LiontipsShanghai Dragons - SKA: betting tip (cf 1.95) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The Shanghai Dragons recently dropped out of the top eight in the West, and so far Gerard Galland's team has failed to return to the playoff zone. The Chinese have scored 39 points in 38 starts and are currently six points behind Spartak, although they have two matches in reserve. Fu Shuai and the partners are performing poorly enough at this stage of the season and they managed to win only two of the last 11 games. The Dragons lost in the current home series to Lada (2:4) and Spartak (1:3), but a day later they took revenge on the red-whites (4:3, B). Before the match with SKA, Shanghai lost to Neftekhimik (3:4, OT).
The match against Nizhnekamsk will turn out to be extremely nervous and was characterized by a large number of violations and rudeness on the part of the players of both teams. In the first 20 minutes, the visitors took the lead, but the newcomer of the Shanghai Dragons, Kirill Rasskazov, equalized the score. In the second period, the hosts conceded twice in a minute and lost by two goals after the second break. Kevin Labank and Vladimir Kuznetsov brought their team back to the fight for points, but they lost in overtime.
Nick Merkley (15+14) and Borna Rendulic (15+14) scored 29 points each and are leading the list of top scorers for the Chinese team.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ben Harpur, 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 47.3% of face-offs.
Current form
SKA is currently on the seventh line in the conference, but the team from St. Petersburg intends to continue chasing the leaders of the West after a pause. The Army team has 45 points in their piggy bank after 38 matches. The team led by Igor Larionov has been showing good results for a long time, but by the end of the year the red and blue had slowed down a bit. After a break for the Channel One Cup, St. Petersburg won at home against Shanghai Dragons (4:1) and Ak Bars (3:2), but then unexpectedly lost to Spartak (1:2). On the road, Sergey Plotnik's team was stronger than Dinamo Minsk (4:1), and then lost heavily in Sochi (4:8).
Few people could have waited for five goals already in the first period of the match in Sochi. Brendan Leipsic, Sergey Plotnikov and Mikhail Polyakov became the authors of the pucks for the Army team and this allowed them to take a break in the status of the leader. The opponent took the lead at the beginning of the second segment and Mikhail Polyakov quickly equalized the score. After that, the guests failed in defense several times and conceded four goals in a row without scoring again.
Marat Khairullin scored 29 points (9+20) in the goal+pass system this season. He remains the leader of the SKA attack.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nikita Zaitsev, Matvey Korotky and Trevor Murphy will not play in the next match.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, SKA makes 31 shots on target per match.
- Petersburgers win 47.3% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total more than 1.5 goals
In the last four games with the Chinese, the second period turned out to be productive.
1.65Bet period 2: the guests will not lose
SKA has not lost to an opponent in the second period in two out of three games.
1.32Tip and bets
The Shanghai Dragons generally look good at the end of the current home series of games, but it cannot be said that serious rivals have come to visit them. SKA is on the move now and despite the last defeat, the army team is in great shape. After a misfire at the start of the championship, the Petersburgers dealt with the Chinese twice at home and should win on the road.
Betting Tip - SKAvictory in 1.95
Betting on an individual total
The Red-Blues failed defensively in Sochi, but they've been doing very well offensively lately. The Shanghai team regularly concedes a lot, and for the past six games in a row, at least three goals have been thrown at their goal in regular time. We think that the guests will be able to score at least three accurate shots without any problems.
We're betting on an individual SKA total of more than 2.5 pucks for 1.60
