Severstal - Torpedo. Betting Tip (cf 1.73) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

The Cherepovets team has been progressing in recent years, becoming a force that even the record favorites have to reckon with. The 2025-2026 season was one of the stages of this progress – for the first time in the history of the Kontinental Hockey League, Severstal not only earned the right to participate in the playoffs, but finished the regular tournament in the top 4 of the Western Conference, in third place. The finishing line of the regular tournament before reaching the playoffs was not easy for the team. Of the seven matches in late February and early March, when the issue of allocating places in the top four was being decided, only two Steelworkers managed to win - on March 11 against Lada (3:1) and on March 16 against Ak Bars (4:2). and in the other five, luck smiled on the rivals. Cherepovets did not have a home game on March 19 against Omsk Avangard, they opened the scoring and after two periods were ahead (2:1), but completely failed in the third period and lost the match (2:5). We were taught a good lesson today," admitted Severstal defender Ioannis Kaldis.

According to the results of the regular tournament, the best performance was achieved by forward Roman Abrosimov, who scored 48 points (24+24), and defender-scorer Ioannis Kaldis, who scored 11 goals and 30 assists. Denis Kazulaev, a player of the youth team, was involved in the foundation games and showed himself well. An important detail of the team's current form for the playoffs may be that the Northerners have won five of the last six overtimes in the regular season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Ruslan Abrosimov will not help his partners in the first game of the series.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Severstal receives only 5.13 penalty minutes per match.
• The Steelworkers perform six power moves per match

Current form

After the Volga Region secured a place in the top eight and at one time seriously claimed the top three in the West, the Torpedo slightly slowed down. Victories began to alternate with defeats, and instead of moving up in the table, there was a gradual downward movement. Since February 10, the team has scored only 12 points in 14 matches with a goal difference of 34-50. Several defeats – on March 11 from Avangard (1:4), on March 13 from Traktor (2:3, FROM), on March 16 from Neftekhimik (3:6) – led to the fact that the Torpedo team could well be the last in the eight. Only a not very successful game by competitors and a victory on March 19 in the last home game with Amur allowed Avtozavodets to reach the sixth place of the West.

The match with Cupid was not easy. Torpedo lost twice in the score and woke up only by the middle of the match, which was greatly facilitated by a series of deletions from the guests. And although the team from Primorsky Krai had the last word in the match, the overall result, to the applause of the stands, turned out to be for Nizhny Novgorod – (5:3). To win the relegation series, the teams must show their best hockey. But how can this be achieved? Torpedo head coach Alexey Isakov gave a very imaginative answer to this difficult question: What should be the psychological tension within the team in the playoffs? It's like in a pressure cooker: you need the degree inside to boil, but at the same time open the lid in time to let off steam. It's the same in the team — you need to maintain a high-quality attitude, but at the same time not overload yourself with responsibility. Now our pressure cooker is in good condition: the lid is slightly ajar, but everything is boiling inside. Forward Alexey Kruchinin is serious about it.: It's going to be a series of two good teams that are roughly equal.

Disqualifications and injuries

Torpedo has no problems with the composition. Absolutely all players will take part in the upcoming match.

Interesting betting trends

• Torpedo blocks 15 shots per game
• The deer make 30 shots per match