LiontipsCSKA Moscow - Shanghai Dragons: betting tip (cf 1.60) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The purposeful work of the coaching staff, led by Igor Nikitin, clearly affects the team's performance. The performance of the army team in 59 matches of the season - 143 goals, or 2.4 goals per game – is the lowest among the teams of the cup eight of the West. On the other hand, CSKA is second only to Lokomotiv in terms of goals conceded - 129, or less than 2.2 per game. The last two matches of the red-blues (not counting the underplayed game against Sochi) brought the opposite results: a goalless defeat away from SKA (0:3) and a dry victory at home over Neftekhimik (2:0), achieved with the impeccable play of goalkeeper Dmitry Gamzin only in the second half of the third period thanks to accurate shots by Dmitry Buchelnikov and Maxim Sorkin.
The bad news for the Dragons is that Igor Nikitin's team has not lost at home since the match against Lokomotiv on January 4, since then it has celebrated eight consecutive wins in home meetings with a total score of 22-10. Possible success in the game will have an important tournament significance for the capital's team - by getting two points, the army team will be able to catch up with Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo in the table and get a real chance of getting into the top 4 of the West.
Disqualifications and injuries
Denis Guryanov, Danila Moiseev and Vladislav Provolnev will miss the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, CSKA conducts 16 power moves per match.
- The army men score 26 shots on target according to their stats
Current form
Paradoxically, the Shanghai team scored even more goals in the season than CSKA – 145 against 143 from the Army team. However, success with such generally low performance requires reliable defensive play, but this has never been the strongest side of Beijing Kunlun, and now its Shanghai successor in the KHL. In 59 games, the Dragons conceded 195 goals, an average of 3.3 per game. Injuries to experienced goalkeepers Andrey Kareev and Patrick Ribar do not strengthen the defense of the guests in any way.
In the last of the matches played against the fourth team of the Avtomobilist East in Yekaterinburg, the Dragons started for health, opened the scoring at the beginning of the second period in the majority after a throw by team veteran Spencer Fu. The team continued to be active, hitting more shots on goal – 29 against 21 - and winning more face-offs than the opponent, but they couldn't score more, they didn't have enough strength until the end of the match, and the final result was disappointing (1-4). In all likelihood, the Shanghai Dragons will officially drop out of the Gagarin Cup in the coming rounds, losing even their mathematical chances of reaching the playoffs.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jeremy Grolo, Andrey Kareev, Patrick Rybar and Ben Harpur will not play in Moscow.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Shanghai performs 20 power moves per match.
- According to statistics, the Chinese make 29 shots on target.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last four games with the participation of the Muscovites, the first period was not productive.
1.72The bet of the 2nd period: the victory of the hosts
Shanghai lost in the second period in three out of six games.
1.85Tip and bets
CSKA usually plays great on their own ice, but Igor Nikitin's team doesn't smash their opponents and doesn't score too many goals. The Shanghai Dragons are trying their best to stay in the playoff game and are performing well in the games against the Army. They have never lost to the Muscovites by more than one goal this season. We think that the Chinese will not be defeated this time either.
Prediction - Shanghai Dragons win with a handicap (+2) for 1.60
Betting on an individual total
CSKA, under the leadership of Igor Nikitin, focuses on reliability on its half of the ice and scores very little. The team plays grassroots hockey defensively and rarely defeats opponents. The last time the hosts scored more than three goals in a meeting was at the end of January, so it is unlikely that the dragons will crumble in defense and concede too much.
We take CSKA's individual total of less than 3.5 goals for 1.67
