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Neftekhimik vs. Severstal: KHL match betting tip
On January 28, Neftekhimik will try to extend its winning streak to two matches in a duel against Severstal. At the end of December, the teams met in Cherepovets and then the hosts easily earned two points. The Wolves do not intend to give up and are trying to get closer to Sibir, which is in eighth place in the East. Andrey Kozyrev charges have completely different tasks. The steelworkers are fighting for second place in the West and may well return to it in case of victory. Will the black and yellows be able to take two points? We tell you about this in the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Neftekhimik does not give up on attempts to return to the top eight in the East, but gradually the wolves' positions are only weakening. The team from the Republic of Tatarstan has scored 43 points in 49 games and is in ninth place in the conference. Evgeny Mityakin team has been playing terribly this winter and in January was able to win only two matches, both times on home ice. At the start of the current series of games at home, Oleg Leontyev charges lost to Traktor (2:4), Metallurg (2:3, OT) and Vityaz (3:4), but after a short break the hosts pulled themselves together and beat Lada (4:2). They were constantly ahead, but secured a decisive advantage only in the third 20 minutes of the match.
Nizhnekamsk has been doing well in attack lately, and in the four previous games they have made 11 accurate shots. Andrei Belozerov has been scoring points for four games in a row and remains Neftekhimik top scorer. The forward has made 33 effective actions this season (14+19) and is leading the list of the club best offensive players by a fairly large margin.
Filipp Dolganov was the last line of defense in the match against the Filins and saved 92.30% of the shots on his goal. Igor Bobkov, who recently joined the team, has only been on the ice twice so far and failed both times. The veteran made a modest 86.77% of saves and allowed nine goals in less than 120 minutes of playing time.
Disqualifications and injuries
Roman Abrosimov and Alexander Dergachev will not play against Cherepovets.
Interesting trends for betting
- Neftekhimik has 17.6% of the majority sales
The Wolves are averaging one in six power play attempts
- Oil receives 7.12 minutes of penalty time
The hosts are usually sent off at least three times per match
Severstal Cherepovets
Russian FederationCurrent form
Severstal had a great end to last year, and now they have sharply improved again and won four games in a row. Andrey Kozyrev charges could not produce a stable winning streak, but at the moment they have already risen to third place in the West. The visitors have 63 points after 49 games and are only one point behind Spartak, who are in second place, and can overtake the red-and-whites in the very near future. The steelworkers played flawlessly on their home court and after a tough victory over CSKA (5:4, B) confidently dealt with Kunlun (3:0). The current away tour for Adam Liszka team began with a success in Sochi (4:3, B).
The black and yellows have not been performing well on their own half of the ice this period of the season. They have conceded 12 times in the four previous games, and goalies Alexander Samoilov and Konstantin Shostak have seriously worsened their performance in terms of the percentage of shots saved. It was Samoilov who took to the ice in the last game against the southerners, but he saved only 27 shots out of 31.
Kirill Pilipenko remains the top scorer of the club from the Vologda region. The forward scored 46 points (23+23) and occupies the fourth line in the list of the most productive hockey players of the KHL. Daniil Aymurzin, who is in excellent shape and scored in the last six matches out of ten, has come close to him. The young forward has 43 points (27+16) in the goal+pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Yaroslav Dyblenko will not help his teammates in the game against Nizhnekamsk.
Interesting trends for betting
- Severstal gets five minutes of penalty time per match
The team is currently the most disciplined in the league.
- Severstal has 83.5% neutralization of the opponent majority
The Cherepovets team is in fourth place in the championship in terms of playing while short-handed.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four matches involving Neftekhimik , the first period was productive
1.90Bet 3rd period: Severstal will score
In seven out of nine games, Cherepovets scored in the third period
1.42Tip and bets
Neftekhimik broke its losing streak and won a fairly confident victory over Lada in the last game. The team from Nizhnekamsk has not yet lost its chances of getting into the playoffs, but it needs to improve right now, because Siberia has already pulled away by seven points. Severstal is one of the best teams in the KHL at the moment, but Andrey Kozyrev charges often have problems in matches against middling and underdog teams. At the end of December, the Cherepovets team won a confident victory over the Wolves, but now the hosts can take revenge or at least grab one point. We suggest betting on the first team to win with a small positive handicap.
Betting Tip - Neftekhimik win with Asian handicap (+1) for 1.65
Bet on individual total
Neftekhimik often loses due to poor play on its half of the court, but in the last four games the Wolves have scored at least twice. Severstal can hardly be called a reliable team and the steelworkers often make mistakes in defense. We believe that the hosts will go forward from the first minutes of the match and upset the black-and-yellow goalkeeper at least three times.
We bet on Neftekhimik individual total of more than two goals with a coefficient of 1.62
Total Bet
In December, the teams did not have the most productive match, although four goals were scored in the first period. The visitors will control the course of the match, and the hosts will definitely have a chance to score in a counterattack. Lately, games in Nizhnekamsk have been bright, so we believe in at least six accurate shots from the opponents for two.
We take the total over five goals for 1.72
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