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Severstal — SKA: forecast for the KHL match
On February 17, Cherepovets will host a meeting between competitors in the Western Conference table. The Steelworkers are fighting for the second place, while the Army team is trying their best to get close to the opponent. Most recently, the teams played against each other in St. Petersburg and Andrey Kozyrev's team won a landslide victory. Evgeny Kuznetsov has returned to the guest list, and this may help the red-blues. Will the "black and yellow" allow themselves to be outplayed in the Vologda region? Read our forecast for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Severstal Cherepovets
Russian FederationCurrent form
Severstal is still fighting for a place in the top three in the West. The team from the Vologda Region has earned 69 points in 54 games and has now dropped to fifth position in the conference. The Black and Yellows are in great shape and have managed to win their last seven out of nine matches. Andrey Kozyrev's team had an incredible shootout with Spartak (8:6) before the break, and then beat CSKA in the Russian capital (4:3). The break didn't do Adam's squad any good. On February 14, the hosts were defeated by Lokomotiv in Cherepovets (1:5), although few could have predicted exactly such a result of the Steelers' duel against the KHL leader.
The Black and Yellows are not doing their best on their half of the court at this stage of the season. In the five previous meetings, they conceded 21 times, while Alexander Samoilov played poorly in recent matches and missed a lot. It is likely that Konstantin Shostak will be in his place. This season, Belarus has made 89.26% of its saves and has never left the ice without missing a goal.
Kirill Pilipenko leads the scoring list of the hosts. The striker scored 49 points (26+23) and ranks seventh in the list of the most productive hockey players in the KHL. He is followed by Daniil Aimurzin, who lost his former form during the break and did not do anything useful in the game against Yaroslavl. The young striker has 47 points (28+19) in the goal+pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Alexander Skorenov and Yaroslav Dyblenko will not help their partners in the game against St. Petersburg.
Interesting betting trends
- Severstal gets five minutes of penalty time for the match
The team is currently the most disciplined in the league.
- Severstal has 84.4% neutralization of the majority of the rival
Cherepovets occupy the fifth position in the championship in the minority game.
SKA St. Petersburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
SKA is trying to get in shape to climb as high as possible in the Western Conference table. The Army team scored 69 points in 56 games and expect to return to chasing the KHL leaders. Roman Rotenberg's players have lost three out of five matches and are losing points again due to weak actions on their side of the ice. The Red-Blues started the trip with a confident victory over Vityaz in Balashikha (4:2), but then lost to Dynamo in Moscow (1:3). After a major success in Astana (5:2), Alexander Nikishin's squad went to Nizhnekamsk and could not cope with the local Neftekhimik (3:4). Now residents of St. Petersburg are returning to the central part of Russia and will soon return home.
The visitors remain the most productive team in the league and scored 205 goals. The Army Club scores 3.66 goals on average, and Ivan Demidov has moved to the top of the team's goalscoring list. The young talent scored 46 points (19+27) in the goal+pass system. Despite such a strong realization of the moments, the "Army" are not doing their best on their half of the ice.
Throughout the regular season, the team from the Northern Capital of Russia has problems playing defense. Egor Zavragin returned to the last line of defense in the current guest tour. The 19-year-old goalkeeper has blocked 90.67% of his shots on goal this season and made two shutouts in 26 starts. In addition to the injured Artemy Pleshkov, SKA also has Pavel Moisevich.
Disqualifications and injuries
Arseniy Gritsyuk and Artemy Pleshkov will not play against Severstal.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, SKA scores 3.66 goals per match.
Thanks to a very powerful attacking line, SKA remains the most productive club in the league.
- St. Petersburg players receive an average of 7.48 penalty minutes per match.
Roman Rotenberg's players don't always have enough stamina, so they often come to play in the minority.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total more than 1.5 goals
In nine matches involving Severstal, the second period was productive.
1.47Bet 3rd period: Severstal will score
In 11 out of 15 games, the Cherepovets scored in the third period.
1.45Tip and bets
Severstal stumbled in the match against the Railwaymen, but before that it showed a strong level of hockey and lost only twice in the last month. Adam Lishka's team intends to continue fighting for second place in the West, and the hosts have everything they need to achieve this goal. Roman Rotenberg's players cannot boast of stability and regularly lose points out of the blue. So in the current away series of games, SKA earned only half of the points and is unlikely to be able to easily deal with the opponent. We think that the hosts will once again be stronger than the "army". We suggest betting on their victory with a zero head start.
Forecast - Severstal wins with an Asian handicap (0) in 2.15
Betting on an individual total
Cherepovets are playing well and scored 12 goals in two matches before the match against Lokomotiv. Severstal implements its chances well in the matches against SKA and scores at least three goals against the red-blues for six matches in a row. The guests lack reliability on their side of the ice, so we expect at least three accurate shots from the Black and yellow.
We bet on Severstal's individual total of more than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.65
Bet on the total total
Severstal is extremely effective against SKA, and in the previous four games at least seven goals were scored in each of the matches. SKA remains the strongest attacking team in the league, but Roman Rotenberg's team has a lot of defensive problems. We think that the meeting will not be closed and will be held on a collision course. Let's bet on the total more.
We take a total of more than 5.5 pucks for 1.60
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