Severstal - SKA. Betting Tip (cf. 1.70) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

Severstal has gained crazy form and is close to leadership in the West. Cherepovets are in the second position in the conference and have 42 points in their piggy bank after 30 starts. Andrey Kozyrev's team is only one point behind the Locomotive in front, but Yaroslavl had one more meeting. Behind the hosts is Dinamo Minsk, which also claims the first place. Adam Lishka's squad reached the peak of their form by the end of November. The Steelers have lost only once in the last eight games and are playing great in the home series. They have already won against CSKA (4:3, OT), Dinamo Minsk (4:2), Admiral (3:2, OT) and Lada (2:0).

The match against Tolyatti turned out to be quite closed and not too spectacular. In the first period, neither side was able to open the scoring, but at the start of the second period, Nikolai Chebykin still punched Ivan Bocharov. Despite all the attempts to score more, the stands had to wait quite a long time for the next goal. Almost five minutes before the end of regular time, Ilya Ivantsov doubled the advantage of the hosts and set the final score on the scoreboard.

Ruslan Abrosimov remains the top scorer for Severstal. The striker scored 25 goals (15+10).

Disqualifications and injuries

Ilya Kvochko, Makar Fomin and Vladislav Tsitsyura will not be able to help their team in the upcoming meeting.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Severstal conducts only six power techniques per match.
• Cherepovets win 46.9% of face-offs on average.

Current form

SKA remains in the eighth position in the conference, but now the guests have the opportunity to rise a little higher and get closer to the group of chasing leaders in the West. The team led by Igor Larionov scored 30 points in 27 matches and is only one point behind Spartak, who played two more matches than the army team. After a terrible October, Andrei Pedan's squad began to come to their senses and this month they are showing quite high-quality hockey. The Red-Blues have lost only once in the last six games and intend to continue winning. In the previous away series, St. Petersburg beat Dynamo Moscow (3:2) and Avangard (1:0), but unexpectedly lost in Ufa (1:2). After returning home, they were stronger than Metallurg (4:3), and then they got time to rest. More than a week after the game with the Foxes, the St. Petersburg club celebrated its success in the Moscow derby (4-1).

The match between the army clubs did not please the pucks in the first period, but in the second 20 minutes the guests managed to take the lead. Marat Khairullin and Rocco Grimaldi took great advantage of CSKA's defensive mistakes and the teams left at the second break with a clear advantage of SKA. The opponent was able to win back one goal, but Marat Khairullin quickly restored the two-goal handicap. With a minute and a half left, Brendan Leipsic set the final score on the scoreboard by scoring into an empty net.

Marat Khairullin is the top scorer in the red-blue team. The Russian scored 22 points (5+17) in the goal+pass system.

Disqualifications and injuries

Nikita Zaitsev and Matvey Korotky will not help their partners in Cherepovets.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, SKA makes 31 shots per match.
• The Army team blocks 16 shots on their possessions per game