Barys - Severstal: betting tip (cf 1.87) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

Barys is 11 points behind the eighth-ranked Siberia. In the remaining nine matches, it is unlikely to be possible to close such a gap and enter the playoff zone. The team's immediate goal is more realistic – to successfully complete a five-game home series and delight the fans with a victory over Severstal. In February, the Badgers played six matches, in which they scored six points with a 16-20 goal difference. The home series began on February 12 with a 0:5 win over SKA. The next three home games brought points, first a win against Lada (5:3), then two lost overtimes in matches against Metallurg (2:3, OT) and Shanghai Dragons (3:4, OT).

The team of Mikhail Kravets started the game with the dragons on February 20 with a boost. In the first period, Barca responded to Borna Rendulic's goal at the beginning of the game with goals from Alikhan Asetov in equal formations, as well as Riley Walsh and Mason Morelli, who realized the numerical majority – the hosts led 3-1 after 20 minutes of play. The second period was inconclusive, and in the third the game turned upside down. Barys' next majority ended in embarrassment when, after a mistake by Astana's defense in his own zone, Spencer Fu scored in the minority. Shortly before the end of regular time, Pavel Akolzin, left unattended in a patch, equalized the score, and in overtime, Troy Josephs put an end to the game (4-3, OT) - a strong-willed victory for the Shanghai Dragons in a title match, which brought them two points, and Barys only one.

Disqualifications and injuries

Ansar Shaikhmeddenov will not participate in the match due to injury.

Interesting betting trends

• Barys performs an average of 12 power moves per match.
• According to statistics, Astana players make 30 shots on target.

Current form

Having secured one of the first places in the coveted eight of the Western Conference, Andrey Kozyrev's team had the opportunity to pay more attention to preparing for the cup matches, without losing sight of the task of consolidating in the top 4. So far, Severstal is second in points after Lokomotiv, but Dynamo Minsk, Torpedo and CSKA are very close. The Steelworkers started February with three defeats – 1:5 against Spartak, 1:3 against SKA, 4:7 against Dinamo Minsk, but then they found the strength for three consecutive winning matches – 3:2 over the Dragons, 3:1 over Neftekhimik and 3:2 over SKA in overtime.

On February 20, Severstal in Chelyabinsk played a match with Traktor, the finalist of last year's Gagarin Cup, who is performing poorly in the current championship. The Cherepovets scored two goals in this game only in the third period, and both were in the numerical majority – Alexander Skorenov and Ioannis Kaldis scored. By this time, the Steelers, who had allowed too much waste in the game, were already burning 0-4, conceding from Joshua Livo, Alexander Rykov and twice from Vasily Glotov. The final score in the match was set by Maxim Dzhioshvili – 5:2 in favor of Traktor. The first game of Severstal and Barys this season took place in September in Cherepovets and brought success to the hosts with a score of 3:2. Striker Kirill Pilipenko, who recently transferred from Severstal to Avangard, scored two goals in that game.

Disqualifications and injuries

Timofey Davydov and Nikolay Chebykin will not play in Astana.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Severstal gets 5.27 minutes of penalty time per match.
• According to statistics, Cherepovets make 29 shots on target.