LiontipsShanghai Dragons - Sochi: betting tip (cf 1.95) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The Dragons remain the only team in the West that has yet to lose a realistic chance of making the playoffs and is outside the cup eight. Mitch Love's men have 45 points in their piggy bank after 50 games and are already eight points behind SKA. The Chinese haven't been looking their best lately and won only three matches in January. They were defeated on the road in Nizhny Novgorod (2:7) and Minsk (1:6), and then won in Sochi (6:2). After returning home, Fu Shuai's squad lost to the Leopards in the home arena (1:2).
The Shanghai team conceded quickly enough in the home game against Sochi and quite naturally lost the first period. In the second 20 minutes, the hosts were already losing by two goals and went ahead. Nick Merkley scored one goal before the second break, and the Dragons continued to waste chances. They threw the opponent in the third 20 minutes, but could not break through the goalkeeper of the Southerners.
Nick Merkley scored 38 points (20+18) in the regular season. He continues to be the best in the home team.
Disqualifications and injuries
Patrick Ribar, Jeremy Grolo and Ben Harpur will not play in the next meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Shanghai Dragons Block 13 shots per encounter
- The team makes 29 shots at the opponents' goal per match
Current form
Sochi has risen from last place in the West and can gain a foothold on the tenth line in the conference. The team led by Dmitry Mikhailov has earned only 37 points in 48 matches and is currently eight points behind the Dragons with two games left. The Leopards got off to a good start in the new calendar year, but quickly deflated and lost seven of the previous nine games. The Southerners lost to Severstal (4:5, OT), Salavat Yulaev (1:2) and Shanghai Dragons (2:6) on their home ice, but they took revenge from the Chinese (2:1) on the road.
Ilya Sushko opened the scoring in the first half of the opening period and the guests had a lot of chances to play in the majority, but they could not score. Pavel Dedunov doubled the advantage of Sochi at the start of the second leg and the Southerners went on the defensive. Pavel Khomchenko played a great match and blocked 40 shots in his possession, which allowed the Leopards to take two points.
Max Ellis scored 25 goals (14+11). The American remains the leader of the guests in the attack.
Disqualifications and injuries
Anton Malyshev, Denis Vengryzhanovsky and Ilya Samsonov are in the infirmary with the guests.
Interesting betting trends
- The Leopards perform 23 power moves per game.
- According to statistics, Southerners block 13 shots
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total more than 1.5 goals
In four of the five matches involving the Southerners, the second period was the best.
1.60Bid for the 2nd period: The hosts won't lose
The Southerners have not won in the second period for three consecutive games.
1.32Tip and bets
The Shanghai Dragons moved away a lot in the first period of the last match and allowed the visitors to break away. There is no doubt that Mitch Love's team will draw the right conclusions and enter the game at number two with a different mindset. The goalkeeper helped the Southerners a lot, but it will be very difficult for him to pull out another duel on his shoulders. We are waiting for a confident victory of the Chinese.
Prediction - Shanghai Dragons win in 1.95
Betting on an individual total
The Shanghai Dragons were able to score only one goal in the game against the Leopards the day before, but they had a lot of chances. Against the background of Ilya Samsonov's injury, the guests do not have many variations in terms of choosing the starting goalkeeper. Sochi plays terrible defense and is unlikely to be able to hold off the opponent again. We expect at least three accurate shots from the hosts.
We're betting more than 2.5 goals for1.55on the Shanghai Dragons' individual total.
