LiontipsCSKA vs Spartak. Prediction and bets on a friendly match
Command Analysis
Current form
CSKA made some serious changes to the roster this offseason. Thus, the club parted ways with Grigorenko, Plotnikov, Svetlakov and Slepyshev. Let us recall that the team was headed by Ilya Vorobyov, on whom the management places great hopes in the upcoming season and expects only one thing from him - the Gagarin Cup. The army men managed to play only one friendly match. They won a victory over Minsk Dynamo with a score of 4:2, however, in that match, CSKA's majority did not work at all, since they did not use a single attempt out of three in the 5x4 format.
Interesting trends for betting
- CSKA blocks an average of 14-15 shots per game
- According to statistics, the army team performs 16 power moves per match
Estimated composition
Prosvetov, Gamzin, Provolnev, Okhotyuk, Nesterov, Samorukov, Klasson, Yarosh, Barabosh, Williams, Okulov, Kamenev, Mamin, Afanasyev, Karnaukhov, Guryanov, Abramov, Iskhakov, Drozdov, Poltapov, Mingachev, Sorkin, Dolzhenkov
Current form
Spartak has retained its fantastic trio, which made a lot of noise last season. However, such good players as Kovalchuk, Tsyplakov and Talaluyev have left the club. In the upcoming season, the red-whites will certainly continue to demonstrate decent results. However, Spartak has clearly not woken up yet and has not managed to get into the rhythm. Thus, they lost to Kunlun (1:4) and Torpedo (2:3), while in both games they were unable to score more than two goals. However, it should be taken into account that Spartak did not have an optimal lineup in those games.
Interesting trends for betting
- Spartak averages 32 shots per match
- According to statistics, Spartak wins only 45.8% of faceoffs
Estimated composition
Nikolaev, Ribar, Martynov Vishnevsky, Zaitsev, Ivanov, Orlov, Rukavishnikov, Savikov, Tchaikovsky, Belyaev, Galimov, Goldobin, Zaseda, Krovyakov, Loktyionov, Maltsev, Mansurov, Poryadin, Pashin, Prince, Susuev, Filin, Chezganov
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the two previous meetings involving CSKA, the first period was productive
1.90Bet 2nd period: CSKA victory
In four out of five matches, CSKA kept the second period for itself
2.60Tip and bets
CSKA looks more focused compared to Spartak. The Army Men had a good match against Dynamo Minsk before, while Spartak had lost two matches in a row. In addition, this meeting will be the first one for the leaders of the red-whites in the preparatory cycle, so they may simply not be ready for it. Considering the previous face-to-face meetings between the clubs, we suggest betting on the Army Men's success.
Prediction - CSKA wins the match for 1.85
Bet on total
A fair number of goals are expected in this match. Spartak still has problems in defense, but compensates for these difficulties with its attack. CSKA also has a good attack line, so the clubs may well please the fans with goals.
We bet on total over 5.5 goals for 1.95
