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Severstal vs. Admiral: KHL Match Prediction
On November 20, Cherepovets will host a meeting between the local Severstal and Admiral. Andrey Kozyrev team has lost four games in a row and was routed at the start of the home series. The Sailors played poorly in Yekaterinburg and lost big in Moscow, scoring only one goal in two games. Both teams really want to break their losing streaks. Who will succeed? We tell you about this in the prediction for the confrontation
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, Andrei Kozyrev charges began to lose their grip and suffered four defeats in a row. Today, the club from the Vologda Region is in eighth place in the West and in case of a victory, it will rise to a clear sixth place. The Steelworkers scored 30 points in 26 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 return home became a real nightmare for the Cherepovets team. They lost to Vityaz (1:7), and from the first minutes the meeting did not go according to the scenario of the home team.
Adam Liszka team has worsened its attacking performance and has managed to score only seven goals in the last five matches. The Cherepovets team defeated Kunlun twice, but in the last four starts they have scored only three goals in total. Kirill Pilipenko remains Seva best forward and has 23 points (12+11). The forward is in tenth place on the list of the KHL most productive hockey players.
Severstal has lost its former reliability in defense and has conceded 19 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 90.4% of the shots saved.
Disqualifications and injuries
Aleksandr Skorenov and Aleksey Kruchinin were injured and will not play against Admiral this Wednesday.
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 45.1 percent of their faceoffs.
So far, the team centers have not been so successful at the point and have lost more often.
Admiral Vladivostok
Russian FederationCurrent form
Admiral holds sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings and is set to play in the playoffs this season. The Vladivostok club has 29 points after 28 games, and so far the visitors have a negative goal difference of 75:86. After a successful series of games on home ice, in which Leonid Tambiev charges managed to score points in each of the games, the "sailors" went on an away tour. The "anchors" lost in Yekaterinburg with a minimal score to the local "Avtomobilist" (0:1), and before leaving for Cherepovets they were routed in Moscow by "Spartak" (1:6). The Far Easterners made only one accurate shot in the second period and were unable to impose a real fight on the ice of the "Megasport Arena".
After excellent performances at home, Libor Šulak team has once again slowed down in attack on the road. In the previous two games, they scored only once, and the numbers in Vladivostok and beyond are indecently different. Admiral is great at converting its chances with the support of its home crowd, but they have scored only 1.73 times on the road this season.
In recent matches, the club from the capital of the Far East has not played so well in defense. In four previous starts, it has conceded 13 times, which is more than three goals on average per match. Andrei Mishurov was the main goalkeeper of Admiral in November, but now Vasily Demchenko may take his place.
Disqualifications and injuries
Grigoriy Vaschenko will not play in the upcoming meeting in Cherepovets.
Interesting trends for betting
- Admiral throws 32 times per game on average
The Far Easterners shoot a lot, but convert 8.3% of their chances.
- The visitors only make 11 power moves per game.
The Sailors try to avoid physical play and prefer technical hockey.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three of the four previous matches involving Admiral, no more than one goal was scored in the first period
1.83Bet 2nd period: Severstal will score
Admiral has conceded in the second period for four games in a row
1.40Tip and bets
Severstal has lost its previous form and deservedly lost its last four matches. The Cherepovets team has stopped scoring and managed to score three or two goals in the previous four matches. Now the opponent that can and should be beaten will come to Cherepovets. Andrey Kozyrev team usually looks great on home ice, and in the current situation, the club fans will support their favorites even more. It is very difficult for Admiral to play away games, especially in central Russia. We do not think that Leonid Tambiev team will be able to take points against such motivated hosts.
Our prediction is Severstal victory at 1.75
Bet on individual total
Admiral is very good at home and scores quite a lot. On the road, Libor Šulak team often looks extremely pale and on average scores no more than two goals per match. In the current away series, the "sailors" have scored only one accurate hit in 120 minutes. We do not expect more than two goals from the Far Easterners against Severstal.
Forecast - Admiral individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.55
Bet on total
Both teams are in poor shape and have been playing rather poorly in attack at this stage of the season. Admiral rarely scores in large quantities on the road, and Severstal is not expected to play well in the lead. In the last seven meetings between the opponents, only twice have at least seven goals been scored. Let bet on the total under.
Forecast - total under six goals for 1.50
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