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SKA - Metallurg Magnitogorsk: betting tip for the KHL match
SKA will return to the home arena on March 8 after a disappointing away series. This time, the team will host a very serious opponent in the person of Metallurg, who has gained amazing form. Our experts, in turn, have prepared a betting tip that will help identify the most optimal rates at the moment
Command Analysis
SKA St. Petersburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
SKA has been on the decline for a long time, and the team's losing streak has reached four consecutive matches, all of which ended in regular time. The main reason for the failures was the terrible defensive play of the St. Petersburg team, and although the attacking line tried to compensate for this disadvantage, it did not bring the proper result. What is especially noteworthy is that the team was inferior not only to opponents of its own level, but also could not even cope with Kunlun, having been defeated with a score of 4:6. There were also complete defeats, the army team was unable to give a decent rebuff to Spartak, losing by as much as five goals (2:7).
Nevertheless, the team was able to break this series of failures, playing away from CSKA. Once again, SKA had problems in defense, but the opponent could not fully take advantage of this. It came to overtime, where they still managed to snatch a heavy victory with a final score of 3:2. Goalkeeper Zavragin made a huge contribution to the success, reflecting 33 shots out of 35. Thanks to this victory, the St. Petersburg team were still able to get a ticket to the playoffs ahead of schedule, but it looks like the club will have to face a very serious one in the first round. a competitor.
Disqualifications and injuries
Hrytsyuk and Kuznetsov will not be able to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- SKA scores an average of 3.5 goals per game.
- On average, the club makes 34 shots on target.
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Metallurg has gained amazing form at the end of the regular season and has not lost for five consecutive matches. What is especially noteworthy is that almost all the meetings ended in the main time, and minor difficulties arose only with Lada. Magnitogorsk played number one and made a huge number of shots, but the puck stubbornly did not want to fly to the target. Togliatti, in turn, took advantage of their chances and equalized the score just a minute before the final whistle. In the end, the foxes still achieved their goal and won in overtime (2:1).
After this victory, the team went to visit another obvious outsider in Sochi, where they played much better and left no chance for their opponent, winning a 3-0 victory. The second-line striker Vovchenko showed a great game, scoring a double. Goalkeeper Smolin also fully coped with his task, reflecting all the shots, thereby earning a shutout. Indeed, the club has picked up such a pace very timely, because the end of the regular season is near, and there is also an opportunity to rise higher in the Eastern Conference table.
Disqualifications and injuries
Yeremenko and Yurov will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- Metallurg concedes an average of 2.2 goals per match.
- On average, the foxes receive five minutes of penalty per match.
Trends
First Goalbet: SKA
In three head-to-head matches in a row, SKA opened the scoring
1.80There is no goalbetin each period.
In three face-to-face matches out of five, the teams failed to score a goal in each period.
2.50Tip and bets
Although SKA was able to beat CSKA in the army derby, it is quite difficult to say that the St. Petersburg team came to their senses. In the duel with the Muscovites, the team experienced all the same huge defensive problems and is unlikely to be able to adjust the defensive game at all until the end of the season. Metallurg, in turn, is in great shape and consistently outperforms any competitors in its path. Despite these factors, bookmakers believe more in the success of the owners of the ice and give the guests an unreasonably high coefficient to win, which we suggest taking advantage of.
Our betting tip is that Metallurg will win the match in 2.15
Bet on the total
The upcoming match may well be effective. As we have repeatedly noted, SKA has huge problems in defense and tries to compensate for them at the expense of the attacking line, which constantly leads to a large number of both missed and abandoned goals.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.85
Betting on the outcome of the first period
Metallurg, due to his excellent form, is quite capable of creating serious problems for the St. Petersburg team at the very beginning of the match. We believe that the guests will gain an advantage in the first period.
Betting Tip - Metallurg's victory in the first period with a handicap (0) in 2.08
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