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Spartak vs. Vityaz: KHL Match Prediction
As part of the regular KHL championship, a match between Spartak and Vityaz will take place on October 29. Bookmakers single out the red-and-whites as the clear favorites of this confrontation. This is not surprising, because all the recent matches between the teams, as a rule, ended in favor of the Muscovites. However, the "heroes" have also recently often taken points from the leaders. Is it worth betting on the success of the hosts? You will find out the answer from our forecast
Command Analysis
Spartak Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Spartak currently occupies third place in the Western Conference standings and has 25 points in total. The team has not been showing stable results for a month, but it has not allowed itself to lose three games in a row. True, after a tough away win against Amur (5:4), it lost to Admiral (3:4 OT), and on home ice it could not cope with St. Petersburg SKA, suffering a 2:5 defeat. Incidentally, in that confrontation with the army team, the Muscovites had a comfortable two-goal advantage, but were unable to maintain it and completely failed the second and third game periods, during which they conceded five goals.
In general, playing in defense always causes a lot of problems for Spartak. They rely more on their attack, but they do not always manage to score more than two or three times. Also, the club has demonstrated a rather weak implementation of the majority, and this indicator is at the level of 16.9%. Alexey Zhamnov team earns most of its points on its home ice and allowed itself to be beaten within 60 minutes only three times. This season, Adam Ruzicka has really blossomed in Spartak, he has already managed to score ten goals and is now one of the main snipers of the league.
Disqualifications and injuries
Belyaev and Prince will not take part in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Spartak takes no less than 32 shots per match
The red and whites rely exclusively on attacking play and spend a lot of time in the opponent zone
- Spartak gets six minutes of penalty time per game
Spartak is one of the most disciplined clubs in the league at the moment
Vityaz
Russian FederationCurrent form
Vityaz is outside the playoff zone and currently ranks ninth in the West. The team will fight for a spot in the playoffs, but is unlikely to be a serious contender for a spot in the top eight. It is not known for its stable results, but from time to time it produces winning streaks. Not long ago, the Bogatyrs, of course, lost to SKA with a rout (1:8) and could not cope with Minsk Dynamo (1:2), but in the final confrontation with Torpedo they won with a score of 2:1. In the last game, the Balashikha team had to show character. They were losing 0:1 and literally five minutes before the end of the third period they came out ahead and still brought the matter to a victorious end.
Often, Pavel Desyatkov team shows mediocre results and differs by no more than two goals scored. The club is forced to spend most of the time on the defensive and act as the second number. By the way, in the six previous meetings it did not score even three goals. However, in the majority play, Vityaz, although not in the first positions, has 17.8% of the extra man power play. The strongest segment in the performance of the "bogatyrs" is the first period, but closer to the end of the meeting they often slow down and have the worst ratio of goals scored and conceded in the third period.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vaschenko and Yezhov will not take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Vityaz allows 33 shots on goal
Vityaz spends a lot of time on defense, so it is not surprising that opponents make many shots at their goal
- The Bogatyrs win 47% of faceoffs
Vityaz often loses to its opponents at the point
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the three previous matches involving Muscovites, the first period was spectacular
1.85Bet 3rd period: home team win
In three out of five matches against visitors, Spartak achieved victory in the third period
1.95Tip and bets
In our opinion, Spartak should succeed in the upcoming match. However, it is far from certain that the red-and-whites will deal with their opponent without any problems. After all, Vityaz is used to fighting back against such opponents and has often taken points from the leaders in the past. The Muscovites have serious difficulties with their defense, and they regularly miss at least three goals. We think that it will be very difficult for the hosts to beat the "bogatyrs" with a difference of two goals.
Prediction - Vityaz win with Asian handicap (+1.5) on goals for 1.85
Bet on individual total
Spartak have conceded at least three goals in all five of their previous matches. Vityaz, of course, is not known for its huge number of goals scored, but in the match with the red-and-whites they can play on the counter-course and find their moments in counterattacks. Spartak are poor at defending and allow their opponents too much in their zone, so it makes sense to bet on the guests' individual total.
We take the individual total of “Vityaz” more than two goals for 1.85
Total Bet
All previous matches involving the hosts were spectacular and usually featured six or more goals. The last matches between the clubs were also often spectacular. It is quite possible that in the upcoming confrontation we will see at least six goals.
We bet on total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.85
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