SKA - Severstal: betting tip for the match of the Nikolai Puchkov Memorial Tournament
The day before, Severstal won its second match in the tournament and will finish its performance at the memorial in St. Petersburg with a game against the local "army men" on August 27. SKA has not yet lost points on home ice, but twice achieved victory only after the end of regulation time. What will the match between the hockey players from the Northern capital and Cherepovets be like? Find out from our betting tip for the upcoming confrontation

Command Analysis

SKA St. Petersburg

Current form
Roman Rotenberg's team began the home tournament with a difficult victory over Sochi (2:1, after a shootout), although in 60 minutes of regular time the "army men " made as many as 69 shots at the opponent's goal. The hero of the match was Evgeny Kuznetsov, who ultimately scored the winning shootout.
SKA won another comeback victory in the game against Ak Bars , where the Petersburgers were able to come back from a 0:2 score after the first period. Valentin Zykov scored twice, earning his third point at the Nikolai Puchkov Memorial Tournament.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Army Men take 36 shots per game
- SKA blocks 12 shots per game on average
Estimated composition
Pleshkov, Serebryakov, Zaitsev, Falkovsky, Smirnov, Galenyuk, Zemchenok, Vydrenkov, Sapego, Gritsyuk, Glotov, Zykov, Plotnikov, Grigorenko, Alistrov, Khairullin, Kuznetsov, Tolchinsky, Bardakov, Andronov, Rendulich

Severstal Cherepovets

Current form
Severstal showed itself well in Ufa, where the Cherepovets team won the Bashkortostan Republic Cup. Andrey Kozyrev's charges continue to demonstrate quality play at the Puchkov Memorial. After an offensive defeat to Ak Bars (0:3), in a match with which the Vologda team had a huge number of chances, the steelworkers dealt with the Chinese Kunlun (7:3) without any problems.
On August 26, the “black and yellow ” defeated Sochi (7:4) and thanks to this, they entered the fight for victory in the tournament.
Interesting trends for betting
- Severstal is sent off three times per match on average
- Cherepovets players make only four power moves per game
Estimated composition
Shostak, Volkov, Kaldis, Fomin, Marin, Davydov, Churkin, Ivanov, Nikitin, Ershov, Skorenov, Ivantsov, Stepanov, Podshivalov, Abrasimov, Korostelev, Davydov, Pyanov, Kvochko, Dumbadze, Kopyltsov, Avramenko
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three of the four head-to-head matches, the teams scored two goals in the first period.
1.75Bet 2nd period: Severstal win or draw
The Steelers have not lost to the Army Men in the third periods of their last two matches
1.72Tip and bets
"Severstal " pleasantly surprises in the summer. The team from the Vologda region does not notice outsider teams on its way and gives a real fight to the giants. SKA has problems with the implementation of moments, and last season the "army men " had a very difficult time in games against the Cherepovets team. "Seva " can be called an inconvenient opponent for Roman Rotenberg's team. We believe that the "steelworkers " will be able to maintain a small positive handicap.
Our prediction is a victory for Severstal with a handicap of (+1.5) goals at 1.72
Bet on total
Severstal has been demonstrating an extremely productive game in the tournament, if you don't count the first match against Kazan, where Timur Bilyalov was a wall. SKA also has a huge attacking potential. It's hard to imagine closed hockey in a match between such teams.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 1.75