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Colorado vs. Nashville: NHL Match Prediction
Colorado will face Nashville on December 15 at home. Will the Predators be able to fight back against a powerful opponent? The last time they beat them on the road was a couple of years ago, and they haven’t had good results lately, since they just came off a long losing streak. The Avalanche, however, also lost in their previous home game. What bet should you place on this event? You’ll find out from the forecast
Command Analysis
Colorado Avalanche
USACurrent form
Colorado has been showing pretty good results this season and is currently in the playoff zone, sitting in eighth place in the Western Conference. The team could well improve its position, as it is often on a winning streak and shows a fairly stable game. Recently, it was able to win three victories in a row on the road. Let us recall that it managed to deal with Detroit (2:1), New Jersey (4:0) and Pittsburgh (6:2). However, in the final home match with Utah, the Pens unexpectedly lost with a score of 1:4, being the clear favorite.
In the last match, they only had 24 shots on goal, although they usually threaten the opponent goal much more often and score at least three goals, especially when playing with the support of their stands. Then, the only goal was scored in the 56th minute by Nathan MacKinnon, but his teammates remained silent that day.
Let emphasize that usually the most powerful in the performance of Jared Bednar squad is the second game segment, in which it has a ratio of 35:31 in goals scored and goals conceded and rarely remains without goals scored. Plus, the Avalanche are great at using their numerical advantage and are currently in ninth place in the championship in this indicator, with 24.5% of the extra man conversion rate.
Disqualifications and injuries
Poolman, Landeskog, Drouin, Chulington, Manson, Wood will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Colorado wins 43.6% of faceoffs
The Avalanche faceoff win percentage continues to get worse with each game.
- Colorado averages 6.9 penalty minutes
According to statistics, the Avalanche are sent off at least three to four times per match on average.
Nashville Predators
USACurrent form
Nashville is the biggest disappointment of the season so far. With a strong roster, the team is among the outsiders of the Western Conference, although they were predicted to have at least a place in the playoffs. At the moment, it occupies the penultimate line in the standings and has only 22 points. Let us recall that the Predators recently came off a long series of eight defeats. Thus, after unsuccessful matches against Montreal (0:3), Ottawa (1:3) and Calgary (3:4), they unexpectedly dealt with Dallas on the road with a score of 4:1, while getting away with only one missed puck.
In the match with the Sheriffs, the Predators played powerfully for three minutes in a row in the second period, during which they were able to score three goals, and Ryan O'Reilly even scored a double. It is also impossible not to note the actions of goalkeeper Junnus Annunen, who showed his best side and parried a total of 35 shots, which happens to him very rarely.
In general, the team continues to show a rather mediocre game away from home, because up to this point it was able to win only three victories in 16 matches. As a rule, Andrew Brunette team plays the worst in the second twenty minutes, in which today it has a ratio of 23:35 in goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Josi, Lauzon and Carrier will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nashville is getting 8.57 penalty minutes per game.
On average, the "predators" are sent off at least four times per game
- Nashville has an 87.2% power play neutralization rate.
According to this indicator, the club ranks first in the league.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was productive
1.80Bet 3rd period: home team win
In two of the three games, Colorado has been successful in the third period.
2.15Tip and bets
We think that Colorado is currently looking much better than its opponent and is obliged to earn two points at home. The Avalanche have shown good results before and, as a rule, have replaced one defeat with several victories in a row. Nashville, in turn, has just broken a long series of failures and has previously shown very weak play on the road, often losing in regulation time. In addition, the previous meeting between the clubs, which took place a month ago, also ended in favor of Bednar team.
Prediction - Colorado win for 1.95
Bet on individual total
Nashville had serious difficulties creating and converting chances in most of their previous games and couldn't score more than one or two goals. The team managed to score four times only in the last game, and before that they regularly limited themselves to two goals. Colorado, in turn, had fewer than three goals conceded in three of their previous four games, and in the last time they conceded only twice from the Predators.
We bet on Nashville individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.85
Total Bet
Many matches between the teams are spectacular and take place with six goals scored. After the failure in the last match, Colorado will probably try to improve its attack, and it can certainly do this, since it has a very strong attack line. Nashville also misses a lot on the road, so we think that due to the successful actions of the hosts in the opponent zone, this match will be productive.
We bet on total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.72
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