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Torpedo vs. Severstal: KHL Match Prediction
Torpedo and Severstal will play their first match of the KHL regular championship on September 4. Our experts will help you decide on the most relevant bets. The Nizhny Novgorod team was active on the transfer market again, unlike Severstal. However, it will be interesting to watch both teams in the new season. Who will be the first to score points? You will find the answer in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Torpedo
Russian FederationCurrent form
Torpedo had a great start to the last season, after which many began to see the team among the leaders of the Western Conference, but as the tournament progressed, the team slowed down the frantic pace with which it earned a large number of points. Towards the end of the regular season, the Nizhny Novgorod team was caught in a long slump, but this did not prevent them from making it to the Gagarin Cup. However, in the playoffs itself, they had to meet SKA from St. Petersburg and suffer a defeat in the opening round with a score of 1:4.
Indeed, the decline affected the club's final result, and also became the reason for changes in the off-season. Torpedo seriously lacked experienced players capable of changing the game tactics at the first instruction of the head coach, as well as more stable hockey players. It was for this reason that Igor Larionov decided to rely on players with a lot of experience behind them, signing Vyacheslav Voynov, Dmitry Kagarlitsky, and Evgeny Svechnikov. There was also another rejuvenation of the roster, the "automakers" were joined by a young hockey player from the AHL, Mikhail Abramov, who scored 36 points in 59 games last season. It is difficult to judge how the changed roster will perform in the new season, but in the pre-season the team looked quite positive and won most of the friendly matches.
Interesting trends for betting
- Last season, Torpedo was able to successfully defend 84% of the minority
Torpedo showed excellent play in the minority and consistently left their opponents without goals. This may well be repeated in this regular championship.
- Torpedo averaged 30 shots on target per match
Igor Larionov adheres to attacking tactics and in every match the team tries to show high performance, due to which it mainly achieves success.
Estimated composition
Bocharov, Kirsanov, Konyushkov, Kagarlitsky, Letunov, Atanasov, Voynov, Silaev, Lynch, Larionov, Artamonov, Phyllis, Bokun, Pochivalov, Abramov, Goncharuk, Varlamov, Voronin, Belevich, Svechnikov.
Severstal Cherepovets
Russian FederationCurrent form
After leaving Severstal, Andrei Razin left behind an excellent team, which he had been building for five years. Indeed, the Cherepovets team seriously raised their level of play during this period, which they demonstrated once again last year. The team took fifth place in the Western Conference table following the regular championship, thereby receiving a ticket to the playoffs. However, in the Gagarin Cup, the club once again had to give in already in the first round, suffering a defeat from Moscow Spartak.
Despite another failure in the playoffs, the club remained virtually unchanged. Of the new additions, it is worth noting only CSKA defender Yaroslav Dyblenko, and forward Alexei Kruchinin, who previously played for Torpedo, will try to strengthen the attacking line. Undoubtedly, this year the "steelworkers" will again create serious competition in the league, as evidenced by the pre-season matches, in which the team showed decent results. In nine matches, the team suffered only one defeat without a chance from Ak Bars (0:3), and in all other matches they either won or lost with a close score.
Interesting trends for betting
- Last season, Severstal scored an average of three goals per match.
Severstal prefers an attacking style of play and mainly achieves success due to the number of goals scored, rather than the defensive line, which makes the matches high-scoring.
- Severstal has realized 23% of the majority
It is very dangerous to go off the ice against Severstal, as the team consistently uses an extra player on the ice.
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 goal: "Torpedo"
In three out of four head-to-head matches, Torpedo opened the scoring
1.85Goal in each period bet - yes
In three of the four head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.58Tip and bets
Torpedo will need time until the team gets together, because the roster has been replenished with a large number of new players. Despite this, bookmakers believe more in the success of the Nizhny Novgorod team and give a very high coefficient for the victory of Severstal, which we suggest taking advantage of. The Cherepovets team, unlike their opponent, retained almost all of their hockey players, and also showed an excellent game in the preseason and have every chance of successfully starting the regular championship. It is worth paying attention to the face-to-face meetings of the clubs: last season, the steelworkers consistently earned points away from the Avtozavodtsy, which they can do again.
Our prediction is a victory for Severstal with a handicap of (0) at 2.08
Bet on total
Both teams are not used to sitting back in defense and prefer an attacking style of play. It is unlikely that anything has changed over the summer, so in the upcoming match the clubs should please us with open hockey, which will lead to a large number of goals scored.
Betting Tip - total over five goals for 1.81
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Torpedo often shows excellent play at the start of the match, and in the upcoming match, due to the home advantage, it is quite capable of achieving success in the first period again, which is what we suggest placing a bet on.
Prediction - Torpedo wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.78
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