Barys vs. Sibir: KHL Match Prediction
On December 26, Barys will settle the score on their home court with Sibir. The Astana team is considered the underdog in this matchup, even though they are playing on their home ice. The previous match between the clubs, which took place at the end of last month, ended in favor of the Novosibirsk team with a score of 2:0. However, is it worth betting on their success this time? You can find out from the forecast

Command Analysis

Barys Nur-Sultan

Current form
Barys is in the penultimate line of the Eastern Conference and has 23 points. However, the team may soon find itself in the last position of the tournament table again, since it is ahead of its pursuer, Amur, by literally a couple of points. Plus, the Astana team is currently in poor shape and is on a three-game losing streak. After the break, they were able to unexpectedly deal with Dynamo Moscow (2:0), but after that they lost to Kunlun (0:2), Traktor (2:3), and on their home ice they again failed to cope with the Chelyabinsk team - 3:5.
Let us emphasize that on the home arena, in general, the "Bars" demonstrate rather weak results, since during the entire season they have won only three victories within 60 minutes and on average they score no more than one goal per game. Incidentally, today the club ranks last in the championship in the majority play and has only 9.5% of the extra man realization.
It is noteworthy that not a single Barys player has yet reached the 20-point mark in the goal+pass system. The leading scorer and at the same time sniper is Anton Burdasov, who earned 17 points. The club most disastrous performance remains the third game segment, in which it has a ratio of 18:43 in goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Roman Starchenko will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Barys takes 25 shots on target
The Barça usually play as number two and spend little time in the attacking zone.
- Barys gets 5.75 minutes of penalty time per match
Astana remains one of the most disciplined clubs in the league

Sibir Novosibirsk

Current form
Sibir is currently in tenth place in the Eastern Conference and still can't get close to the playoff zone. There is no particular progress in its game, and the team continues to demonstrate rather mediocre results. If it can't change anything in its game, then, most likely, it will remain outside the playoff zone altogether. Note that recently the Novosibirsk team had two defeats for every one victory.
Even before the break, they lost to Dynamo Minsk (4:5) and Salavat Yulaev (1:3), and after a victory over Kunlun (7:5) on their home ice, they lost to Avangard with a score of 3:5. However, the Snow Whites were able to please their fans in the final match against Admiral, which they dealt with with a score of 4:2. By the way, in that match they had to show character, because they were losing 1:2 already at the start of the third twenty minutes, but after that they scored three goals in a row and achieved success in regular time.
It is clear that the "snowmen" are trying to restructure their game, so they began to act in a more open manner and more often resort to hockey on counter courses. However, due to poor implementation of moments, they often cannot compete with their opponents, but in response, "Sibir" often misses a lot. Thus, on the road this season, Vadim Epanchintsev squad misses about three to four goals per match.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sibir receives an average of 6.67 minutes of penalty time
Novosibirsk players are sent off at least three times per match on average
- The Snowmen have a 30:38 lead in goals scored and goals conceded in the third period.
Sibir plays mediocrely in the third twenty minutes and concedes the most goals in it compared to other periods
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.52Bet 2nd period: Novosibirsk win
In the three previous matches against Astana, Sibir achieved victory in the second period
2.45Tip and bets
Sibir must succeed in matches with such opponents if they want to qualify for the playoffs. The Snowmen dealt with Barys last time with class and did not allow their opponent to score even once. The Barsy are also in poor shape and are on a long losing streak, losing to opponent after opponent within 60 minutes. In our opinion, Vadim Epanchintsev team looks preferable in this pair. In addition, he went on the road in a good mood, having achieved a strong-willed victory over Admiral.
Prediction - victory of "Siberia" for 2.00
Bet on individual total
"Sibir" plays a rather closed hockey. The team itself has problems with creating and realizing moments, but in response it also misses quite a few, especially when playing against outsiders. "Barys", in turn, continues to show mediocre results and in many cases cannot score more than one or two goals. Last time in the confrontation with Novosibirsk, the hosts were left without goals at all.
We bet on Barys' individual total of less than two goals for 1.65
Total Bet
Matches between the teams are not characterized by high scoring and usually end with even less than four goals scored. Sibir will definitely not take risks in the upcoming match, because now it values every point. Barys, in turn, also plays many matches with less than five goals scored and, first of all, watches its game in defense.
We take the total under 4.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.75