Spartak - Neftekhimik: betting tip (cf 1.75) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

Having had a good run at the decisive stage of the regular season in January-March and scored 33 points in 27 matches, Spartak got a pass to the playoffs, but now it can't rise from the bottom of the Western eight, although there were opportunities for this, and the opponents provided chances. Currently, the red and white team has 78 points, Torpedo and SKA, who are ahead of them, have only one point more, Dynamo Moscow have three points. The final layout of the first round of the playoffs depends on how these teams conduct the last round: who gets to compete in the series against Lokomotiv, Severstal, Dinamo Minsk, and CSKA.

March was not easy for Alexey Zhamnov's team: only the teams that had already lost the right to continue the season managed to win: Lada twice away (7:1), (5:2) and Cupid is at home (1:0, FROM). Avangard (1:4) and Ak Bars (1:4) it was not possible to put up serious resistance, and the outcome of the home matches on March 16 against Dynamo Moscow and on March 18 against CSKA, which took place in a stubborn struggle, was decided only in a series of post-match free throws, and in both cases not in favor of Spartak - (3:4, B) and (2:3, B). This led to the loss of two crucial points at the final stage of the tournament. Important news on the eve of the playoffs: Spartak parted ways with Slovak legionnaire Adam Ruzicka, who had the second performance indicator in the team for the season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Brandon Biro will not participate in the match due to injury.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Spartak makes 32 shots on target per match.
• The red-whites perform an average of 16 power moves.

Current form

With 69 points, Neftekhimik is in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and will begin the playoffs with a series against the second team of the East Avangard. The result of the game with Spartak will have no effect on the tournament position of Nizhnekamsk. But it doesn't hurt to maintain a competitive rhythm with a strong, motivated opponent and, if successful, get an emotional boost on the eve of important matches. Igor Grishin's crew navigated the tournament route from January to March like a ship on the waves. The winning waves, the series that lifted the team up the ranks of the regular season table, were replaced by a downward movement into the depths, and from there a new wave led up again. Two defeats - seven wins – six defeats (the victory over Siberia fit into this wave) – two wins – four defeats – three wins – this is how the graphic image of the Neftekhimik calendar looks like.

The last of the matches was played on March 18 and ended with the defeat of Nizhnekamsk (0:3) away from Salavat Yulaev. Whether this picture is fair and whether this match was the beginning of a new wave- a series - the game with Spartak will show. So far, out of 17 away games in 2026, Neftekhimik has won six and lost 11.

Disqualifications and injuries

Vladislav Barulin will not come with the team to Moscow.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, the Petrochemist performs 20 power moves per match.
• On average, the wolves make 29 shots on target.