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CSKA vs. Vityaz: KHL Match Prediction
On September 19, CSKA will play a home match against Vityaz, and we, in turn, will try to make an accurate betting tip for this event. The army men are stronger in terms of composition and, of course, are clear favorites of the confrontation. In addition, the "bogatyrs" are currently far from their ideal form and have suffered two defeats in a row. In face-to-face meetings, the army men have a clear advantage. Does it make sense to bet on their success this time? You will find out more below
Command Analysis
CSKA Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
CSKA is currently in fourth place in the Western Conference and has seven points. The team has not been able to get into a long winning streak, although it has a strong roster and shows quite a high-quality game. It played most of its matches at the start of the season at home, but as soon as it went on the road, it immediately lost to Severstal (2:4). Fortunately, in the next match on home ice, the army team dealt with Dynamo Moscow with a score of 3:1.
Overall, Ilya Vorobyov's team plays very well in attack and creates many moments, thanks to which they average no less than three goals scored. The club is also currently one of the best in the majority and has a 41.7% conversion rate. However, of course, the team needs to improve in defense, since it concedes a lot compared to the other leaders of the West.
Disqualifications and injuries
Yarosh and Williams will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, CSKA takes 30 shots per match
The army team plays very actively in the opponent's zone and constantly tries to put pressure on the opponent's goalkeeper with shots, which is why they demonstrate good results.
- The Army Men win 55.7% of faceoffs
In previous matches, the Muscovites performed well at the point and took most of the face-offs.
Vityaz
Russian FederationCurrent form
Vityaz is in ninth place in the Western Conference table and is unlikely to be able to compete for anything serious this season, because its roster is inferior to many opponents. After two successful matches at home, the Bogatyrs suffered two defeats in a row. Let us recall that first they lost heavily to Dynamo Minsk (1:5), and then they could not cope with Lada (1:2), although they had a minimal advantage. The team has the most difficulties with attacking play.
It is noteworthy that only in the single meeting with Sochi, Pavel Desyatkov's team was able to score more than two goals, but in the rest of the matches, they demonstrated mediocre results. It is also worth mentioning that the club plays weakly in unequal compositions and, for example, has only 12% of the extra man's implementation, as well as only 77.8% of the opponent's majority neutralization. By the way, Vityaz has not played a single away match this season, so it will be interesting to watch its performance on the road.
Disqualifications and injuries
Galuzin, Stewart and Vaschenko will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, Vityaz allows at least 31 shots on its goal
Vityaz spends most of its time on defense and plays second fiddle against strong opponents.
- The Bogatyrs receive an average of nine minutes of penalty time per match.
Vityaz is not a disciplined club and plays a fairly rough style of hockey, which is why they earn a lot of penalties.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.82Bet 2nd period: both teams to score
In four out of five matches involving CSKA, both teams scored goals in the second period
2.37Tip and bets
We think that CSKA can be considered a clear favorite in this match. The army team is much stronger now in terms of roster and clearly does not intend to lose points on the home ice. Many previous meetings between the clubs ended in favor of the home team. And besides, Vityaz has never had good results on the road. We should not forget that the "bogatyrs" have previously lost to weaker opponents, so we do not think that they will be able to impose a close fight on one of the leaders.
Betting Tip - CSKA win with Asian handicap (-1.5) on goals for 1.65
Bet on individual total
In most of the previous matches, Vityaz did not distinguish themselves by more than one or two goals scored. CSKA even in the previous match against Dynamo played extremely reliably in defense and conceded only once. It is also worth noting that the guests have a very hard time scoring against the army team, so it makes sense to bet on their individual total.
We take the individual total of “Vityaz” less than two goals with a coefficient of 1.67
Total Bet
The previous meeting between the teams took place before the end of the preseason, and then only four goals were scored within 60 minutes. We do not expect a large number of goals from the visitors, and the army men will probably not open up after a couple of realized moments and will focus on playing defense.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.85
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