SKA-1946 – Almaz: MHL match betting tip
On September 5, SKA-1946 will host Almaz at the Hockey City Arena in Saint Petersburg. The hosts won the Kharlamov Cup last season, and they will have to defend their title this season. Who will be the winner and what bets should they play? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

SKA-1946

Current form
The team faces the task of defending the title it earned and winning the regular championship, but it will be very difficult to do so. Last season, the team from St. Petersburg took second place in its division and won 38 victories, which were achieved in regular time. The team started with two games against Lokomotiv, where the opponents exchanged victories. In the first meeting, the Army Men emerged victorious 4:1. However, in the second match, the team suffered a 4:7 defeat, without winning in a single period.
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has scored an average of four goals in its last five games.
- The club has not won in the first period in the last three matches
Estimated line-up : Saranchuk, Remezovsky, Kol, Polyakov, Korotkiy, Lutfullin, Kornilov, Sozinov, Suraev, Nedopekin, Nugmanov, Vilchinsky, Kalinin, Slivchenko, Graf, Kapchuk, Matveyev, Andreychenko, Bilinchuk, Filippov.

Almaz

Current form
In the last championship, the club fought for the Kharlamov Cup and managed to reach the quarterfinal stage, where they were defeated by Yaroslavl Loko (1:3). However, in the 1/8 finals, Almaz sensationally beat Moscow Dynamo (3:2), losing 0:2 during the series. The Cherepovets club won six victories in 11 meetings in the preseason. In the last three matches in a row, the team has not known the bitterness of defeat, where they beat Dynamo 576 (4:1), AKM-Novomoskovsk (4:0) and Amurskie Tigry (1:0 B).
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- Last season, the club averaged 3.4 goals per game
- The team has not lost in regulation time in the last four games.
Estimated line-up : Melchakov, Anosov, Arefyev, Denezhkin, Gulenok, Ivanov, Kalinin, Kazulaev, Matveyev, Petrov, Prishchepa, Sadovin, Shein, Sozinov, Volzhenkov, Mukhanov, Pesterev, Platonov, Ulyanov, Khomitsky, Shilov.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
1.72Bet 3rd period: victory SKA-1946
In 3 of the 5 recent matches, the Army Men won in the third period
1.70Tip and bets
In this match, the hosts will take the advantage and dictate the terms of the game. It is worth noting that in the last three face-to-face matches, more than five goals were scored, and we believe that in this confrontation there will be no fewer.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Bet on total
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the hosts as favorites. SKA-1946 is playing at its home arena, will use its experience and win over its opponent from Cherepovets after a crushing defeat from Lokomotiv. The team from St. Petersburg worked on its mistakes, and we believe that it will win with an advantage of several goals, as in the last face-to-face match.
Betting Tip - Asian handicap (-2.5) on SKA-1946 with odds of 1.65
Bet on individual total
The "army men" have no problems in attack, the team has scored 24 goals against their opponent in the last five head-to-head games. We believe that the hosts will be able to upset the opponent's goalkeeper more than four times, since they have not scored less in the last two matches.
Betting Tip - individual total SKA-1946 more than 4.5 goals for 1.95