LiontipsSKA - Sochi: betting tip (cf 1.63) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
So far, SKA is only in seventh position in the West, but in terms of lost points, the Army team occupies the fourth place in the conference. Igor Larionov's team has 53 points in its piggy bank after 43 starts and is only three points behind Torpedo. The team from St. Petersburg has been performing well for a long time, although the hosts have lost three out of eight matches. In the new year, the Army team beat Lada at home (5:4, OT), and lost the match in Magnitogorsk (1:5), won in Tolyatti (4:3, B), and then defeated the Shanghai Dragons (5:2).
In the next game against the Dragons, Sergei Plotnikov's squad quickly seized the advantage in the score thanks to an accurate shot by Marat Khairullin, but almost immediately missed. By the middle of the second period, SKA was losing in the score, but Egor Savikov and Nikolai Goldobin put their team ahead before the break. Already in the third segment, Sergey Plotnikov and Brendan Leipsik realized the excess and set the final score on the scoreboard.
Marat Khairullin has consolidated his leadership in the list of the club's top scorers. The forward has scored 32 goals (11+21) this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Trevor Murphy will miss the upcoming meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, SKA makes 30 shots on target
- The army team performs 12 power moves per game.
Current form
Sochi residents are in the penultimate place in the conference table and are gradually losing even their theoretical chances of making the playoffs. Dmitry Mikhailov's team scored 32 points in 42 matches and was able to break away from Lada, but they are already 19 points behind Spartak, who finished eighth. The Southerners had a good run at the beginning of the new calendar year, but now they are heading for a series of three defeats. After exchanging wins with Dynamo Moscow (2:0 and 0:3), Pavel Dedunov's squad lost to Lada (1:4) and was defeated in Magnitogorsk (0:9).
In the match against the Steelworkers, the guests kept their shot pretty well and lost by only one goal after the first period. They conceded two more times in the second 20 minutes, but the worst was ahead. Sochi's defense simply crumbled in the final third of the confrontation, and in just over seven minutes, the Foxes scored as many as five goals. There weren't even enough leopards for a prestige goal.
Sergey Popov is ranked 106th in the list of the league's top scorers. The striker scored 22 points (9+13) in the goal+pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Matvey Guskov, Daniil Seroukh and Igor Shvyrev will not come to St. Petersburg.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Southerners perform 24 power moves per match.
- The Leopards average 27 shots on target per game.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total more than 1.5 goals
In five of the seven games involving the Southerners, the second period was productive.
1.53Betting 1st period: the victory of the hosts
Sochi lost in the first period in the last three games.
1.80Tip and bets
Sochi residents had a good run at the end of last year and in early January, but they quickly deflated and crumbled. The recent defeats in Magnitogorsk are unlikely to have a positive effect on the team's climate, especially since the guests are gradually losing their tournament motivation. SKA continues to climb up the table and must take revenge for the failure on the road. We believe in a confident victory for the hosts.
Prediction - SKA wins with an Asian handicap (-1.5) on goals in 1.63
Bet on the total
The Army team scores quite a lot at this stage of the season, but they are often let down by a weak defensive game. Igor Larionov's team plays attacking hockey, which brought them down in Sochi. In fact, the Southerners have nothing to lose, and in any case they will have to open up and move forward. We think that the match will not be boring and will please you with an abundance of goals.
We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.75
