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“Kunlun” - “Sibir”: forecast for the KHL match
On December 8, the local "dragons" will play against guests from Novosibirsk in Mytishchi. Mikhail Kravets' team has gained excellent form and is in the best shape this season. "Sibir" has lost a huge number of points and left the top eight in the East, remaining outside the playoff zone. It seems that with such results, the resignation of Vadim Epanchintsev is not far off. Will the "snowmen" be able to beat "Kunlun"? This is in the forecast for the confrontation
Command Analysis
HC Red Star Kunlun
ChinaCurrent form
Kunlun remains in tenth place in the conference table and continues to believe in getting into the playoffs. The team from Beijing earned 30 points in 35 starts and is six points behind Torpedo from Nizhny Novgorod, which is in eighth place, but has played two more games. At the end of November, Mikhail Kravets' team had a series of four victories, but ended their away tour with an offensive defeat to Lada (1:2). Returning home, the Beijing team lost at home to Dynamo Moscow (4:5, OT), and two days later suffered a defeat to Neftekhimik (2:5). The hosts did not remain upset for long and confidently beat their archrival from Sochi, dominating the match (5:3).
The Chinese team remains the worst in the league in terms of defensive numbers. On average, the Chinese allow 3.57 goals per game, while at home this figure is even worse - 3.94 per match. Jeremy Smith remains the team undisputed number one. The goalie has reflected 90.74% of shots and made two shutouts this season, having spent 23 games on the ice. It should be noted that the "stars" have been doing well for themselves in defense lately and have allowed 15 goals in the last five games.
Tomáš Jurčo has been Kunlun top scorer throughout the regular season. The Slovakian forward has scored 21 goals (8+13) and is 48th on the KHL list of goal scorers. Luke Lockhart has scored three points less (8+10) and is also among the league top 100 offensive players.
Disqualifications and injuries
Semyon Sinyatkin was injured and will not play against the Snowflakes.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, Kunlun allows at least 34 shots on their goal
Red Star usually doesn't play the best defense and doesn't have time to block shots
- Kunlun gets 8.09 minutes of penalty time
The team is usually sent off more than four times per match
Sibir Novosibirsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sibir has lost everything that Vadim Epanchintsev team earned during September and the first half of October. The Snowflakes occupy a humiliating tenth place in the East and are ahead of only weak teams from Astana and Khabarovsk. The club from Novosibirsk has scored only 27 points in 31 starts and has won only four games since October 11. In the second half of November, the Snowmen won in Sochi (4:2) with some difficulty and beat Barys on home ice (2:0) without a win. The last trip before the break for the Siberians began with a defeat in Ufa (1:3), although the visitors were ahead before the start of the third 20 minutes.
Sergei Shirokov team has been very weak in attack for a long time and in the last ten games it has scored only 18 goals. Canadian defenseman Trevor Murphy scored 28 points (5+23) and constantly creates scoring chances for his teammates. In addition to him, we can also say something about Vladimir Butuzov, who is the team best sniper (11+8).
Anton Krasotkin and Denis Kostin are having a weak season for themselves, stopping only 90.4% of shots on their own possessions. Kostin has been on the ice more often lately, but it was Krasotkin who defended Sibir goal in the previous two games. He has played 16 games and has not made a single shutout in the current regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ilya Morozov will not come to Mytishchi this Sunday.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sibir wins 48.5% of faceoffs
The Siberians look weak at the point and often lose in this important aspect.
- The Snowmen are averaging just 26 shots per game.
The visitors try to throw as many shots as possible, but many attempts are blocked by the opponents.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches involving the home team, the first period was productive
2.00Bet 3rd period: home team to score
In three out of four matches, the hosts scored goals in the third period
1.66Tip and bets
Kunlun has looked no weaker than its counterpart lately. Red Star has shown good results and often achieved success even in matches with strong opponents, while Novosibirsk has experienced many problems and often lost within 60 minutes. Moreover, the Snowmen play poorly on the road and have demonstrated mediocre hockey throughout the season. In addition, it is far from certain that Sibir has already recovered from the most offensive defeat to Salavat, because in that confrontation it had the advantage and was left without a single point.
Forecast - Kunlun win with handicap (0) in 2.45
Bet on individual total
Kunlun has shown decent performance in many previous cases and often broke open the opponents' defense more than twice. In five previous meetings out of six, Red Star scored at least twice. Sibir, in turn, usually allows opponents to score at least three goals when away. By the way, only in one meeting out of seven, namely against Barys, did Epanchintsev team remain without goals conceded.
We bet on the individual total of Kunlun more than two goals for 1.62
Total Bet
Matches between teams are often boring and often do not please with their results. Kunlun played all three matches in the home series extremely brightly and pleased the stands with a large number of goals. Now there is everything for spectacular hockey, so we will offer a bet on the total more goals.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.92
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