Severstal - Sochi: betting tip (cf 1.82) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

Cherepovets are on the third line in the conference table and really don't want to fall out of the top three in the West. Severstal has 51 points in its piggy bank after 38 starts, while in a good scenario it can beat Lokomotiv, which played two more games and surpasses the hosts by only three points. The Steelworkers played great in November and scored a lot of points, but Andrei Kozyrev's team had a slump in the winter. The black and yellow have won only three out of five matches. On the road, they lost to Avtomobilist (1:4), but won in Tolyatti (3:2), and at home, after losing to Salavat Yulaev (1:2), they beat CSKA (3:1).

In the game against the Army, the hosts played second and were able to keep the zeros on the scoreboard until the second break. In the third 20 minutes, the Sowing went ahead and it immediately bore fruit. Daniil Aimurzin opened the scoring for the goals in the match, and after conceding the puck, Alexander Skorenov again led his partners forward. Adam Lishka finished what he started with a goal into the opponent's empty net.

Mikhail Ilyin scored two points in the last game and became the sole leader of the attack of the hosts. The forward has scored 28 goals (9+19) this season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Grigory Vashchenko, Egor Smirnov, Makar Fomin and Konstantin Shostak will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Severstal wins 46.8% of face-offs
• Residents of Cherepovets carry out only about six power techniques per match.

Current form

Sochi continues to be one of the weakest teams in the league, and now Dmitry Mikhailov's players occupy the last place in the West. The Leopards scored only 25 points in 35 matches, but they have a good opportunity to beat Lada, which has the same number of points, but played two more matches against the guests. The Southerners are performing pretty well in December and have won three of their last six games. After the break, they were defeated at home by Metallurg (1:6), but then won in Astana (5:1) and could not cope with the pressure of Torpedo in Nizhny Novgorod (1:4).

By the middle of the first period of the game on the Nagorny ice, Pavel Dedunov's team was losing by two goals. During the break, the coaching staff of the team found the right words and the Leopards managed to win the second leg. William Bitten scored an important goal and reduced the gap to a minimum, but at the end of the third period Sochi missed twice and lost the chance to score points.

Daniil Seroukh scored 20 points (7+13) and remains the top scorer of the Sochi team.

Disqualifications and injuries

Ilya Samsonov, Danil Bashkirov and Igor Shvyrev will not help their partners in Cherepovets.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Sochi makes 27 shots on target
• The Southerners perform 24 power moves per match