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Severstal - Vityaz: betting tip for the KHL match
Severstal will try to break its streak of failures in the next home game, which will be held on March 6 in Cherepovets. Andrey Kozyrev's team lost three matches in a row and worsened their position in the conference table. Vityaz lost his motivation for the season a long time ago, but it is unlikely that the heroes are ready to just give two points to their opponent. Vitka has beaten the Steelworkers twice this season. Will it succeed again? Read our betting tip
Command Analysis
Severstal Cherepovets
Russian FederationCurrent form
Severstal has lost its former form and dropped to the sixth place in the conference table. Andrey Kozyrev's team has 73 points after 60 games and really wants to return to the fight for the top three in the West. Currently, the hosts are six points behind CSKA, which is in third position, but they have one match in reserve to get a little closer to the Muscovites. The Steelers played very poorly in the second half of February and currently have a streak of four consecutive defeats on home ice. Adam Lishka's squad finished the trip with a defeat against Metallurg (1:4), and then lost in Cherepovets to Torpedo (2:3) and Lokomotiv (0:5). Over the past month, the black and yellow have been defeated twice by Yaroslavl.
Seva stopped scoring and scored only three accurate shots in the last three games. Daniil Aimurzin remains Vologda's top scorer with 53 points (29+24) in the goal+pass system. Kirill Pilipenko (28+24), who has been the home team's offensive leader for a long time, has one less point. Both forwards are not in the best shape at this stage of the season.
Konstantin Shostak failed to take advantage of his chances and failed in the matches against Torpedo and Lokomotiv. This season, he's only making 88.79% of his shots, which is a very weak performance by league standards. Alexander Samoilov remains the first number of steelworkers. He made 91.30% of saves and scored four shutouts in 33 starts.
Disqualifications and injuries
Artem Shchuchinov and Yaroslav Dyblenko will not help their partners in the game against Vitkov.
Interesting betting trends
- Severstal gets 4.9 minutes of penalty time per match
The hosts are one of the most disciplined teams in the league.
- Severstal makes 32 shots on opponents' goals per game
Cherepovets attack the opponent's goal a lot in each match.
Vityaz
Russian FederationCurrent form
Vityaz is finishing the season and has not claimed anything for a long time. The team from the Moscow region is likely to finish the regular season in tenth place in the West and is unlikely to miss Sochi up. Pavel Desyatkov's team scored only 51 points in 61 games and, in theory, they can still beat Kunlun, but if they lose, the Southerners can overtake them. The guests played very poorly in the second half of winter and won only two matches since January 20th. After an unexpected victory at home over Salavat Yulaev (3:1), Vladimir Galuzin's squad lost to Avtomobilist (1:2), Avangard (3:4, OT) and Siberia (3:4, B) on the road. In early March, Vitka lost in Balashikha to the guests from Nizhny Novgorod (3:4).
The Bogatyrs haven't been playing so badly offensively lately. In the last five games, they scored 13 goals and only once failed to upset an opponent with at least three accurate shots. Dmitry Buchelnikov continues to be the main striking force of Vityaz in the attack. He made 50 scoring moves (15+35) this season and was the main dispatcher throughout the regular season.
Dmitry Shikin appeared on the ice in the game against Torpedo after a long pause, but could not show his best game. This season, the veteran has blocked 90.40% of shots, taking to the ice in 18 matches. Maxim Dorozhko remains the number one on the team, but young Leonid Smirnov, who has never been on the ice in the KHL, can get his chance.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ivan Chekhovich will not play in Cherepovets.
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 46.4% of face-offs
Bogatyrs don't play their best on point and often lose face-offs.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In three out of five matches in Cherepovets, the first period was productive.
1.80Bet 3rd period: Severstal will score
Vitka missed in the third period in the last seven games
1.35Tip and bets
Severstal should never lose again. Andrey Kozyrev's team lost a huge number of points at the end of winter and is now at risk of reaching the playoffs and starting on the road. The Steelers lost four meetings on their home ice, which hardly suits the fans of the black and yellow. Vityaz is just finishing the season and is unlikely to be able to give a real fight to such a motivated opponent. The heroes beat the hosts twice in this regular season, so Adam Lishka's squad will be doubly motivated to fight against the guests. We offer a bet on winning first.
Betting Tip - Severstal's victory in 1.65
Betting on an individual total
It's time for the hosts to step up their attack after several unsuccessful matches. Severstal scores an average of 3.29 goals on its ice during the season and should have no problems with Vityaz's weak defense. The Bogatyrs conceded at least three times in five of the previous seven meetings, so Adam Lishka's team is obliged to score at least three or four times against the visitors.
We are betting more than three goals on Severstal's individual total with a coefficient of 1.65
Bet on the total total
Only one of the three matches between these teams turned out to be productive. Vityaz has been playing defensively throughout the season, but now he has lost the motivation to win and has begun to open up. The Steelers are having big problems defensively, which will have to be solved with abandoned pucks. We think that both opponents will go ahead from the first seconds and score at least six goals.
We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.85
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