Siberia — Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL match forecast and bets

Current form

Sibir is definitely in its best condition for the whole season. The team came to its senses after an unsuccessful period and began to show positive results. Let's remind that a month ago it was located outside the playoff zone, but now it has confidently gained a foothold in the top eight and even caught up with Admiral, so it can feel extremely comfortable. By the way, she has 58 points to her credit.

Novosibirsk residents continue to keep themselves in great shape and delight the fans with excellent results. Before that, they had managed to win five times in six matches. So, on the road they couldn't cope with Barys (3:4 OT), but then they dealt with Admiral (4:3 OT), Amur (5:1), and already on their ice they twice proved their superiority over Lada and did it with the same score - 4:1. By the way, in both matches against Tolyatti, Vadim Epanchintsev's squad famously used their numerical advantage and scored as many as four goals in the majority, proving that it is not by chance that they are the best in the league in this indicator.

Denis Kostin also played incredibly well, who parried 76 shots in both matches and showed a very confident game. We emphasize that Siberia has also improved its offense, as it often began to score at least three goals and make great chances. She looks her best in the second and third periods, which she often leaves behind.

Disqualifications and injuries

Gordeev will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injury.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Sibir receives 6.25 minutes of penalty time per match.

Novosibirsk players are usually eliminated no more than three times per game and demonstrate good discipline.

• On average, Siberia makes 26 shots on target.

As a rule, "snowmen" show low throwing activity and threaten the opponent's goal no more than 26 times.

Current form

Metallurg remains one of the leaders of the Eastern Conference and currently occupies fifth place in the standings. However, the team has already let Avangard get too close to itself and is now only four points ahead of it, so it should not relax in any case. Plus, she can still improve her position on her own. Moreover, she has a fairly favorable schedule ahead of her, despite three guest matches.

We emphasize that before the break, the Foxes dealt with Lokomotiv on the road (3:2), after which they lost to Salavat Yulaev (4:6) and could not even cope with Traktor (2:5). That's why they didn't go to the break in the best of spirits. However, apparently, it went to their advantage, because already in the second confrontation with Chelyabinsk, Magnitogorsk celebrated success with a score of 3:1 and played much more reliably in defense compared to the first time. Then they scored two goals in the opening period and pretty confidently brought the matter to a victorious end, but Ilya Nabokov had to fend off 28 shots.

Usually, the Foxes don't perform well on a visit, as they had previously managed to score only ten victories within 60 minutes. Andrey Razin's team should work on their game in the minority, as it remains the worst in the entire championship in this indicator and has only 76.3% neutralization of the majority of the opponent. And Metallurg does not use its numerical advantage so successfully and has less than 20% of excess sales.

Disqualifications and injuries

Yeremenko will not be able to help his team in the upcoming match.

Interesting betting trends

• Metallurg has 47:41 on goals scored and conceded in the third period.

The Foxes have a great time in the third twenty minutes and often leave it behind.

• Metallurg gets an average of 4.91 minutes of penalty time per match.

Magnitogorsk remain the best in the league in discipline