LiontipsShanghai Dragons - Spartak: betting tip (cf 2.65) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The Shanghai Dragons remain on the ninth line in the West and are gradually moving away from the leaders of the conference. The Chinese team scored 43 points in 45 matches and is already eight points away from the playoff zone. The hosts are going through hard times and have recently been left without a head coach. Mitch Love moved to Russia from North America and will now manage the club from Shanghai. Dragons has now suffered three defeats in a row. They lost in Moscow to CSKA (2:3), lost at home to SKA (2:5) and failed to score in Yaroslavl (0:2).
From the very first minutes, the meeting against Lokomotiv did not go according to the plan of the then guests. Already in the 13th minute of the confrontation, Andrei Kareev took the ice instead of Patrick Rybar, who missed twice in a little over two minutes. The dragons had several attempts to play in the majority, but they couldn't take advantage of them and lost dry.
Nick Merkley scored 34 points (17+17) in the goal+pass system this season. He remains the main hope of the hosts in the attack.
Disqualifications and injuries
Troy Josephs, Jeremy Grolo and Ben Harpur will not participate in the match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- Shanghai Dragons win an average of 47.4% of face-offs
- According to statistics, the team makes 21 power plays per game.
Current form
Spartak retains the eighth position in the conference, but really wants to move higher. Alexey Zhamnov's team scored 51 points in 45 games and are not too far from the top five in the West. Andrey Mironov's squad looks good in the new year, but it lacks stability. In January, the red and white won in Nizhny Novgorod (7:6) and Cherepovets (2:1), then lost in the CSKA derby (1:2) and beat Dynamo Moscow (5:1). In the first match at home this winter, Spartak lost to Torpedo (0:1).
In the first period of the meeting against Gorky, neither side was able to distinguish itself. In the second 20 minutes, Nizhny Novgorod still managed to distinguish themselves, which forced the then hosts to open up and go forward. Spartak threw the deer almost three times, but was unable to realize either of the opponent's two clearances and ended up with no points scored.
Adam Ruzicka remains the guests' top scorer. The Slovak striker scored 35 points (15+20) in this regular season.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the guest leaders will play in St. Petersburg.
Interesting betting trends
- The Dragons receive an average of 7.87 minutes of penalty time per match.
- According to statistics, the Chinese block 14 shots
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
In eight of the nine games involving the Chinese, the first period was productive.
1.78Bid for the 2nd period: The hosts won't lose
Muscovites have not won in the second 20 minutes for three consecutive matches.
1.62Tip and bets
Spartak players do not please their fans with stable results at this stage of the season. Muscovites alternate strong matches with not very successful ones and often lose points, being obvious favorites. The Shanghai Dragons recently played twice against Spartak and looked no worse than their opponent. We believe that the Chinese team can beat the capital's club.
Prediction - Shanghai Dragons win with a handicap (0) in 2.65
Betting on an individual total
Spartak's defense is very difficult to call reliable, because the guests regularly make mistakes on their side of the ice and miss a lot. The Dragons have someone to score against and they will go ahead after the setback in Yaroslavl. In the last match between the rivals, the Shanghai team was able to upset the opponent three times. We think that this time the Chinese will be able to score at least three goals.
We're betting on the Shanghai Dragons' individual total of more than 2.5 goals in 2.03
