LiontipsNeftekhimik - Torpedo: betting tip (cf 1.90) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
Neftekhimik is in fifth place in its conference and shows a fairly strong level of hockey throughout the regular season. Igor Grishin's team has scored 37 points in 35 starts and is only two points behind the Motorist in front, so they can easily fight for fourth place. The Wolves had an unsuccessful period in the second half of November, but they were able to add on time and beat Avangard (6:5), Shanghai Dragons (7:5) and Metallurg (2:1, OT), but before the break they lost to Ak Bars (1:3).
In a crucial meeting against Kazan, Alexander Dergachev's squad held off the pressure of the favorite for quite a long time, but missed twice in the first half of the second period. Andrey Belozerov converted the majority at the very beginning of the second 20 minutes, but Nizhnekamsk did not have enough for more and they missed one more time into an empty net.
Andrey Belozerov remains the top scorer in the home team. The striker scored 30 points (17+13) in the goal+pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nikita Khlystov will miss the upcoming meeting due to injury
Interesting betting trends
- On average, a petrochemical worker gets 7.46 minutes of penalty time.
- Wolves usually win 49.1% of face-offs
Current form
Torpedo is in the fifth position in the West, although more recently Alexey Isakov's team were among the top three in their conference. Nizhny Novgorod scored 45 points in 35 matches and so far they are not so far behind the best teams, which played one match more than the guests. In the second half of November, the Stags caught a slump and lost four out of five matches. Already at the beginning of winter, Alexey Kruchinin's squad found their game and, after a crushing defeat by Dynamo in Moscow (0:4), they were able to defeat CSKA (4:3, B) and Shanghai Dragons (4:3, B).
Vladimir Tkachev scored his second goal for the new team in the fourth minute of the match against the Dragons. Gorky tried to put pressure on the opponent's goalkeeper throughout the game, but they managed to score only in the final 20 minutes. Ilya Khokhlov and Egor Vinogradov put their partners ahead in the third period, but in just a minute the guests lost all their advantage. Ilya Cefanov was better than the others in the shootout, and it was he who scored the winning shot for Torpedo.
Egor Vinogradov became the new leader of the Torpedo attack. The young striker scored 23 goals (10+13).
Disqualifications and injuries
Alexey Kruchinin and Shane Prince will not play in the next meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, a Torpedo makes 33 shots on target.
- Nizhny Novgorod players win 49% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In five of the six games involving Nizhny Novgorod, the first period turned out to be a grassroots one.
1.87The 1st periodrate: The hosts won't lose
Gorky residents won in the first period in only one game out of four
1.40Tip and bets
Neftekhimik has been showing a good level of play throughout the season, but the hosts clearly lack stability. Torpedo, on the other hand, is fighting to return to the top three teams in its conference and cannot afford to lose in Nizhnekamsk. On average, the level of guest performers is higher than that of the wolves, so we think that Alexey Isakov's team will take two points.
Prediction - Torpedo wins with an Asian handicap (0) in 1.90
Bet on the total
Matches between these rivals often turn out to be quite boring and do not please fans with the abundance of abandoned goals. In September, the opponents were able to score only three goals between them in regular time. Given the style of play of the hosts, we expect something similar this time. Let's bet on a total of fewer goals.
We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 1.90
