Shanghai Dragons - Neftekhimik: betting tip (cf 2.05) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

The Shanghai Dragons recently found themselves outside the playoff zone and still cannot return to the top eight. At the same time, the team has been showing mediocre results over the past month and is often on a losing streak. Not so long ago, the Chinese again faced an unpleasant series of four failures. On the road, they lost to SKA (1:4), and upon returning to the home ice, they lost to Lada (2:4) and Spartak (2:4). Fortunately, in the second confrontation with the red and white, Gerard Galland's squad nevertheless took revenge and defeated their opponent in shootouts with a score of 4:3.

In general, the Dragons play quite strongly on their ice and up to this point they have allowed themselves to be beaten only three times during regular time, and on average they have scored no less than three goals. The club has also enjoyed a good numerical advantage on the court this season and currently ranks ninth in the league in this indicator, with 20.8% of sales. However, the team is often let down by the defensive game, which is why it regularly allows the opponent to return to the game, even when it has a comfortable advantage.

Disqualifications and injuries

Jake Bischoff and Jeremy Grolo will miss the match due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, the Shanghai Dragons land 29 shots.
• Comaneda statistically wins 47.2% of face-offs.

Current form

Neftekhimik is in the fifth position of the Eastern Conference, but cannot afford to relax, as it is literally six points away from the ninth line. At the same time, the team has been playing exclusively in series lately and is currently in poor shape, as it is going through a series of five failures. Back at home, she lost to Torpedo (2:5) and Avangard (0:3), and after that went on the road, where she lost to Metallurg (3:4B) and lost to Omsk again with a score of 3:4 in overtime.

Of course, Nizhnekamsk has a very difficult schedule right now, and in previous matches the level of their opponents was very serious. Despite this, the wolves look decent and give the leaders a decent rebuff even on the road, where, by the way, they score at least three goals on average. In most cases, Igor Grishin's team relies on open hockey and acts on opposite courses, since it does not act so confidently on defense and tries to compensate for this with a sharp game on the counterattack, and thanks to high-speed forwards it often catches opponents off guard. 

Disqualifications and injuries

At the moment, the team has no problems with the composition.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, a petrochemical player makes 29 shots on target per match.
• Nizhnekamsk wins 47.3% of face-offs away