Neftekhimik vs. Spartak: KHL match forecast

Current form

Neftekhimik completed another unsuccessful away series of three games, in which they won only one victory over Avtomobilist (3:1). They managed to achieve success only due to the excellent play of goalie Dolganov, who reflected 47 shots out of 48. In the remaining games, the Wolves had serious problems both creating and converting moments in attack, which ultimately led to defeats by Avangard (2:3 OT) and Ak Bars (0:2). Returning to the home arena, the team fought with Salavat Yulaev and this time they were finally able to show their best side, defeating the clear favorite with a score of 4:2. In particular, it is worth praising forwards Belozerov and Di, who scored two points each.

It seemed that the victory over Ufa would give the team confidence in its abilities, due to which it would also easily cope with Kunlun, but this did not happen. Nizhnekamsk again relied on the attacking line and consistently created pressure on the opponent throughout the entire meeting, but the implementation of shots was almost zero, which ultimately led to failure (1:3). Indeed, this season the club has serious problems with the effectiveness of the attack and in this indicator remains one of the worst in the league. However, the lost points did not seriously affect the position of Neftekhimik and it continues to remain in seventh place in the Eastern Conference table.

Disqualifications and injuries

In the infirmary of Neftekhimik everything remains unchanged. The team continues to play without defender Roman Abrosimov and forward Alexander Dergachev.

Interesting trends for betting

• On average, Neftekhimik scores only two goals per match

The team main problem remains its very weak attacking play, which does not allow it to consistently fight back against its competitors.

• The Wolves average seven penalty minutes per game.

The club has good discipline and rarely breaks the rules, which allows it to remain in full force.