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Spartak - Neftekhimik: betting tip for the KHL match
As part of the KHL regular season, a match between Spartak and Neftekhimik will take place on March 18. The red and white finally found the necessary condition and won three victories in a row. Nizhnekamsk had just interrupted a series of three victories, but they ended the previous meeting against the Muscovites in their favor. Will the wolves be able to surprise and earn two points this time? What is the best bet? Look for answers to these questions in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Spartak Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Spartak remains one of the main leaders of the Western Conference and is currently in third position in the standings. The team can hardly claim the second place, from which it is separated by four points, since it has few matches left in reserve. The Muscovites were greatly hampered by a long series of defeats. Recall that they faced a series of four failures, after which, fortunately, they were able to win three victories in a row.
After a disastrous match against Torpedo (0:3), Spartak defeated Ak Bars (5:3) on the road, after which they beat Lada (4:2), and upon returning to the home arena, they confidently beat an inconvenient opponent in the person of Severstal with a score of 4:2. In the confrontation with Cherepovets, there was a puck played by Nikolai Goldobin, who had recently recovered from injury and was already scoring in two consecutive matches.
However, even shortly before the start of the matches, Alexei Zhamnov's squad counts on open hockey and tries to win only through perfect offensive actions, in some cases completely neglecting defense.
Disqualifications and injuries
Spartak currently has no problems with the squad.
Interesting betting trends
- Spartak wins an average of 47% of face-offs
- According to statistics, Spartak gets 6.29 minutes of penalty time.
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Neftekhimik is in the ninth position of the Eastern Conference, but it can no longer improve its position and does not qualify for the playoffs. The team recently faced a series of three defeats, which prevented it from catching up with Admiral, which had already come off by seven points. That is why Nizhnekamsk has no motivation for the remaining matches as such, and they are just finishing the season now.
Despite this, the wolves were able to get three wins in a row. They defeated Admiral on the road (3:2), beat Dynamo Moscow (4:3) at home, and also proved their superiority over the championship leader in the person of Lokomotiv (2:1B). However, Oleg Leontiev's team seemed to have run out of strength, as in a confrontation with an outsider in the person of Lada, he was defeated with a score of 1:7, showing a terrible defensive game.
Let's emphasize that Neftekhimik is far from the most skipping team in the league, but on the road, on average, there are at least three goals in his net. The first segment is the worst, in which the team has a 41:61 ratio in terms of goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Abrosimov, Dergachev, Kroschinsky and Profaka will not be able to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- A petrochemist gets an average of 6.69 minutes of penalty time per match.
- Wolves win 51.9% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was inconclusive.
1.85The 3rd periodbet: the victory of the hosts
In the last three matches against Nizhnekamsk, the hosts were successful in the third leg.
2.00Tip and bets
Spartak really needs points now to at least maintain their current position in the table. Petrochemist currently has no proper motivation, as he will definitely remain in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Red and white are superior to their counterparts in many aspects and, of course, must succeed with the support of the home stands. Plus, Zhamnov's team is in decent shape right now and has previously won three in a row.
Prediction - Spartak's victory in 1.60
Betting on an individual total
In matches with similar opponents, Spartak is very effective and usually scores at least four goals. The team is counting on open hockey and pays attention only to the attack. In the last two out of three meetings, the Muscovites also opened the defense of Nizhnekamsk at least four times. We think that this time the hosts will make great use of their moments.
We bet on Spartak's individual total of more than 3.5 goals for 2.00
Bet on the total total
Matches between clubs are often productive and take place with more than five goals scored. Spartak plays open hockey with many teams and is not afraid to miss an extra puck, as it scores quite a lot in return. By the way, the last three matches with the participation of Zhamnov's team were also productive. Most likely, we should expect at least six goals this time.
We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.95
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