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Seattle vs. San Jose: NHL Match Prediction
Seattle will play at home on January 31, where they will meet San Jose and try to break their losing streak. Our experts, in turn, have prepared a betting tip in which they will tell about the clubs' recent performances, and also help to identify the most optimal bets
Command Analysis
Seattle Kraken
USACurrent form
Seattle has completed a four-game home series that turned out to be very successful. The team suffered only one defeat from the current leader of the Eastern Conference, Washington, losing dry with a score of 0:3. This time, there were serious problems with both creating and implementing moments in the attack, which led to such a result. What is especially noteworthy is that in all other meetings, the Krakens showed an excellent game in the attack, due to which they were able to confidently cope with all competitors. The team left no chance for Pittsburgh (4:1), and also won over Los Angeles (4:2) and Buffalo (6:4). Once again, not only key players contributed to the success, but everyone else consistently earned effective actions.
Indeed, the home walls seriously helped the club achieve the desired result, but on the road it immediately suffered a failure. The team went to visit Edmonton, where unfortunately for the fans it could not continue to show an excellent game in defense and allowed the Oilers to fully realize their attacking potential, and as a result, they had to suffer a defeat with a score of 2:4. However, it is worth noting that the attacking line tried to play on the opposite courses and it also managed to create many dangerous moments in the Oilers' zone, but the puck stubbornly did not fly into the goal. It seemed that Seattle would be able to easily rehabilitate itself in front of the fans, playing at home, where it met with a far from serious opponent, in the person of Anaheim. But the problems in defense did not go away, and in addition, goalie Grubauer showed himself from the worst side, reflecting only 77% of the shots, because of which they had to suffer another failure (4:6). As you can see, this season, Bylsma charges are not distinguished by stability. It is for this reason that they are outside the playoff zone, occupying only 13th place in the Western Conference standings and having 47 points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jordan Eberle is out next game, and Gourde is also questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Seattle won only 48.6% of faceoffs
Playing on the point is far from the club best side.
- The Krakens are averaging 26 shots on target per game.
It is also worth noting the weak activity in attack, which sometimes does not allow to compensate for failures in defense.
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose has been in terrible shape for a long time, losing to all opponents on its way, and the losing streak has reached six games, and almost all of them ended with a difference of more than one goal. The Sharks finished the away series terribly, first suffering a crushing defeat from Boston (3:6). Goalie Askarov, who reflected 87% of the shots, did not cope with his task. Then the Sharks fought Nashville and again allowed the opponent to create and realize a huge number of dangerous moments in their zone, which led to another rout (5:7). Even taking into account the defeat and the loss of two points, it is worth praising forward Garlund, who scored twice. Returning to the home arena, the club again met the Predators and also could not cope with the pressure of the opponent. This time, goalie Askarov played in goal from the start, reflecting only 85% of the shots, and in the end they had to lose with a score of 5:6. One of the main reasons for the defeat can be called a very aggressive game and a large number of deletions.
San Jose also failed to rehabilitate itself in front of the fans. In a duel with the clear favorite, Florida, the club suffered a rout with a difference of as many as five goals (2:7). Goalkeeper Georgiev was replaced at the beginning of the second period, but this did not help, since Askarov, who replaced him, missed three more goals. Continuing to play at home, the team met with Pittsburgh and finally broke its losing streak, snatching a victory in regular time with a score of 2:1. Finally, goalkeeper Askarov played with a bang, reflecting almost all the shots, which allowed them to achieve success. However, these two points did not change the shark position in the Western Conference standings in any way and they continue to be in last place.
Disqualifications and injuries
San Jose doesn't have any serious problems with its roster. Only Couture and Rutta remain in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- San Jose is allowing an average of 3.75 goals per game.
The Sharks suffer greatly due to their constant failures in defense.
- The Shakers converted just 18% of their power play attempts.
It is also worth noting that the club is experiencing problems with realizing its numerical superiority.
Trends
Bet First Goal: San Jose
San Jose has opened the scoring in four of the five head-to-head games
2.23Goal in each period bet – yes
In three of the four head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.50Tip and bets
Seattle is the clear favorite in the upcoming match, and there are certain reasons for that. Firstly, the team will be playing at home, where with the support of fans it has a much better chance of success, and also at home the club shows its best side and wins much more often. Secondly, San Jose remains the main outsider of the Western Conference and it is not yet clear whether the club will be able to recover and start earning points consistently. There are no prerequisites for this yet. So we suggest not to take risks and bet in favor of the home team.
Our prediction is Seattle win at 1.87
Bet on total
Also, in the upcoming match, we can expect a large number of goals scored. Both teams have had serious problems in defense since the beginning of the regular championship and constantly allow their opponents to realize their attack. So, as a second bet, we choose total over.
Betting Tip - total over six goals for 1.86
Bet on the outcome of the first period
In the first period, Seattle has an excellent chance to earn an advantage at the beginning of the meeting, since due to the home walls it will begin to create serious pressure on the opponent from the first minutes of the match, for which the Sharks clearly may not be ready. So we suggest betting on the Krakens' victory in the starting segment.
Prediction: Seattle wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.53
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