LiontipsShanghai Dragons - CSKA Moscow: betting tip (cf 1.70) 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 chances of reaching the playoffs. Mitch Love's team has only 47 points in its piggy bank after 55 games and is already 15 points behind SKA, while St. Petersburg has one game in reserve. The change of the head coach did not help the hosts to come to their senses and start winning. Since January 7, the Chinese have scored only two victories over Sochi and lost all other games in regular time. In February, the dragons failed to beat Avangard (3:5), CSKA (0:1), Lokomotiv (0:2) and Severstal (2:3) at home.
In the game against Cherepovets, Fu Shuai's squad missed two quick goals at the start of the match and by the end of the eighth minute of the confrontation they were losing by a two-goal margin. Alexey Bryntsev was able to score one goal before the end of the opening period, but the Shanghai team conceded again in the first minute of the second 20 minutes. Nathan Sukese realized the majority for his team at the equator of the meeting, but the dragons did not have enough for more.
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
Andrey Kareev, Kirill Rasskazov, Patrick Ribar, Jeremy Grolo and Ben Harpour 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 has consolidated its position on the fifth line in the West and intends to fight for a place in the top three in its conference. Igor Nikitin's team scored 68 points in 55 starts and are only two points behind Torpedo with one match left. The army team got into excellent shape and started winning regularly since the beginning of winter. Now the team from the capital of Russia is going on a series of seven consecutive victories and is not going to stop. In the current guest tour, the red and blue did not concede a single goal, beating the Shanghai Dragons (1:0) and Spartak (2:0).
In the game against the red and white team Nikita Nesterov was able to quickly seize the advantage in the score. Dmitry Buchelnikov and Maxim Sorkin scored at the start of the match and provided their team with a comfortable advantage by the sixth minute. In the remaining two segments, CSKA threw very little and mostly played second, but this did not prevent the guests from holding the desired result until the final siren.
Prokhor Poltapov scored 34 goals (15+19). The Russian remains the leader of the guests in the attack.
Disqualifications and injuries
Denis Guryanov, Danila Moiseev and Vladislav Provolnev will not play in St. Petersburg.
Interesting betting trends
- The Army team plays six to 15 receptions per game
- According to statistics, Muscovites block 16 shots.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In four of the five games with CSKA, the first period was not productive.
1.70The 1st periodbet: the victory of the guests
CSKA won the first period in two out of three games
2.20Tip and bets
The Shanghai Dragons still show a very weak level of play and the change of head coach did not help the Chinese return to the real fight for entry into the playoffs. CSKA continues to stamp victories and with the start of the new calendar year, the team from Moscow finally adjusted to Igor Nikitin's game. We think that the Army team will score two points in St. Petersburg without any problems.
Betting Tip - CSKA victory in 1.70
Betting on an individual total
The Chinese have been playing very poorly offensively lately. In the last three games, the Shanghai team scored only two accurate shots, while never scoring against CSKA in a recent match. The Army team does not miss for two matches in a row and plays great on their side of the ice. We believe that the dragons will not be able to score more than one or two goals.
We're betting on the Shanghai Dragons' individual total of less than two goals for 1.70
