LiontipsSKA Admiral: betting tip (cf 1.80) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
After a prolonged slump in the second half of January, the Army team seems to have done work on their mistakes and in February they confidently got back on an even track – the last eight matches brought points, six victories, including away wins over teams such as Dinamo (Minsk) (4:3, B), Severstal (31), Neftekhimik (5:1), at home over Salavat Yulaev (4:0). On February 21, SKA hockey players hosted their Moscow teammates in the army derby. With Igor Larionov temporarily absent from the captain's bridge, the hosts scored a goal in each period (Nikita Dishkovsky scored twice, once in the minority, and Rocco Grimaldi once) and gave their goalkeeper Sergei Ivanov the third dry match of the season (3-0). Thus, the confrontation between SKA and CSKA in the regular season ended in a draw: St. Petersburg and Moscow won two each. After this victory, SKA scored 67 points in 57 matches and strengthened its position in the fight for higher positions in the top eight with the Moscow teams CSKA, Dynamo and Spartak.
The top scorers of the St. Petersburg club are Marat Khairullin (40 points) and Sergei Plotnikov (37 points). Defender Sergei Sapego has the highest utility score in the team, plus 15. In the first meeting of the season, played in October 2025 in Vladivostok, SKA defeated Admiral with a score of 3:1.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nikita Zaitsev, Igor Larionov and Trevor Murphy will not play in the next match.
Interesting betting trends
- SKA makes an average of 29 shots on target
- According to statistics, the team performs 12 power moves per match.
Current form
The Kontinental Hockey League regular season is less than a month away. In the Eastern Conference, no team has yet formally lost its chance of reaching the playoffs. It is likely that the first such team will be Admiral, which has the most vulnerable position in the East – the last place and 16 points behind Siberia, which closes the cup eight. After a disastrous January with a nine-match losing streak, February did not add optimism to the fans of the Far East - five losses on home ice in a row, five points in seven games with a 15-22 goal difference.
After the guest victory on February 20 over Avtomobilist (5:2), the sailors decided to show character and give battle not to anyone, but to a Metallurgist, and not somewhere, but in Magnitogorsk. At the end of the second period, the Metallurg Arena smelled like a sensation – the Admiral led 3-1 after Pavel Shen, Dmitry Zavgorodny and Oscar Bulavchuk scored. But in the end, the class difference took its toll, Sergei Tolchinsky scored a double and the steelworkers, who had long solved the task of reaching the playoffs, achieved victory in extra time (4:3, OT), leaving the sailors with one point. After St. Petersburg, Oleg Bratash's team goes to Moscow for a match with Spartak, and then the Admiral's home series begins with two matches against Salavat.
Disqualifications and injuries
Vladimir Bryukvin, Mario Grman, Alexander Darin and Nikita Soshnikov will not help their partners in St. Petersburg.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, the Admiral conducts 14 power techniques
- Sailors win 51.9% of face-offs on average.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In four of the five matches involving SKA, the first period was not productive.
1.85Bet 1st period: SKA victory
The hosts have won in the first period in the last three games.
1.82Tip and bets
The Admiral needs to maintain the pace that the Far Easterners have gained in the current guest series of games. The playoffs have already begun for the sailors and they simply have to score points in each match. SKA is in great shape, but meetings against a club from Vladivostok are rarely easy for Petersburgers. We think that Oleg Bratash's team will show character and will to win in the Northern capital of Russia and at least not lose outright.
Betting Tip - Admiral's victory with a handicap (+2) in 1.80
Betting on an individual total
The admiral has not been able to set up an offensive game for a long time, but in recent matches, the sailors have been creating and implementing their chances. SKA is very reliable in defense at this stage of the season, but the hosts may well underestimate the outsider and allow him a little more than necessary. We believe that the guests will be able to distinguish themselves with at least two accurate shots.
We bet on the Admiral's individual total of more than 1.5 goals for 1.75
