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Spartak vs Siberia: forecast for the KHL match
As part of the KHL regular season, a match between Spartak and Siberia awaits us on February 20. The red-whites are approaching this confrontation in good shape and managed to win two victories in a row the day before, while Novosibirsk lost in the final two meetings. However, the clubs had already met at the start of this season, and then the Novosibirsk team confidently proved their superiority over the Muscovites. What bet should be placed on the upcoming event? You will learn the answer from the forecast
Command Analysis
Spartak Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Spartak remains one of the main leaders of the Western Conference and currently occupies the third place in the standings. However, over the course of a month and a half, the team does not have stable results and, as a rule, cannot win more than two victories in a row and give out a long series. Recently, the club itself faced two defeats in a row, but, fortunately, it was able to pull itself together.
The Muscovites had previously lost to Torpedo (2:3B) and Dynamo Moscow (1:4) on the road, but on the home court they took revenge on Torpedo with a score of 7:4, making an incredible comeback, and after that they proved their superiority over the blue and white with a score of 3:2 in overtime. A bold dot in the last match was put by Nikolai Goldobin, who lately, in general, showed a great game and practically did not leave the court without showing any effective action.
Spartak players are performing quite strongly in the home arena this season and have only allowed themselves to be dealt with within 60 minutes six times. Of course, Alexey Zhamnov's squad neglects to play defense from time to time in order to succeed on offense, which is why they are likely to have a lot of problems in the playoffs. But Spartak is having a strong second period, in which they have a 73:58 ratio in goals scored and conceded and often reserve it for themselves.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ivanov will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- Spartak gets 6.42 minutes of penalty time per match
Muscovites are usually eliminated about three times per game and generally show good discipline.
- Spartak has 79.1% neutralization of the majority of the opponent
The team does not perform well in the minority and occupies one of the last places in the league according to this indicator.
Sibir Novosibirsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Sibir has been delighting fans with great results for a short period of time and has managed to gain a foothold in the playoff zone during this period. At the moment, the team is in the seventh position of the Eastern Conference and has the same number of points as Admiral, so it wants to at least keep its current position. It should be noted that since the middle of last month, she has demonstrated a great game and usually managed without losing points. However, this "fairy tale" has come to an end.
More recently, Vadim Epanchintsev's squad was able to produce a series of four victories. Let's remind that even before the break on the road, the club literally defeated Amur (5:1), and after returning to the home arena, they confidently dealt with Lada twice with the same score - 4:1. In the next confrontation with Magnitogorsk Metallurg, however, it was not possible to get points, and the snowmen failed with a score of 2:5. However, the real fiasco occurred in a home match with Avtomobilist the day before, to whom they lost with a defeat (0:5) and for the first time in a long time did not register not a single abandoned puck. Let's remind that then the outcome of the game was already decided in the first segment, in which Novosibirsk conceded three unanswered goals.
We emphasize that Siberia is fully counting on its perfect game in the majority. To date, the Snowflakes have 27.5% of excess sales, so they score goals in 5x3 and 5x4 formats in almost every meeting. However, they are not doing well with actions in the minority at all, since now they have only 78.6% neutralization of the majority of the opponent and occupy the 21st place in the championship in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
Fedor Gordeev will not be able to help his team in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Siberia gets 6.16 minutes of penalty time per match
Novosibirsk players are usually eliminated no more than three times per game.
- On average, Siberia makes 26 shots on target per match.
"Snowmen" are characterized by low throwing activity in the current season.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In three out of four matches between the clubs, the first period turned out to be productive.
1.87The 3rd periodbet: the victory of the guests
In the last two meetings against the Muscovites, Novosibirsk achieved success in the third leg.
3.50Tip and bets
We think that Sibir can cause some difficulties for Spartak in the upcoming match and fight for two points. Novosibirsk, of course, failed in the final two matches, but for Spartak they still remain a very uncomfortable opponent. Past meetings between the clubs, as a rule, ended in favor of the "snowmen". In addition, Muscovites themselves do not have stable results over a long period of time and are usually unable to win more than two victories in a row. It is likely that this time the Epanchintseva team will be able to bring the matter to overtime.
Forecast - Siberia wins with an Asian handicap (+1) on goals in 1.82
Betting on an individual total
Sibir enjoys an excellent numerical advantage and ranks first in the league in terms of playing in the majority. Spartak, on the other hand, has serious problems with outnumbered actions and often misses in 4x5 and 3x5 formats. In general, Zhamnov's team does not have a reliable defensive game and constantly acts on opposite courses, which is why there are at least three goals in his net. We think that Novosibirsk will be able to take advantage of their chances and score at least three times.
We bet on Siberia's individual total of more than two goals in 1.65
Bet on the total total
Matches between clubs are quite spectacular and often end with six or more goals scored. Spartak, as we noted above, is always focused on open hockey and, with the support of its fans, is not afraid to go on the attack. Sibir also plays more freely on the road and holds many meetings effectively. Most likely, this time we will see at least six goals scored.
We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.90
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