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Sibir vs. SKA: KHL Match Forecast
On November 13, Sibir will try to win the first match in the current series on home ice. This time, SKA from St. Petersburg will visit Vadim Epanchintsev charges. The Army Men are on the decline and have lost five games in a row. Not long ago, the teams met each other and then the Red-Blues achieved great success. The Novosibirsk team has not been able to win since the end of September. Are they able to break this trend? Read our forecast
Command Analysis
Sibir Novosibirsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sibir is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference and has 22 points. The team had a great start to the season and pleased fans with their results for a long period of time. The club was in the top three in the East and was only getting better, but now it is in poor shape. The Novosibirsk team faced a series of five defeats, after which they dealt with Magnitogorsk Metallurg (4:3) in a tough fight, making an incredible comeback in the third period, but lost to Salavat Yulaev on their home court with a score of 2:3 in a shootout, although they had every chance of a favorable outcome. In the previous meeting, Vadim Epanchintsev team was no longer able to cope with the onslaught of the Foxes (1:4) and were losing by three goals by the middle of the match.
The Snowmen are terrible on offense and have only made ten accurate shots in their last five games. The hosts' top scorer is still Trevor Murphy, who has 21 points (4+17). At the same time, the Canadian defenseman has only earned one point in his last six starts. The Snowmen captain and leading scorer Sergei Shirokov is not capable of winning games on his own.
Denis Kostin became the club main goalie amid the weak play of Anton Krasotkin. The 29-year-old goalie of Sibir reflected 91.61% of shots on his goal, but made one shutout in 12 games. For now, the second number is young Vladimir Tabachnikov, who has never stepped on the ice in the KHL and is trying his hand at Kurgan Zauralye.
Disqualifications and injuries
Egor Martynov will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Sibir takes 26 shots on target per match
Novosibirsk residents spend a lot of time in their own zone and act as second number
- According to statistics, the "snowmen" receive 6.52 minutes of penalty time
"Sibir" has pretty good discipline and is rarely sent off more than three times
SKA St. Petersburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
SKA was one of the best teams in October and won seven games in a row, but now the Army Men are in very bad shape. Alexander Nikishin team has fallen to third place in the conference, with 32 points after 26 games played. After an unpleasant defeat at the end of last month from Lokomotiv (2:3), the Army Men have scored only one point. Roman Rotenberg charges looked poor in Ufa (2:4) and Mytishchi (1:2, OT), lost at home to Sochi (2:5), and in the last match they lost to Omsk (1:2). The visitors looked poor in attack in the match against Avangard and were able to beat Pavel Khomchenko only once.
The Army Club has failed to capitalize on a huge number of opportunities in early November and has scored only eight goals in its last five starts. During this period, SKA has never scored more than twice, and the team top scorers are silent. Arseniy Gritsyuk is seventh on the list of the league top scorers with 22 points (8+14) in the goal+pass system. For four games in a row, the young forward has been unable to help his teammates score.
Egor Zavragin has firmly established himself as the Army Men number one. The goalie lets in 2.53 goals per 60 minutes and reflects 91.46% of shots on goal. The goalie has only made one shutout in 11 games, but the visiting coaching staff continues to trust him.
Disqualifications and injuries
Artem Zemchenok was injured in early September and is still undergoing treatment.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, SKA takes 34 shots on goal
The "army men" spend most of their time on the attack and make life difficult for the opposing goalkeeper
- The Red-Blues receive 8.23 minutes of penalty time
Under Roman Rotenberg, the team does not always play with discipline and often breaks the rules in simple situations
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In five of the previous seven matches, no more than one goal was scored in the first period.
1.88Bet 2nd period: home team to score
Sibir scored in the second period in four of the previous five games
1.72Tip and bets
Sibir is far from its best form, but it is high time for the Snowmen to win on their home court. Vadim Epanchintsev charges have not been able to win and please their fans since the end of September, but now the hosts can take advantage of their opponent weakness. SKA has started scoring very little and has lost the last five matches. The Army Men are unable to score points without good implementation of their chances and are on the decline. We do not think that the Red-Blues will be able to crush their opponent in Novosibirsk. We suggest betting on the first victory with a small positive handicap.
We bet on Siberia to win with an Asian handicap (+1.5) for 1.75
Bet on individual total
Sibir rarely misses in large numbers on home ice. Vadim Epanchintsev team missed four goals in five previous games, but it unlikely that the defense will crumble against SKA. The Army Men scored only eight accurate hits in late October - early November. We don't think Roman Rotenberg will have time to work on his mistakes in such a short period of time.
We bet on SKA individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.65
Total Bet
Many matches involving Sibir are ineffective, especially when it plays on its home court. SKA has also not been pleasing with good implementation lately, but Alexander Nikishin team does not often fail in defense. The recent meeting between the rivals was spectacular, but then the St. Petersburg team was in excellent shape. Now we expect hockey without many goals.
We bet on a total of less than six goals for 1.58
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