Neftekhimik - Metallurg Magnitogorsk: betting tip (cf 1.80) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

The petrochemical company retains fifth place in the East, but despite all efforts it cannot break away from the pursuers from Chelyabinsk. The team under the mentorship of Igor Grishin has 35 points in its piggy bank after 33 starts and is now only two points behind the Motorist, who is in poor shape. The hosts had a bad stretch in the second half of November, when they lost four meetings in a row. In the current home series of games, the wolves lost to Ak Bars (2:3) and Salavat Yulaev (1:3), but then they turned out to be stronger than Avangard (6:5) and Shanghai Dragons (7:5).

Grigory Seleznev started the show with the Chinese, scoring in the minority at the equator of the first period, but the teams left for the break with the advantage of Shanghai. Already in the second segment, Andrey Belozerov and Andrey Serikov brought their partners ahead, but the guests did not allow their opponent to break away. Daniil Yurtaikin, Luka Profaca and Andrey Belozerov crushed the Dragons in just four minutes at the start of the third 20 minutes, but they quickly scored two goals. Grigory Seleznev squeezed Dragons with a goal into an empty net. Put the squeeze on the ball.

Andrey Belozerov has established himself as the club's top scorer. He scored 29 points (16+13) in this regular season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Nikita Khlystov will not play in the next match.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, a Petrochemist performs 21 power moves per match.
• Nizhnekamsk usually makes about 30 shots on target

Current form

Metallurg has been leading the conference table throughout the season and is not going to slow down. The Magnitogorsk team scored 52 points in 33 games and has a six-point lead over its closest pursuer, Ak Bars. The Foxes are arguably the most stable team in the league, and they haven't failed consistently throughout the regular season. In the last month of autumn, the team led by Andrey Razin suffered only two defeats and now it remains the most scoring team in the league. The Steelworkers played in the last home series against Admiral (4:3, B), Avangard (1:3) and Barys (5:2), and managed to take two points away in Yekaterinburg (6:5).

After the first period of the game against Avtomobilist, few people would have thought that 11 goals would be scored in the next forty minutes. By the tenth minute of the second period, Magnitogorsk was losing by three goals, but Nikita Mikhailis and Vladimir Tkachev reduced the gap to a minimum. 12 seconds before the break, the guests missed again, but this only angered Egor Yakovlev's squad. Danila Palivko and Roman Kanzerov equalized the score in just a minute at the start of the third 20 minutes, but the opponent pulled ahead again. Dmitry Silantyev made 5:5 on the scoreboard, and Robin Press brought victory to his team a second before the end of regular time.

Vladimir Tkachev leads the KHL scoring list with 43 points (9+34). He is followed by Roman Kanzerov, who scored 38 points (22+16).

Disqualifications and injuries

Andrey Kozlov and Jeremy Grolo will not be able to help their team in the upcoming meeting due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, foxes perform 10 power moves per match
• On average, the team wins 47.3% of face-offs.