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Severstal vs. Vityaz: KHL Match Prediction
Vityaz will begin their next away tour with a game in Cherepovets on November 17. Pavel Desyatkov team continues to fight for the playoffs, but is currently five points behind the top eight in the West. Severstal has seriously weakened after a series of seven wins in a row and is now in a streak of three defeats in a row. The team from the Vologda Region could not withstand the competition and fell to seventh place in the conference. Will the hosts be able to break their losing streak with the support of their home crowd? Find out in our forecast for the meeting
Command Analysis
Severstal Cherepovets
Russian FederationCurrent form
Severstal had a very strong October and significantly improved its position in the conference table. After a series of victories, Andrey Kozyrev charges began to lose their grip and suffered three defeats in a row. Today, the club from the Vologda Region is in seventh place in the West and in case of a victory, it will rise to a clear sixth place. The Steelworkers scored 30 points in 25 starts and are unlikely to fail to get into the playoffs with such results after two months of the regular season. The Black and Yellows began the last away series of games with a victory over Kunlun (4:3), but after that they lost in turn to Dynamo Minsk (1:3), Vityaz (0:2) and Spartak (1:4). The hosts held on until the third period in the match against the Red and Whites, but in the final 20 minutes they fell apart and conceded three unanswered goals.
Adam Liszka team has worsened its attacking performance and has managed to score only 13 goals in the last five matches. Cherepovets defeated Kunlun twice, but in the last three starts has scored only two accurate hits in total. Kirill Pilipenko remains Seva best forward and has 23 points (12+11). The forward is sixth on the list of the KHL most productive hockey players.
Severstal has lost its former reliability in defense and has conceded 14 goals in the last five games. Alexander Samoilov and Konstantin Shostak are fighting for the right to be number one, but it is still unclear who will win this confrontation. Severstal goalies have 91.1% of the shots saved.
Disqualifications and injuries
Alexander Skorenov was injured and will not play against Vityaz this Sunday.
Interesting trends for betting
- Severstal takes 31 shots on goal per game
The Black and Yellows put enormous pressure on their opponents' goalkeepers in every game.
- The Steelers are winning just 44.8 percent of their faceoffs.
So far, the team centers have not been so successful at the point and have lost more often.
Vityaz
Russian FederationCurrent form
Vityaz is in ninth place in the West and has only 25 points in 27 attempts. The Bogatyrs have not lost hope of making the playoffs and regularly put pressure on Dynamo Minsk and other clubs from the lower half of the conference table. Pavel Desyatkov charges have been playing well in November and finished the previous away series with games against Dynamo Minsk (4:1) and Moscow (3:4). In Balashikha, the Moscow Region club lost to Sochi (1:3), but won against Severstal (2:0). The visitors were very close to beating the Zubrs for the second time in a row, but they could not hold on to a two-goal advantage after the end of the second period of the match and conceded four goals in the decisive 20 minutes (4:6).
Two Vityaz hockey players are among the top ten scorers in the league. Dmitry Buchelnikov scored 23 points (7+16) in the goal+pass system, and behind him is legionnaire Derek Barach. The American forward is spending his second season with the Moscow Region club and is currently the leading sniper in the KHL. The legionnaire made 22 effective actions (15+7) in two months of autumn.
Maksim Dorozhko remains the undisputed number one of the "Bogatyrs". The 26-year-old goalie has blocked 93.02% of shots on his goal and has four shutouts in 19 starts. Dmitry Shikin is always ready to help his teammates, but he is mainly assigned the role of backup. The veteran has taken to the ice 12 times and has allowed 2.8 goals per 60 minutes.
Disqualifications and injuries
Grigoriy Vaschenko will not play in the upcoming meeting in Cherepovets.
Interesting trends for betting
- Vityaz shoots 26 times per game on average
The Balashikha players don't shoot too much, but they convert 9.2% of their chances.
- The visitors only make ten power moves per game.
The "Bogatyrs" try to avoid physical struggle and prefer technical hockey.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three of the five previous matches between the teams, the first period was not productive
1.85Bet 3rd period: Vityaz will score
In three of the four previous games between the teams, Vityaz scored in the final 20 minutes
1.72Tip and bets
Severstal has lost its previous form and deservedly lost its last three matches. The Cherepovets team has stopped scoring and was able to score only two goals in the previous three matches. Vityaz was quite good during November and constantly clung to points in matches against fairly strong teams. Yes, the "bogatyrs" lost to Sochi, but they looked good in the game against Dynamo and recently won against their upcoming opponent on their home court. We believe that Pavel Desyatkov charges will be able to show decent hockey on the road as well. We suggest betting on the victory of the second team with a small positive handicap.
Our prediction is a victory for Vityaz with an Asian handicap (+1.5) for 1.75
Bet on individual total
Severstal has slowed down and after two crushing victories over Kunlun, it has managed to score only two goals in three matches. Vityaz has been conceding quite a lot, but if we take the Bogatyrs' recent performances, then in the nine previous starts the Moscow Region team has only conceded more than three times in a game. We don't think it will be easy for the hosts in the upcoming confrontation.
Forecast - Severstal individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.65
Bet on total
The recent match between the rivals was not spectacular only because the visitors did not show a decent game in attack. The hosts are not in the best shape at this stage of the season, and Vityaz as a whole can hardly be called a productive team. We believe that the match in the Vologda region will not be the highlight of the game day. Let play a bet on the total under goals.
Forecast - total under six goals for 1.55
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