LiontipsShanghai Dragons - Avtomobilist: betting tip (cf 1.65) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The team, playing in the Kontinental Hockey League under the flag of China, naturally ends the season on the shield, repeating the usual fate of its predecessor Kunlun Red Star. The lack of full-fledged pre-season training and a systematic approach to recruiting the team, as well as the early retirement of Gerard Galland, led to intractable playing problems that accumulated over a long tournament run. The ninth place in the Western Conference, 22 points behind Spartak, which is in eighth place, with the Moscow team playing in reserve, is hardly a successful result and corresponds to preseason expectations.
In fact, the Dragons began to finish the tournament in January, when they lost six matches in a row in regular time, and for all 27 matches played in 2026, they got rich by only 15 points with a goal difference of 60-97. During this time, they were able to win only six times, and all against their colleagues in the basement of the standings – twice against Lada, twice against Sochi, once each against Amur and Barys. March began with a labor victory over Lada (2:1), but then five defeats in a row followed: from Siberia (1:2), from Barys (4:8), from Dynamo Moscow (2:4), from Avangard (1:6), from Salavat (3:5). After Avtomobilist, the Dragons conclude their season with a match against SKA in St. Petersburg, where they will nominally be considered guests.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jake Bischoff, Jeremy Grolo, Andrey Kareev, Patrick Rybar and Ben Harpur will miss the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, the Shanghai Dragons make 29 shots on target per match.
- According to statistics, the team makes 19 power plays per game.
Current form
The Ural team is having a good season, having secured the right to its own ground ahead of schedule in the first round of the relegation games. Avtomobilist has 82 points in 66 games and is fourth in the Eastern Conference, his most likely opponent is Salavat Yulaev. Nikolay Zavarukhin's team looks very balanced. This is one of the best defensive lines in the East, led by goalkeepers Evgeny Alikin and Vladimir Galkin, both of whom enjoy the confidence of the coach and play almost evenly, reflecting 92-93% of shots on their own goal. In the absence of Reed Boucher, new leaders appeared in the attack, in addition to the highly experienced Stefan da Costa: Maxim Denezhkin, Roman Gorbunov. In a short time, forward Daniel Sprong fit into the team's game scheme right during the season, scoring 28 points in 21 matches.
In the period from February 22 to March 11, motorists scored a series of seven victories, during which such teams as Avangard (5:1), Ak Bars (3:2, B), CSKA (1:0), Dynamo (Moscow) (4:0), Metallurg fell victim to them. (3:1), Lokomotiv (4:1). With this, Yekaterinburg's winning momentum dried up, and for the recent defeats from Avtomobilist, CSKA took revenge first on March 14 (0:3), and then on March 16 Metallurg (3:4). In the game against Metallurg, Avtomobilist could not keep the score 2-0, Stefan da Costa and Daniel Sprong scored 1+1 each.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the guest leaders will play at the SKA Arena.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, a motorist gets a ten-minute fine.
- Uralians statistically perform 17 power moves per game.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In four out of five games with the participation of the hosts, the first period was not productive.
The 1st periodbet: the victory of the guests
The Chinese have lost in the first period in the last four games.
Tip and bets
The Shanghai Dragons still show a very weak level of play and in March they suffered five defeats in a row, while conceding at least four goals per meeting in the last four games. The motorist has already solved all his tasks for the regular season, but it is unlikely that Nikolai Zavarukhin's team is going to St. Petersburg without a goal to win. We think that the Uralians will deal with the Shanghainese without any problems.
Betting Tip - Motorist's victory in 1.65
Betting on an individual total
The dragons only occasionally show a good offensive game, but they often act rather weakly in front. Avtomobilist has one of the best defensive lines in the league and it is unlikely that one of the sides will force events and run forward. We think that the Uralians will be able to cope with the opponent's attacks and will not concede more than one or two goals in this match.
We take the Shanghai Dragons' individual total of less than two goals for 1.85
