CSKA - SKA. Betting Tip (cf 1.75) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

CSKA currently occupies the eighth place in the conference, but it is unlikely that the team from Moscow will be able to stay in the playoff zone. The Army team scored only 29 points in 29 games and are two points behind Spartak. They are being chased by teammates from St. Petersburg, so Igor Nikitin's players need to win at home at all costs. Nikita Nesterov's squad did not show stable results in November and completely failed at the beginning of the month. The hosts currently have three defeats in four matches. They lost to Neftekhimik (2:3) and Severstal (3:4, OT) on the road, but they were unexpectedly very good in Kazan (4:1). A day later, the red-blues were once again outplayed in Minsk (2:5).

The match at the Minsk Arena was equal, and the opponents left with a zero score at the first break. In the second 20 minutes, CSKA crumbled defensively and conceded three goals in two and a half minutes, although one of them was eventually canceled. Alexander Samonov took to the ice for the new team for the second time, but missed a few minutes later. Dmitry Buchelnikov brought his partners back into the game, realizing the majority, and Vitaly Abramov reduced the gap to a minimum at the beginning of the third segment. Despite 47 shots played by the Muscovites, they were still unable to catch on to a positive result.

Daniel Sprong dropped to seventh place in the list of the KHL's top scorers. The Dutchman scored 29 goals (12+17).

Disqualifications and injuries

Danila Moiseev and Colby Williams will not play in the next match.

Interesting betting trends

• CSKA is blocking 17 shots this season.
• Muscovites win 49.1% of face-offs in the regular season

Current form

SKA is outside the cup eight, but now Igor Larionov's team can even rise to seventh place, but for this it needs to win all the following matches. The Red-Blues have scored 28 points in 26 starts and are only one point behind the army team from the capital, but they have as many as three meetings in reserve. Andrey Pedan's team played terribly in the second half of October, but the guests are doing well to score points in the last month of autumn. In the last away series, St. Petersburg beat Dynamo Moscow (3:2) and took away two points from Omsk (1:0), but then unexpectedly lost to Salavat Yulaev (1:2). At home, the club from St. Petersburg was stronger than Metallurg (4:3) and got a lot of time to rest.

Nikita Dishkovsky opened the scoring in the game against the KHL leader in the third minute of the match and the then hosts were able to win the first period. SKA conceded almost immediately in the second 20 minutes, but Igor Larionov, Rocco Grimaldi and Egor Zelenov provided the team with a comfortable advantage. The Army team started moving away a lot and paid with two missed goals in the third period, but they still managed to keep the desired result on the scoreboard.

Marat Khairullin remains the leader of the guests' attack. The forward scored 20 points (3+17) in the goal+pass system.

Disqualifications and injuries

Nikita Zaitsev and Matvey Korotky will not play against CSKA.

Interesting betting trends

• SKA throws 31 times per game on average
• The guests perform 13 power moves per meeting