust to different situation and they look great. This is, at least, a 50-50 game and it's more leaning to the host's side or tight fight than an easy win for the away team who are looking bad right now, and they are not better than Avt with current squad. Also, this is their first home game, so the support from the fans will be great, and so will their motivation to play good, which they have been doing anyway.