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Metallurg Magnitogorsk - Sochi: KHL match betting tip
Metallurg has won eight games in a row and is back in the fight for the lead in the East. Andrey Razin team is in great shape and will try to take another two points in the game against Sochi on January 13. The southerners are gradually losing even their theoretical chances of getting into the playoffs. They were able to break the losing streak, but have won only two games since the end of November. Last season, the steelmakers beat their opponents twice. What will this match be like? Read our prediction for it
Command Analysis
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Metallurg had not shown championship results for a long time, but with the beginning of winter the Foxes began to perform much better and are now close to getting into the top three of the conference table. Andrey Razin charges are in fourth place in the East, having 56 points after 44 games. The hosts are in optimal shape, having won eight games in a row. The current home series of games began for the Foxes with victories over Amur (3:2), Admiral (4:3, OT) and Traktor (5:3). The steelworkers demonstrated excellent implementation of moments in the match against the Chelyabinsk team and were already leading by three goals by the beginning of the second period. It was not difficult to maintain the desired result, although the Bears were getting close to their opponent.
Metallurg has been doing well in defense lately, and has allowed only ten goals in its last five games. Ilya Nabokov returned from a recent injury and has shown himself to be excellent in previous games. The best goalie of the last playoffs has reflected 92.74% of shots this season and has three shutouts in 32 attempts. Alexander Smolin often appears on the ice, but he has to put up with the role of second goalie.
Robin Press remains the top scorer of the club from the Chelyabinsk region. The defender from Sweden occupies only 48th place in the list of the most productive hockey players in the KHL. The defender earned 29 points (3+20) and mainly assisted his partners, bringing them to a shooting position. In addition to him, we should highlight Roman Kantzerov, who has gained impressive form. Since the beginning of winter, the young forward has distinguished himself in almost all games with accurate shots or passes.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vladislav Eremenko and Makar Khabarov will not play in the next match.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Metallurg wins 48.4% of faceoffs
The Foxes win less than half of their faceoffs.
- The Steelers are blocking 14 shots per game on average.
The team doesn't give their goalies much help and rarely blocks shots on goal.
HC Sochi
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sochi remains the main outsider of the Western Conference and will definitely not be able to improve its position in the near future. And before the end of the regular championship, it will be very difficult for the team to reduce the gap to Vityaz, since at the moment it is eight points behind it and still shows rather weak results. Not long ago, the southerners began another series of defeats, but were able to interrupt it in the last home game. Sergei Zubov charges lost to SKA (4:5), CSKA (1:4) and twice failed to cope with Moscow Dynamo (0:2). The Tigers were still able to finish the series of matches in front of their home stands with a victory over Amur (5:2), outplaying their opponent in all respects.
The Cats are playing poorly in attack and have only scored more than one goal in 60 minutes of regulation time twice in their home series. On the road, they score only 2.19 times per game, and Artur Tyanulin continues to single-handedly drag the club from the south of Russia. The forward has scored 34 goals (9+25) and is among the top thirty scorers in the league.
Let us emphasize that Sochi continues to demonstrate a weak game in defense and today remains one of the most conceding clubs in the championship. On average, the puck ends up in the goal of the southerners 3.24 times per game. The most unsuccessful in their performance is the starting game segment, in which they have a ratio of 25:50 in goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Amir Garayev will not help his teammates in the next match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sochi receives an average of 7.64 penalty minutes per match
According to statistics, Sochi players are sent off at least four times per game.
- The Leopards allow an average of 33 shots on goal
Sochi plays second fiddle and allows a lot of shots to be taken on their goal.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of six matches involving Metallurg, the first period was not productive
1.85Bet 2nd period: Sochi will not score
The Tigers have failed to score in the second period in two of their three games.
1.75Tip and bets
Metallurg has gained excellent form and continues to chase the leaders of the East. Andrey Razin charges have won eight matches in a row and are not ready to lose points in games against the obvious outsiders of the league. Sochi is gradually losing motivation for the season and is increasingly digging in at the last line in the conference. The Tigers play poorly in defense and score very few themselves. We do not think that the visitors have a real chance of success in Magnitogorsk. We believe in a confident victory of the Foxes over the southerners. We suggest playing a bet on a minus handicap for the hosts.
Betting Tip - Metallurg win with handicap (-1.5) pucks for 1.75
Bet on individual total
Metallurg was very good in defense and allowed only ten goals in the five previous games. Sochi often has problems in terms of implementation and in three games out of five on home ice did not score more than one goal. On the road, Sergei Zubov charges score even less, so we will believe in the Foxes' defense and play the total under Sochi.
We take Sochi individual total under two goals for 1.55
Total Bet
Matches between the teams are always low-scoring, because the steelworkers completely control the course of the matches and do not allow the opponent to freely enter the zone. We believe that the foxes will provide themselves with a comfortable advantage and will not run forward. The guests simply do not have the resources to make this meeting bright. We do not expect more than five accurate throws between the teams.
We bet on a total of less than six goals with a coefficient of 1.55
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