Spartak - Kunlun: betting tip for the KHL match
Spartak will play against Kunlun in Moscow on March 5. The meeting between the rivals will be the fourth this season and the final one. Twice before, the red and white had been able to beat their opponent, losing points in one of the duels in Mytishchi. The Chinese have already lost motivation for the rest of the season, while the hosts really need a win. Alexey Zhamnov's team started at home with a defeat from Avangard. Will they be able to beat the dragons? We talk about this in the betting tip for the confrontation

Command Analysis

Spartak Moscow

Current form
Spartak slowed down sharply at the end of winter and dropped back to fifth place in the West. The club from the Russian capital has 76 points after 60 starts and can return to the top three in the conference table if it starts winning. Alexey Zhamnov's team lost three times in the last four matches, while losing twice to Dinamo Minsk (0:3 and 1:2), which has already beaten the capitals. The Spartans played a strong match in St. Petersburg (7:2), but at the start of the home series they were defeated by Avangard (1:5).
The hosts stopped scoring in large numbers and it immediately affected the results. In the previous four games, the Red and white scored only nine times, with seven goals flying into the SKA goal. Nikolay Goldobin retains the role of the team's top scorer. The forward scored 48 points (16+32) in the goal+pass system this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the home team leaders are back in action and will play against the Chinese.
Interesting betting trends
- Spartak gets 6.33 minutes of penalty time per match
- According to statistics, Muscovites can make 33 shots at their own goal.

HC Red Star Kunlun

Current form
Kunlun regained interest in the season in its second part, but was unable to jump over its head and finishes the regular season in ninth position in the conference. The Chinese scored 57 points in 62 matches and are 11 points behind Torpedo in six games to the end. It seems that in the second half of February, the team led by Mikhail Kravets came to terms with their situation and lost three games in a row. As part of a long-running guest series, the dragons were defeated by CSKA (0:6), Moscow (3:6) and Minsk (2:6) Dynamo.
Throughout the championship, the stars were rather weak in defense and conceded 3.39 goals per game on average. Jeremy Smith was the guest's number one and had a good season. The Chinese blocked 90.93% of shots and made four shutouts. Patrick Rybar, who came from Spartak, recently joined the team. This duo can help the partners reach the playoffs in the next round.
Disqualifications and injuries
Fu Jang is injured and will not be able to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Kunlun throws 28 times per game on average.
- Kunlun gets eight 8.74 minutes of penalty time
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last four matches against Kunlun, the first period was not productive.
2.02Bet 2nd period: Spartak will score
Kunlun has conceded in the second period in the last five games.
1.25Tip and bets
Kunlun has already lost any tournament motivation for the rest of the season and is quietly finishing the regular season. Mikhail Kravets's team conceded 18 goals in the last three games and performed rather poorly on their half of the court in late winter and early spring. Spartak really needs a victory, because the red and white are still fighting for a place in the top three clubs in the West. The hosts will aim for a positive result and should deal with the opponent without any problems. We are waiting for a confident victory of the first one. We offer a bet on the negative odds of red and white.
Our betting tip is that Spartak willwinwith an Asian handicap (-1.5) in 1.75
Betting on an individual total
It is very important for Spartak to start scoring more goals, because recently the hosts have been experiencing problems in terms of implementing chances. Kunlun's defense is very difficult to call reliable, and guests rarely leave the ice without at least three or four missed goals. This time we expect at least four accurate shots from Alexey Zhamnov's team.
Betting Tip - Spartak's individual total is more than 3.5 goals in 1.67
Bet on the total
The last match between the rivals did not turn out to be bright, although games involving these teams are usually quite spectacular. Kunlun opened up again and went on the attack in previous games, forgetting about defense. Spartak knows how to play brightly and it is unlikely that the duel between these clubs will be boring again. Let's play a bet on the total of more goals.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.65