LiontipsShanghai Dragons - Metallurg Magnitogorsk: betting tip (cf 1.70) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The Shanghai Dragons are ranked ninth in the West and recently left the top eight in their conference. Gerard Galland's men have only 39 points in their piggy bank after 39 matches and have not yet shown the level of hockey that their fans expect from the team. The Dragons failed at the end of last year and scored only two wins in December. In the home series, they lost to Lada (2:4) and Spartak (1:3), but a day later they took revenge against the red-whites (4:3, B). After that, the Shanghai team lost to Neftekhimik (3:4, OT) and SKA (2:3).
In the game against the Army team, the hosts conceded a quick goal, but two minutes later Nikita Paragaev equalized the score, realizing the majority. The Chinese did not manage to leave for the break even with a tie on the scoreboard. In the second 20 minutes, Gage Quinney scored an important goal and the Dragons held on until the very end. 19 seconds before the final siren, they still missed and were left without points.
Nick Merkley (15+14) and Borna Rendulic (15+14) share the lead in the list of the club's top scorers. Both have scored 29 points this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ben Harpur and Jeremy Grolo will miss the match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, the Shanghai Dragons land 29 shots.
- Comaneda statistically wins 47.5% of face-offs.
Current form
Metallurg has been leading the East throughout the regular season and continues to be the KHL's best team at the moment. The team led by Andrey Razin scored 62 points in 39 games and surpassed Ak Bars by six points, while Kazan had two more meetings. The Foxes play great offensively and are still in great shape. In December, they never lost in regular time. At home, they managed to beat Neftekhimik (4:3, B), but then they lost in Omsk (1:2, B). In the last game of the year, the steelworkers were again stronger than Traktor (5:4, OT).
Roman Kanzerov scored two goals against Traktor and made a comfortable advantage for his team by the beginning of the second period, and Nikita Korotkov answered the opponent's accurate shot. Already in the third period, Chelyabinsk was able to equalize, but Alexander Petunin quickly put his team ahead. Despite all efforts, it was not possible to keep the desired result, but in overtime Egor Korobkin brought victory to his partners.
Vladimir Tkachev leads the league's goalscoring race with 47 points (9+38). He is also the best assistant in the KHL.
Disqualifications and injuries
Alexander Siryatsky will not come with the team to St. Petersburg.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Metallurg makes 33 shots on target per match.
- Magnitogorsk wins 47.4% of face-offs
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total more than 1.5 goals
In three out of four games with the participation of the guests, the second period turned out to be productive.
1.521st periodbet: the guests will not lose
The Chinese have not won in the first period for three consecutive games.
1.25Tip and bets
The Dragons have been playing well in recent matches before the break, but they are constantly missing something to win. Gerard Galland's team is currently being visited by the best team in the league, which very rarely loses points in games against clubs from the bottom of the table. The Foxes are in great shape and are unlikely to experience any big problems in St. Petersburg.
Betting Tip - Metallurgist's victory in 1.70
Betting on an individual total
Dragons are not always good on their side of the ice and it will be very difficult for them to hold off the opponent's attack. Metallurg scores more than other league clubs and will certainly create a lot of chances. We think that the guests will not experience any major problems in terms of implementation and will score at least three or four accurate hits.
We're betting more than three goals for1.58on Metallurg's individual total.
