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Amur - Metallurg Magnitogorsk: KHL match betting tip
Amur will settle the score with Magnitogorsk Metallurg on January 18. The Khabarovsk team is still in poor shape, but they still celebrated success in the final meeting. Magnitogorsk interrupted a long winning streak and had an unsuccessful meeting the day before. Will the victory help the Tigers recover and gain confidence in their own strength? What is the best bet in this confrontation? Find the answers to these questions in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Amur Khabarovsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Amur is having a disastrous season, although it initially planned to fight not only for a spot in the playoffs, but also to get through the first round of the Gagarin Cup. This year, these dreams are not destined to come true, since the club is in the penultimate position in the Eastern Conference and has just tied Barys in points. The team can now only aspire to keep the penultimate place under its control and finish the regular season not as the main outsider.
Let us recall that Khabarovsk faced a long series of four defeats. On the road they lost to Kunlun (0:5), Sochi (2:5), and after a home defeat to Ak Bars (1:4) they finally pulled themselves together and celebrated a success with a score of 5:4 in the second match with Kazan. In that match with Kazan, Viktor Kostyuchenko team played a killer final twenty minutes, during which they scored three unanswered goals, and also scored two goals in a row in the majority, scoring both in the 5x3 and 5x4 formats.
Overall, the Tigers have had problems with scoring in previous encounters, as they have mostly only had one or two goals scored. Amur worst performance is in the second period, where he has a 29:65 goal ratio and often allows himself to be outplayed.
Disqualifications and injuries
Korotkikh will not be able to help his team in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Amur has won four victories on home ice throughout the season
The team plays poorly on its home court, and the fans' support does not help it earn points at all.
- Amur gets 7.22 penalty minutes per match
Usually Khabarovsk players are sent off about four times per game
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Metallurg remains in fifth place in the Eastern Conference and gradually improves its position in the tournament table. The team has been showing excellent results for a long period of time and this year they have been unbeaten until the moment they went on the current away series. Note that before that they managed to win nine victories in a row and did not stop delighting their fans with great results.
On home ice, Magnitogorsk dealt with Admiral (4:3 OT), Traktor (5:3), and also proved their superiority over Sochi with a score of 4:2. However, in their first away match, the Foxes immediately lost to Admiral (2:4), while allowing their opponent to score four times. They usually do not perform well away from home, since they have only won eight victories within 60 minutes. However, Andrei Razin team often shows exemplary play in defense and usually does not allow their opponent to score three times.
The third period can be called favorable for Magnitka, in which it has a ratio of 40:32 in goals scored and goals conceded. However, Metallurg needs to do a huge amount of work on its shorthanded play, since it ranks second to last in the league in this indicator and currently has only 77.1% neutralization of the opponent majority.
Disqualifications and injuries
Josephs, Khabarov and Eremenko will not be able to take part in the upcoming meeting due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Metallurg receives an average of 5.02 minutes of penalty time per match
Usually Magnitka is distinguished by good discipline and is removed no more than two or three times per game
- According to statistics, Metallurg makes 33 shots on target
The team demonstrates active play in the opponent zone and tries to make shots from any position
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.97Bet 3rd period: victory of Magnitogorsk
In two out of three matches, Magnitogorsk achieved victory in the third period
2.20Tip and bets
In our opinion, Amur has very little chance of a favorable outcome in this confrontation. Khabarovsk, of course, interrupted a long series of defeats, but this does not mean at all that they will continue to show good results. As a rule, in matches with leaders, the Tigers experience many problems and often lose within the regular time. Plus, Metallurg will probably try to pull itself together after an unsuccessful match against Admiral and will play with additional motivation.
Betting Tip - Metallurg win for 1.72
Bet on individual total
Amur has often faced problems with scoring recently and has scored no more than two goals. Only in the last meeting did the Khabarovsk team manage to score five goals, but before that, they had scored a minimum number of goals in four matches. Metallurg, in turn, has demonstrated reliable defense on the road and has managed with less than three goals conceded. Based on this, we bet on the individual total of the hosts.
We take Amur individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.55
Total Bet
The last matches between the clubs were rather low-scoring and had fewer than six goals scored. Metallurg adheres to a more closed style of play and is distinguished by good discipline. Amur, in turn, tries to adapt to its opponents, so there is a high probability that the Tigers will also play closed hockey in the upcoming confrontation. We think that it makes sense to bet on the total under.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.75
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