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Kunlun vs. Barys: KHL Match Prediction
Kunlun is preparing for a meeting with Barys, which will take place on December 19 in Mytishchi. The Beijing team looked good in the game against CSKA, but ultimately failed to earn points. The Astana team sensationally beat Dynamo after the break and are in a great mood. Which of the outsiders will take two points in the face-to-face confrontation? Look for the answer in the match forecast
Command Analysis
HC Red Star Kunlun
ChinaCurrent form
The Chinese team hardly has a real chance of getting into the playoffs after such a weak start to the season. Mikhail Kravets' team is only in tenth place in the West and has a modest 30 points after 37 matches. Kunlun improved somewhat at the end of autumn and had a series of four victories, but now the hosts have only one victory in the previous six games. Before the break, the club from Beijing played six matches on their home court, but was able to win only against Sochi (5:3). After the break, the "dragons" lost to CSKA in the capital (2:3), but showed a good level of play and could well have won.
The Chinese team remains the worst in the league in terms of defensive numbers. On average, the Chinese allow 3.65 goals per game, while at home this figure is even worse - 4.11 per game. Jeremy Smith remains the undisputed number one goalie of the team. The goalie has stopped 90.53% of shots and made two shutouts this season, having spent 24 games on the ice. Kyle Keiser has appeared on the ice quite often lately, but it is unlikely that he will be able to displace the Chinese from the main team.
Tomáš Jurčo has been Kunlun top scorer throughout the regular season. The Slovakian forward has scored 23 goals (8+15) and is 47th on the KHL list of goal scorers. Tyler Graovac has scored four points less (8+11) and is also among the league top 100 offensive players.
Disqualifications and injuries
Semyon Sinyatkin was injured and will not play against the "cats".
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 7.92 minutes of penalty time
A team is usually sent off more than four times per match.
Barys Nur-Sultan
KazakhstanCurrent form
Barys is in the penultimate line in the Eastern Conference table and has only 23 points after 37 starts. The team from Astana has improved with the arrival of Galym Mambetaliyev and at least beat Khabarovsk Amur. The "Cats" played very poorly before the break and went into the break with a series of eight defeats in a row, seven of which were in regulation time. Before the break, Roman Starchenko team lost to the local SKA in St. Petersburg by a narrow margin (0:1), and in the second stage of the season they sensationally beat Dynamo in Moscow (2:0). Anton Burdasov scored both goals for the visitors and became the main star of the match.
The Kazakh team has been good defensively in December and has allowed only 13 goals in its previous five games. Nikita Boyarkin is in great shape and made his third shutout of the regular season in the game against the White-Blues. The goalie currently has a 93.83% save percentage, which is one of the best in the entire league.
Weak attacking play often lets down the Astana club. Barys still scores very little and remains the worst team in the KHL in this regard. Of the attacking players, only Anton Burdasov can be noted, who became the club top scorer after the match in the capital. The forward scored ten goals and made five assists during the season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Roman Starchenko will not come to Mytishchi this Thursday.
Interesting trends for betting
- Barys wins 48.1% of faceoffs
Astana residents look weak on the spot and often lose in this important aspect.
- The Cats are averaging just 24 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 under 1.5 goals
In the last nine games involving Barys, the first period was not productive
1.70Bet 2nd period: Kunlun will not score
The Bars haven't conceded in the second period in three of their five games.
2.45Tip and bets
Barys is heading to the Moscow region in a great mood. The team from Kazakhstan has finally broken its terrible losing streak and can now breathe a sigh of relief. The visitors are doing well in defense and are capable of clinging to points in games against table outsiders like Kunlun. The Chinese club played well at the end of November, but now they don’t look so menacing. We think that Galym Mambetaliyev’s charges will show character in Mytishchi and won’t lose to the “dragons” in a crushing manner. We offer a bet on a plus handicap for the visitors.
Forecast - Barys win with Asian handicap (+1) for 1.68
Bet on individual total
Kunlun was not bad in terms of converting moments before the break, but after the break the Chinese scored only two goals against CSKA. At home, Mikhail Kravets charges usually play much worse and score less. Barys is not so bad in defense that they let in more than three goals from the hosts. Let play a bet on the hosts' total under in goals.
We bet on Kunlun individual total of less than three goals for 1.57
Total Bet
Matches between the teams are often boring and often do not please with their results. The style of play of Barys does not imply a large number of moments and very rarely the matches with the participation of the Kazakhs are really bright. Kunlun is also not very dangerous on its ice, so we do not expect more than four accurate hits from the opponents.
We take the total under five goals with a coefficient of 1.70
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