LiontipsSeverstal vs. Sibir. KHL match prediction and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Severstal finished the away series with a comeback win over Kunlun (4:2) and moved up to fourth place in the Western Conference table. At the start of the season, the Cherepovets team beat Torpedo (3:0) in Nizhny Novgorod, but lost to Moscow Dynamo (1:3) on the ice of VTB Arena. The club from the Vologda Region will play four games at home and, in addition to the meeting with Sibir, will play against CSKA, Metallurg and Torpedo
In the current regular season, the Cherepovets team has pleased us with its reliability in defense. In three matches, Andrey Kozyrev's team has conceded only five goals, while last season, the «black and yellow» team scored 2.72 goals on average. We note the play of goalies Konstantin Shostak and Alexander Samoilov, who were unable to reflect only 5.9% of shots on their territory.
Interesting trends for betting
- Severstal makes only four power moves per game against an average of 15 by their opponents
The Steelers are trying to play the puck more than try to physically «destroy» their opponents.
- Adam Liszka's team has won just 44.1% of faceoffs this season
So far, the home team's centers have been losing more often at the point and leaving their partners without the puck.
Estimated composition
Shostak, Samoilov, Fomin, Barberio, Davydov, Kaldis, Dyblenko, Ivanov, Churkin, Ilyin, Aymurzin, Pilipenko, Korostelev, Abrosimov, Lishka, Stepanov, Ivantsov, Skorenov, P'yanov, Kruchinin, Podshivalov
Current form
Sibir started the season worse than all other teams and currently ranks last in the KHL, without scoring a single point. Vadim Epanchintsev's team continues to play away. On the road, the Siberians have already lost to Avangard (1:2), Avtomobilist (0:4) and CSKA (2:8), demonstrating terrible execution of moments. At the same time, the «snowmen» have conceded as many as 14 times in 180 minutes, which is almost two goals per period on average.
Despite the fact that the visitors made 84 shots over three matches, allowing only 82 attacks on their goal, Sergei Shirokov's team realized only 3.6% of attempts. The team's goalkeepers Denis Kostin and Anton Krasotkin together reflected 17.1% of the opponents' attempts.
Interesting trends for betting
- Siberia blocks 16 shots per game on average
The Siberian defenders sacrifice themselves in defense, but this does little to help the team's goalies.
- At the moment, the visitors have a goal difference of -11 or -3.67 per match.
The crushing defeats from CSKA and Avtomobilist seriously worsened the statistical indicators of the «snowmen»
Estimated composition
Krasotkin, Kostin, Murphy, Morozov, Martynov, Gordeev, Akhiyarov, Efremov, Belyakov, Pershakov, Gogolev, Endreoff, Beck, Belousov, P'yanov, Karpov, Korotkov, Yakovlev, Shirokov, Butuzov, Sushko, Dubakin
Trends
Bet 1st period: "Sibir" will not lose
Severstal lost the first periods of the last two games.
1.53Bet 2nd period: total goals 1.5 more
Both teams have had second periods with over 1.5 goals in two of their three games this season.
1.73Tip and bets
Severstal is good at playing defense, but so far the Cherepovets team has not shown its former power in attack. The «black and yellow» can be stopped, which is what we saw in the game against Dynamo. As for Sibir, the visitors will be maximally tuned in to the game in the Vologda Region and will definitely give all their strength to finally score the coveted points. The «snowmen» lineup is no weaker than their opponents, so we do not expect a one-sided game on Thursday. We suggest playing the Novosibirsk team's double chance for a very attractive coefficient.
Our prediction is that Sibir will not lose for 1.92
Bet on total
«Sibir» played poorly in defense in the first matches of the season, but the visitors are gradually having problems in attack. «Severstal» already in the last season very often imposed open hockey at home. We believe that in this meeting there will be at least five accurate hits.
Betting Tip - total over 4.5 goals for 1.65
Bet on the outcome of the second period
Despite the terrible games at the start of the season, Sibir looked good in the second periods. Even in the match against CSKA, the Novosibirsk team did not lose in the second 20 minutes. We suggest taking the double chance of the guests in the interval from the 20th to the 40th minute.
Betting Tip - «Sibir» will not lose in the second period for 1.60
