Metallurg Magnitogorsk vs. SKA: KHL Match Prediction
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
SKA St. PetersburgOn September 5, Magnitogorsk Metallurg will play against St. Petersburg SKA. The Foxes had a poor opening match, losing in regulation time without earning a single point, so they will certainly try to rehabilitate themselves as quickly as possible in front of their home fans and hold the upcoming meeting with the army team at a high level. Last season, face-to-face matches between the clubs were equal, and the teams often did not even have 60 minutes to determine the winner. Has anything changed now? You will find out in our betting tip
Match announcement
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Current form
Metallurg had a more or less good pre-season, but clearly did not have time to get into the optimal shape it had in the previous season. In addition, the team is currently experiencing problems with its roster. Mikhailis, Orekhov and Vovchenko were absent from the last match, and Press, who had not played a single match in the pre-season, appeared on the ice for the first time. That is why the Foxes were considered outsiders in the confrontation with Lokomotiv and lost to them with a score of 2:3.
The Magnitogorsk attack line looks rather weak, and as a result, problems with creating and realizing chances arise. The club's head coach, Andrei Razin, noted at a press conference that his team had a very timid start to the season and, judging by his words, he only liked the end of the third period.
Interesting trends for betting
- Metallurg averages at least 30 shots
At home, the team is not afraid to go on the attack and tries to put pressure on the opponents' goalkeeper with shots as often as possible.
- The Foxes are averaging no more than eight hits per game.
Metallurg is used to playing with the puck and spending most of the time in the attacking zone, so it makes few power plays
Estimated composition
Nabokov, Smolin, Yakovlev, Eremenko, Maklyukov, Press, Khabarov, Minulin, Palivko, Bashkirov, Petunin, Kozlov, Silantyev, Geraskin, Wilson, Akolzin, Johnson, Korobkin, Shalagin, Sapozhnikov, Mayorov.
SKA St. Petersburg
Current form
SKA has probably the strongest and most stellar roster in the league this season. The Army men are very serious about this year and plan to achieve their main goal - to win the Gagarin Cup. Just look at the transfer of Evgeny Kuznetsov, who is a big hope. However, the St. Petersburg team did not play their best in friendly matches and had problems - mainly in defense. For example, Roman Rotenberg's team missed three goals from Ak Bars (4:3 SO), Severstal (5:3) and even lost to the Russian Olympic team with a score of 3:4 in a shootout.
We would also like to emphasize that SKA is currently experiencing difficulties with the implementation of the majority. In the match with the national team, the club did not realize a single attempt out of five, and in the meeting with the Cherepovets team, it took advantage of only one chance out of five.
Interesting trends for betting
- SKA averages 35 shots per game
The army team has a powerful attack line and is very active in the opponent's zone, trying to make shots from different positions.
- On average, St. Petersburgers score at least three goals
Last season, the club was one of the most productive in the league and regularly scored three goals
Estimated composition
Serebryakov, Pleshkov, Zemchenok, Sapego, Zaitsev, Smirnov, Falkovsky, Galenyuk, Glotov, Andronov, Rendulich, Grigorenko, Dedunov, Tolchinsky, Vorobyov, Khairullin, Bardakov, Alistrov, Gritsyuk, Zykov, Kuznetsov.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
2.00Bet 3rd period: SKA will score
In four out of five matches, SKA scored in the third period
1.52Tip and bets
SKA looks like the favorite in this confrontation, even though they have not been particularly successful in friendly matches. Metallurg is currently experiencing serious problems with its roster, and in this regard, the army team is clearly doing better. Moreover, Magnitogorsk has already played one match against Lokomotiv and was completely unprepared for that confrontation. It is quite possible that the St. Petersburg team will win this time due to their class.
Prediction - SKA wins the match for 1.85
Bet on total
We think that we will not see a large number of goals scored in this match. The previous meetings between the teams were rather "low-scoring", and Metallurg is now forced to play more defensively due to the lack of key forwards. It is also worth noting the fact that both teams have strong goalkeepers.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.77
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