Metallurg Magnitogorsk vs. Neftekhimik: KHL match betting tip

Current form

Metallurg has not yet found its game. The current Gagarin Cup holder is currently among the outsiders and occupies the last place in the Eastern Conference standings. The team was able to achieve only one victory, but is now again on a series of four defeats. Magnitogorsk previously lost on the road to Neftekhimik (2:3), Ak Bars (0:2), and also failed to cope with Severstal (2:5). At the same time, Andrei Razin's team is experiencing huge problems with creating and realizing moments and often cannot open up the opponent's defense more than once or twice.

Of course, we need to take into account the fact that the club has problems with its roster, since the first three attackers are played by hockey players from their VHL and MHL, and key players are in the infirmary. Vovchenko and Yurov should be on the ice soon, and things should get a little better with them, but they will still need time to get into the rhythm of the game. That is why it is difficult to say what to expect from the "foxes" in the future, because with such a game it will be very difficult for them to even qualify for the top eight.

Disqualifications and injuries

Yurov and Vovchenko are expected to appear on the ice in the upcoming match, but Denis Zernov is still in the infirmary

Interesting trends for betting

• On average, Metallurg receives four minutes of penalty time per match.

Metallurg does not play rough hockey, because it understands perfectly well that even with equal numbers it will not be easy for it to achieve victory in the current conditions

• The Foxes are winning 44% of their faceoffs statistically.

So far, Magnitogorsk is inferior to many of its rivals at the point and is not improving this indicator for the better.