Liontips
Severstal vs. Spartak: KHL Match Prediction
As part of the regular KHL championship, an interesting match between Severstal and Spartak will take place on January 6. The Cherepovets team suffered a crushing defeat just the day before, so they will certainly try to rehabilitate themselves in front of their home fans and show quality hockey. However, the red-and-whites finished the last match against the Cherepovets team in their favor with a score of 4:1. Will anything prevent them from achieving success this time? What bet should you place on this event? Find the answers to these questions in the forecast
Command Analysis
Severstal Cherepovets
Russian FederationCurrent form
Severstal dropped to seventh place in the Western Conference, but in case of a successful winning streak it can improve its position in the standings and finish its performance in the regular season at least in the top five. After a long series of successful matches, the team began a rather expected decline, and it began to alternate victories with defeats. Let us recall that even before the holidays, the Cherepovets team dealt with Neftekhimik (4:1), lost to Salavat Yulaev (0:2), and after an away victory over Ak Bars (3:2) they returned to their home arena, where they were soundly defeated by Dynamo Moscow - 2:7.
However, such disastrous matches with Andrei Kozyrev team happen from time to time, but after them, as a rule, they pull themselves together and demonstrate hockey at a high level. It is quite possible that such a major defeat is due to the fact that the "steelworkers" simply did not have time to get into the game rhythm after the rest. In general, they show decent results on their ice and have already managed to win 15 victories in regular time.
Let us emphasize that many games involving Severstal are spectacular and have a high number of goals, since it adheres to an open style of play and tries to act on counter courses. That is why it is not surprising that the best in its performance is the second game segment, in which the Cherepovets team has a ratio of 41:32 in goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Adam Liszka will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Severstal receives an average of 4.88 penalty minutes per match
The Cherepovets team is distinguished by good discipline and is sent off much less often compared to many teams
- Severstal wins 46.9% of faceoffs
The club remains one of the worst in the championship in this indicator
Spartak Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Spartak remains one of the leaders of the Western Conference and is in third place in the tournament table, with 55 points. The team, of course, can hardly claim leadership, but it can finish its performance in the regular season in second place, thanks to which it will get a more convenient opponent in the first round of the playoffs. Moreover, in general, Spartak players demonstrate quite stable results and rarely allow themselves to be dealt with within 60 minutes.
However, recently the red-and-whites have not managed to find stability as such, and they alternated victories with defeats. On the road, they lost to CSKA (4:5 OT), then dealt with Minsk Dynamo (3:2 OT), and after an unexpectedly unsuccessful match against Kunlun (2:4), they beat Vityaz with a score of 4:2. On this major note, the Muscovites ended the year, heading off to the holidays.
It will be interesting to see what form they return in, as they have had more time to rest than the others. Speaking about the away game of Alexey Zhamnov team, it looks very good and has achieved success in regulation time in exactly half of the matches. The club also continues to please fans with a bright attacking game and on average distinguishes itself with no less than three goals scored, and is also second in the league in the total number of goals scored.
Disqualifications and injuries
Galimov and Mironov will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Spartak has 36:24 in goals scored and conceded in the first period
The red and whites have been playing at a high level in the opening period and often leave it behind them
- On average, Spartak takes 31 shots on the opponent goal per match
Muscovites are distinguished by their high shooting activity and try to threaten the opponent goal from any position
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five games involving visitors, the first period was productive
1.95Bet 3rd period: home team to score
In three out of four matches, Cherepovets scored goals in the third period
1.50Tip and bets
Severstal must pull itself together after the crushing defeat from Dynamo Moscow and show everything it can do. It is capable of much at home, since it has achieved most of its victories this season with the support of its stands and often achieves success in regulation time. Plus, in Cherepovets, the steelworkers are used to giving a worthy rebuff to the red-whites and fighting with them for points. We think that, having returned from a long break, it will be difficult for Spartak to catch the rhythm of the game, so it makes sense to play the victory of Andrei Kozyrev team.
Forecast - Severstal win with handicap (0) for 1.95
Bet on individual total
Severstal usually demonstrates decent efficiency and averages at least three goals, especially when playing at home. Spartak clearly misses more on the road than at home and usually allows the opponent to score three times. In recent home matches, the Cherepovets team, as a rule, did not experience serious difficulties in converting moments. Based on this, we bet on their total.
We take the individual total of Severstal more than 2.5 goals for 1.80
Total Bet
Matches between the teams are often spectacular and have more than five goals scored. Spartak plays exclusively on the road. The Muscovites themselves play well in attack, but they also concede a lot in response. Both clubs are great at acting in the opponent zone and create many moments, so there is a high probability that the upcoming confrontation will also be productive.
We bet on total over 5.5 goals for 1.95
Upcoming matches
Read more
Tips from experts
Today tips
Betting predictions stat
