Spartak — Torpedo forecast and bets on the KHL match

Current form

Spartak has already dropped to the sixth position of the Western Conference, although not so long ago it was located in the top three. The team has 68 points in its asset and can still return even to the second line of the standings, but for this it at least needs to get off a series of failures. Let's remind that in the previous four out of five matches she was inferior and could not find her game in any way.

The red-and-Whites lost to Severstal (6:8), proved their superiority over Lokomotiv (5:4) and lost to Torpedo in a hard fight with a score of 2:3 in shootouts. All this took place before the All-Star break. However, the pause, apparently, did not have a positive impact on Alexey Zhamnov's team, since in the very first match after his return, he was defeated by Dynamo Moscow on the road (1-4), while scoring only one abandoned goal.

Perhaps the home stands will help Muscovites recover, because Spartak is really performing well on its ice this season, and up to this point it has allowed itself to be dealt with only six times during regular time. Note that the red and white are most powerful in the second half of the game, in which they have a 71:55 ratio of dropped and missed goals, so they rely most on playing on the far benches. 

Disqualifications and injuries

Bychkov, Ivanov and Tkachenko will not be able to take part in the upcoming confrontation due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

• Spartak gets an average of 6.04 minutes of penalty time per match.

Red and white are usually eliminated no more than three times per game and demonstrate decent discipline.

• According to statistics, Spartak makes 32 shots on target.

Muscovites demonstrate an active game in a foreign zone and are usually characterized by high throwing activity.

Current form

Torpedo is still on the eighth line of the Western Conference, but is actively trying to improve its position. The team has 62 points and is literally one point behind its direct competitor Dinamo Minsk. The team understands perfectly well that it needs to be at least in the top seven in order to avoid meeting with the powerful Lokomotiv in the opening round of the playoffs. It should be noted that recently she has gained great form and won four victories in a row.

So, on their ice, Nizhny Novgorod dealt with Vityaz (2:1 B), and after defeating Spartak (3:2 B), they went on the road, where they literally defeated Ak Bars (5:1), and also, not without problems, but still beat Kunlun." with a score of 4:1. In the final confrontation, Avtozavod had to show character, because the game did not stick at all, but in the third twenty minutes they turned everything upside down and scored three goals in a row, thanks to which they celebrated success within 60 minutes. By the way, Vyacheslav Voynov had a double in that match.

In general, Igor Larionov's squad is looking pretty decent on the road this season and has already managed to score 13 victories in regular time, while averaging no less than three or four goals. Also, if the majority of the club's game does not stick at all, and it has only 15% of the implementation, then in the minority Torpedo acts more than adequately, and today it has 85.5% neutralization of the majority of the opponent.

Disqualifications and injuries

Abramov, Larionov, Misnikov, Savunov and Svishchev will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

• Torpedo gets an average of 8.07 minutes of penalty time per match.

Nizhny Novgorod players are usually eliminated at least four times per game and are not known for their discipline.

• According to statistics, Torpedo wins 46.7% of face-offs.

This season, Nizhny Novgorod residents are weakly showing themselves at the "point"