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St. Louis vs. Anaheim: KHL Match Prediction
St. Louis will face Anaheim on their home court on January 10. The Blues have suffered two defeats in a row, so in the upcoming home match they will probably try to give their best and, with the support of their stands, prove their superiority over the Ducks. However, the Ducks are not so simple now and have recently often taken points from strong opponents. What is the best bet on this event? You will find out from our betting tip
Command Analysis
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis found itself outside the playoff zone and is located in the tenth place of the Western Conference. The team is literally a couple of points behind the eighth place, so if there is a strong desire, it can return to the eighth place in the near future. However, of course, throughout the season the club has demonstrated unstable results and is often on a losing streak, so with such indicators it will be very difficult to claim anything significant.
The Notes had previously managed to achieve success in matches with Chicago (6:2) and Ottawa (4:0), but after that they lost to Columbus (4:6) and Minnesota (4:6), while conceding 12 goals in a couple of matches. There is nothing particularly surprising about this, since Jim Montgomery's team adheres to a fairly open style of play and is used to playing on the counterattack. However, the third game segment remains the most unsuccessful in his performance, in which he has 40:50 in goals scored and goals conceded.
It's also worth remembering that St. Louis has struggled to get its penalty kill going. The Blues currently have a 73.7% kill percentage, ranking 27th in the league. Notably, the Blues have only won six games within 60 minutes on their ice, while they've lost nine times.
Disqualifications and injuries
Faksa, Krug and Leddy will not play in the upcoming match due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- St. Louis gets 7.62 penalty minutes per game.
Typically, notes are removed at least four times per game.
- Statistically, St. Louis has 26 shots on goal.
The team has been characterized by rather low shooting activity this season.
Anaheim Ducks
USACurrent form
Anaheim is still one of the outsiders of the Western Conference, although it has slightly improved its position in the standings. Now the team occupies the 13th place and has 36 points. Its situation is much more difficult than that of its opponent, and it is highly likely that it will no longer be able to fight for a place in the playoffs. To do this, it needs to make a crazy breakthrough and give a decent winning streak, but this season it has only won more than one victory in a row twice.
By the way, the Ducks were recently experiencing their best times and won three victories in a row. However, after that they again began to alternate successful matches with defeats. Note that on the road the Ducks lost to Edmonton (2:3), and after a successful match on their ice against Tampa (4:1) they lost to Calgary with a score of 2:3 in overtime. The positive point is that Anaheim is an inconvenient team for many opponents, so it rarely loses by a difference of several goals.
Greg Cronin's team, as a whole, often plays in a rather closed style, so many matches with his participation are ineffective and take place with a minimum number of goals scored. It is also worth mentioning that the club continues to experience great difficulties playing in 5v3 and 5v4 formats and currently has only 13.6% of the extra man conversion rate, which is terrible by league standards.
Disqualifications and injuries
Zegras, Suchanek, McGinn and McKeown will be out of the upcoming meeting due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Anaheim is getting 8.28 penalty minutes per game.
Ducks are usually eliminated at least four times per game.
- Anaheim has a 25-32 goal-against ratio in the second period.
The Ducks have been very ineffective in the second twenty minutes and rarely score goals in it.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches involving the home team, the first period was productive
1.60Bet 3rd period: Anaheim will score
In three of the last four meetings against St. Louis, the visitors scored in the third period
1.60Tip and bets
We think that Anaheim can give the Blues a tough fight in the upcoming match and fight for points. The Ducks have been showing their best side lately and have often celebrated success, while St. Louis continues to show very unstable results and can stumble against absolutely any opponent. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that the Ducks are an inconvenient opponent for the hosts and have regularly caused them difficulties in past matches. It is quite possible that this time the visitors will not lose by more than one goal.
Prediction - Anaheim win with Asian handicap (+1.5) on goals for 1.64
Bet on individual total
Anaheim adheres to a fairly closed style of play and often manages with a minimum number of missed pucks. The team itself scores very little, but usually even away does not miss more than two or three times. St. Louis in matches with such opponents faces the problem of realizing moments and is usually unable to score even three times. Based on this, we take the individual total blues.
We take the individual total of St. Louis under 3.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.65
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