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Kunlun — Vityaz: forecast for the KHL match
On February 15, Kunlun and Vityaz will play each other in Mytishchi. The teams are next door in the Western Conference table, but it is unlikely that they will actually qualify for the final draw of the tournament. Vitki unexpectedly beat Dynamo in the capital of Belarus, but Mikhail Kravets's team was defeated in the Moscow region by Torpedo after a sensational victory over Salavat Yulaev. Who will be stronger in this pair? This is stated in the forecast for the match
Command Analysis
HC Red Star Kunlun
ChinaCurrent form
Kunlun does not intend to give up and continues to fight for entry into the playoffs, but lately it has been moving further away from the eighth place in the West. Mikhail Kravets' team has been in ninth place in the West for a long time and has 51 points in its piggy bank after 55 matches. The Beijing team slowed down after a strong start to the new calendar year and lost six out of nine matches. The Dragons started at home with a victory over Traktor (4:3, OT), but after it they lost to Sochi (2:4), Ak Bars (3:6), Avtomobilist (1:2, OT) and Dynamo Moscow. The Stars got the right time to rest and analyze their game, and after returning, they sensationally outplayed Salavat Yulaev (4:2), but a day later they ingloriously lost to Torpedo (1:4).
Kunlun remains the worst defensive reliability team in the conference. On average, Kunlun concedes 3.24 goals per game, while at home they concede 3.45 goals per match. At the same time, the Stars have made significant gains in their half of the court lately and have made fewer defensive mistakes. Patrick Rybar proved himself well in the duel against the Uralians and reflected 92.99% this season. Jeremy Smith remains the number one in the Beijing team.
Tomas Jurcio is Kunlun's top scorer throughout the regular season, but now he is injured. The Slovak striker scored 29 goals (9+20) and is ranked 76th on the KHL scoring list. Spencer Fu scored and earned the same amount (14+15) and is also one of the top 100 offensive hockey players in the league. Along with them, Tyler Graovac (11+15) is among the top league leaders.
Disqualifications and injuries
Tomas Yurcho, Semyon Sinyatkin and Fu Jang are injured and will not play against Vitkov.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Kunlun allows you to hit your goal with at least 33 shots.
Red Stars usually don't play their best defense and don't have time to cover shots.
- Kunlun gets eight 7.95 minutes of penalty time
A team is usually eliminated more than four times per match.
Vityaz
Russian FederationCurrent form
Vityaz does not intend to give up and give up, but now Pavel Desyatkov's wards occupy only the tenth place in the table, having earned 46 points in 54 games. The Moscow Region team won only three meetings during January and seriously worsened their chances of getting into the playoffs. The Bogatyrs have lost six matches in a row and only recently broke a series of setbacks. In early February, the Balashikha team lost in Nizhny Novgorod (1:2, B), then lost at home to SKA (2:4). In the current guest tour, Sergey Kalinin's squad lost to the Army in the capital (1:3), but was better than Dynamo on the ice of the Minsk Arena (3:0). Vitka held a minimal advantage until the very end of regular time and put the squeeze on the Bison with two shots into an empty net.
The visitors don't attack well and have scored seven goals in the last five matches. Dmitry Buchelnikov cannot return to the top ten of the league, but he earned 42 points (13+29). Ivan Chekhovich (12+24), who became one of the leaders of Vityaz, has six points less, but Derek Barach, who made 36 effective actions (19+16), is also gradually recovering in the infirmary.
Andrey Kareev played only his sixth match for Vityaz, taking to the ice against Dynamo. The goalkeeper recently transferred from Salavat Yulaev and so far has 92.51% of reflected shots in his asset and made the first shutout in the game in Minsk. It will be very difficult for him, because Maxim Dorozhko and Dmitry Shikin are among the guests. All the goalkeepers of the bogatyrs are playing well and do not intend to give the status of the main novice.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ivan Chekhovich, Vladimir Galuzin, Alexander Darin and Grigory Vashchenko will not play in Mytishchi.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Vityaz throws 26 times per game on average.
The visitors don't put much pressure on the opposing goalkeepers.
- Vityaz wins 47% of face-offs
The "Bogatyrs" do not act well on the spot and often lose single combats.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In six out of ten matches in Mytishchi, the first period was not productive.
1.75Bet 2nd period: Vityaz will score
Balashikha scored in the second period in two out of three games
1.60Tip and bets
Kunlun was very good in the match against Salavat Yulaev and suffered a little bit in the game against Torpedo. Mikhail Kravets's team will still try to get into the playoffs, and now the hosts will enter each meeting as the last battle. In case of victory, Vityaz will only be able to get close to the Chinese positions. The team from Balashikha sensationally won in Minsk, but the guests are unlikely to have enough strength for another strong match. In the two previous meetings between the rivals, the success was celebrated by the Dragons. We think that they will win on Saturday. We offer a bet on the victory of the hosts with a zero handicap.
The forecast is "Kunlun" with an Asian handicap (0) for 1.75
Betting on an individual total
Kunlun scored five goals in two matches on home ice. Mikhail Kravets' team is capable of scoring a lot even in the absence of the offensive leader, who is currently injured. Vityaz has a good team of goalkeepers, but the Vityaks often lack stability when playing on their own half of the ice. We believe that the stars will score at least three goals against the Bogatyrs.
We are betting more than 2.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.85 on the individual total of Kunlun
Bet on the total total
The teams have faced each other three times this season and have played quite productive games twice. Kunlun has played quite well in recent matches and has missed a lot again. The hosts will have to open up and try to earn crucial points. We think that neither side will sit on the defensive and the duel in Mytishchi will turn out to be bright.
We take a total of more than five goals for 1.83
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