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Sochi - Amur: betting tip for the KHL match
As part of the regular KHL championship, a match between Sochi and Amur will take place on January 9. The previous meeting between the clubs was a tough fight and ended in favor of the Khabarovsk team. Both teams are approaching this confrontation in poor shape, so many do not expect to see a large number of goals scored in it. However, what is the best bet on this event? You will find out from our betting tip
Command Analysis
HC Sochi
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sochi is located at the bottom of the Western Conference standings and is the main outsider at the moment. The team will not be able to improve its position, so it has lost all motivation. Now, perhaps, it can occasionally please its few fans in the stands and try not to lose face in front of them. However, even now the club is on a series of four defeats and cannot earn points.
On their home ice, Sochi lost to SKA (4:5) and CSKA (1:4), and after the holidays they lost twice to the capital's Dynamo with a score of 1:5 and 0:2 respectively. It is noteworthy that in the final match with the white-blues, Sergei Zubov's team was as close to overtime as ever, but the penalty for Ilya Fedotov, which was realized by the opponent literally seven minutes before the siren, turned out to be fatal for them.
Of course, the Leopards have had to fight tough opponents lately, but it is worth mentioning that in the three previous cases they did not distinguish themselves by more than one goal scored. At the same time, the team remains one of the most conceding in the league, and usually at least four pucks end up in its net, even when it plays on its home ice. As a rule, Sochi performs worst within the starting game segment, in which they have a 24:50 ratio of goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Garayev will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Sochi allows 33 shots on goal
Sochi spends most of their time on defense, so their opponents often threaten their goal
- Sochi gets 7.59 minutes of penalty time
On average, Sochi players are sent off about four times per game
Amur Khabarovsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Amur is in the last place in the Eastern Conference standings and is just as much of an outsider this season as Sochi. However, the team still has a chance to rise from the last line, since it is literally one point behind its competitor Barys. But Khabarovsk has not usually shown good results lately, and has often lost within 60 minutes.
Thus, on their home ice they lost to Sibir (3:4), and after a difficult away victory over Traktor (3:2 OT) they lost to Magnitogorsk Metallurg (2:3) and unexpectedly suffered a crushing defeat in the confrontation with Kunlun with a score of 0:5, without having scored a single goal. In that match, the Tigers seemed to have gotten up on the wrong side, as they had huge problems with discipline and were sent off six times in total. Yakov Rylov was especially distinguished, letting his team down three times.
Overall, over the last two months, Viktor Kostyuchenko's team has not been distinguished by a strong defensive game and usually misses at least three or four goals. It is also difficult for them to play away from home, since the club has only won four victories in regulation time throughout the season. Incidentally, the second period of the game is often a failure for them, in which Amur has a 26:60 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Korotkikh and Mishchenko will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Amur receives an average of 7.53 penalty minutes per match
Khabarovsk players are usually sent off at least four times per game
- On the road, the Tigers statistically make 32 shots on target
The team is distinguished by high shooting activity this season
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was unscoring
1.70Bet 3rd period: Khabarovsk will score
In three out of five matches, the visitors scored in the third period
1.55Tip and bets
It is almost impossible to single out a clear favorite in this confrontation, and bookmakers failed to do so, among others. Both Sochi and Amur have demonstrated weak results throughout the season and are approximately equal in terms of their level of play. Previous matches between the clubs were also often evenly matched and ended with a minimal difference in the score, sometimes in favor of one team, sometimes in favor of the other. Incidentally, in previous meetings involving the Tigers, a draw was often recorded in regular time. We think that it makes sense to make such a bet in this confrontation.
Prediction - draw for 3.80
Total Bet
Amur has not been particularly productive in its last matches and has scored very few goals. Sochi, in turn, has also had difficulties creating and converting chances and, as a rule, has not scored more than two goals. The previous meeting between the teams, which took place a little over a month ago, also saw only three goals scored. Based on this, it makes sense to take the total under.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.72
Bet on individual total
Amur has often had problems with scoring in recent games and has not been able to score three goals. In the last encounter with Kunlun, the Khabarovsk team was left without a single goal and showed a weak attack. And last time they only broke through Sochi's defense twice, so it is highly likely that they will not be able to score three times this time either, especially if the Leopards play more solidly and reliably in their own zone.
We bet on the individual total of Khabarovsk players under 2.5 goals for 1.90
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