LiontipsShanghai Dragons - CSKA Moscow: betting tip (cf 1.80) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The Shanghai Dragons remain in ninth position in the West and are gradually losing their real chances of making the playoffs. Mitch Love's team currently has only 47 points after 52 games and is eight points behind the leading SKA. The hosts have recently changed the head coach, but there is still no positive trend. At the end of January, the Chinese were able to beat Sochi twice (6:2, 1:2 and 5:2), and in early February they lost to the guests from Omsk (3:5).
Shanghai quickly conceded the first goal from the Avant-Garde, but Jake Bischoff almost immediately restored equality on the scoreboard. The Dragons played the losing side during the first break, but Nick Merkley and Troy Josephs led their team in the second 20 minutes. The Dragons failed defensively in the middle of the third period and eventually lost by two goals.
Nick Merkley scored 41 points (22+19) in the goal+pass system in the regular season. He is the best striker 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
CSKA is in fifth position in the West and may well compete for a place in the top three of the conference before the end of the regular season. Igor Nikitin's team has scored 64 points in 53 matches and is only three points behind Dinamo Minsk. The Army team has gained excellent form and lost only three meetings in January, and now they are on a streak of five wins in a row. The red-blues were successful on the road in the game against Dynamo Moscow (4:2), and after returning home they were stronger than SKA (3:2, B) and Sochi (3:1).
In the game against the leopards, the team from Moscow quickly seized the advantage in the score. Klim Kostin converted the majority in the sixth minute of the match and CSKA was ahead until the second half of the second period. Nikita Nesterov's squad missed at the end of the second 20 minutes, but Oleg Maistrenko and Klim Kostin brought their team an important victory by scoring at the end of regular time.
Prokhor Poltapov scored 32 goals (15+17). The Russian remains the leader of the guests in the attack.
Disqualifications and injuries
Dmitry Buchelnikov, Danila Moiseev and Vladislav Provolnev are in the infirmary with the guests.
Interesting betting trends
- CSKA play 15 power moves per game
- According to statistics, Muscovites block 16 shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In three of the five games involving CSKA, the first period was grassroots
1.83The 1st periodrate: The hosts won't lose
CSKA did not lose in the first period in four out of five matches
1.27Tip and bets
The Shanghai Dragons are still showing very poor results and regularly fail defensively. The Chinese performed well in the match against Omsk, but they were not enough for the whole match. CSKA is calmly moving forward and winning one victory after another. Igor Nikitin's team has found its hockey and is unlikely to stumble in the game against Shanghai.
Betting Tip - CSKA victory in 1.80
Betting on an individual total
The Chinese have a good offensive line, but they often play poorly against clubs with good defenses. That's exactly what CSKA can be attributed to, which is great on its half of the ice and has been missing very little lately. We believe that the guests will not allow the opponent to create many chances and the hosts will not be able to distinguish themselves more than twice.
We're betting on the Shanghai Dragons' individual total of less than 2.5 goals for 1.60
