LiontipsSpartak vs. CSKA. KHL match prediction and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Spartak kept the core of the team and, of course, did not part with the league's most productive attacking trio - Poryadin-Morozov-Goldobin. It is quite possible that under Zhamnov the team will continue to play open hockey and act on counter-courses, because it wants to use its main trump card, namely, excellent realization of moments. At the Moscow Mayor's Cup, the final tournament of the pre-season, the Muscovites also played quite well and were able to take second place.
Let us recall that in that championship the red-and-whites won a tough fight against the capital's Dynamo (4:3 B) and Avtomobilist (4:3 B), but in the final they still lost to CSKA with a score of 3:4 in a shootout. However, Spartak's problems in defense have not gone away, and because of this they will seriously suffer.
Interesting trends for betting
- Spartak averages no less than 32 shots per match
The red and whites play attacking hockey and have one of the strongest attacking lines in the league.
- According to statistics, Spartak concedes three goals at home
With the support of the stands, Spartak players are not afraid to go on the attack, but because of this they do not have time to work on defense
Estimated composition
Rybar, Nikolaev, Ivanov, Maryshev, Savikov, Korolev, Tchaikovsky, Orlov, Mironov, Maltsev, Morozov, Ruzicka, Poryadin, Usmanov, Pashin, Bitten, Goldobin, Loktionov, Pivchulin, Belyaev, Prince
Current form
CSKA has set big goals for the upcoming season. That is why the club's management decided to change the head coach, who was Sergei Fedorov. Let us recall that Ilya Vorobyov, who has been out of work for more than a year and is now clearly hungry for victories, has taken over the team. But he needs to do a huge amount of work and select the optimal combinations of players. It is also desirable for the Muscovites to improve their attacking game, since previously they adhered to the concept of closed hockey and devoted a lot of time to defense, so they often showed modest results.
At the Moscow Mayor's Cup the team managed without a single defeat, but again tried to act extremely carefully in defense, therefore in the matches with Vityaz (3:2 SO) and Torpedo (3:1) it was left with less than three goals conceded.
Interesting trends for betting
- CSKA blocks an average of 14 shots per game
CSKA tries to play as reliably as possible in defense, and the defenders often take the shots on themselves
- CSKA receives an average of eight minutes of penalty time per game
The army team was one of the most disciplined clubs last season
Estimated composition
Skotnikov, Gamzin, Klasson, Williams, Yarosh, Okhotyuk, Provolnev, Nesterov, Afanasyev, Abramov, Poltapov, Karnaukhov, Drozdov, Sorkin, Guryanov, Iskhakov, Mingachev, Okulov, Kamenev, Mamin, Dolzhenkov
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last five matches between the clubs, the first period has been unproductive
1.77Bet 2nd period: Spartak will score
In four out of five matches, Spartak scored in the second period
1.52Tip and bets
In our opinion, it is not entirely correct to consider Spartak an underdog in this confrontation, especially considering that it plays at home and is certainly not inferior in class to CSKA. In addition, the red-and-whites' roster is now close to optimal, and they played friendly matches well. By the way, the face-to-face meeting, which took place on August 30, ended in a draw in regular time. We think that the upcoming game will be about the same in intensity, so we suggest betting on the hosts.
Prediction - Spartak win with handicap (0) for 1.98
Bet on total
Even in the preseason, CSKA played closed hockey and did not allow their opponents to score much. Many previous matches between the teams were also not particularly productive. It is also worth noting that Prosvetov has been doing well in goal for the army team, and Rybar has been doing a lot of work. Based on this, we bet on the total under.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.82
Bet on individual total
Considering that CSKA plays reliably in defense, it itself scores quite a few goals. As a rule, the army men do not score more than two or three goals. Spartak is capable of holding back the onslaught of its opponent. Moreover, in none of the last five matches against the army men have the red-and-whites conceded four times.
We bet on CSKA's individual total of less than three goals for 1.52
