LiontipsCSKA - SKA. Betting Tip (cf 2.55) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
During the regular season, CSKA picked up a great pace and began to climb higher and higher in the Western Conference table. As a result, due to stable results, Nikitin's wards were able to climb to the fourth place, where they completed the regular season. The club was not very effective in attack, but it could boast of the most reliable defense, conceding only 144 goals, which is one of the best indicators in the league.
Before the playoffs, the Army team got into great shape, which basically allowed them to successfully start in the Gagarin Cup. In the first match of the series, the Muscovites hosted a principled opponent in the person of SKA and with great difficulty wrested Victoria from him in overtime as early as the 26th minute of added time. During the meeting, CSKA slowed down the pace several times, allowing the opponent to gain an advantage, which created serious problems for himself and was one step away from failure. It is impossible not to mention the excellent performance of striker Sorokin, who managed to equalize the score twice and put the game into overtime.
Disqualifications and injuries
Recall that striker Moiseev and defender Provolnev will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, CSKA concedes only two goals per match.
- The army team completed 21% of the majority's attempts
Current form
SKA performed erratically throughout the regular season, which was quite expected, given the major changes in the squad, as well as the new head coach Igor Larionov. As a result, the St. Petersburg team was able to get a ticket to the Gagarin Cup without any problems, finishing the regular season in fifth place in the Western Conference table. A distinctive feature of the club remains its very active, and most importantly, effective offensive game, on average he scored as many as 2.9 goals per match.
As expected, in the opening match of the series with CSKA, Larionov's wards were able not only to give a worthy rebuff to CSKA, but were just one step away from victory. SKA endured serious pressure in the first period without conceding goals, and in the second period they twice earned an advantage that they couldn't keep. Less than three minutes before the final whistle, the Muscovites equalized the score again and moved the game into extra time, where they had to suffer the most humiliating defeat with a final score of 2:3.
Disqualifications and injuries
Zaitsev, Larionov and Murphy continue to remain in the infirmary.
Interesting betting trends
- SKA averaged 29 shots per match.
- The residents of St. Petersburg completed 20% of the majority's attempts
Trends
First Goalbet: SKA
In five head-to-head matches in a row, SKA opened the scoring
The goalratein each period is yes
In three face-to-face matches out of five, the teams scored a goal in each period.
Tip and bets
CSKA Moscow is once again the clear favorite in the upcoming match, according to the bookmakers, which we strongly disagree with. The opening match of the series showed that SKA is absolutely in no way inferior to the Muscovites, and even the away nature of the meeting did not affect the club's game for the worse. We believe that the St. Petersburg team will be able to fight back in the army derby in the second leg, and they also have a good chance of winning. So it's worth taking advantage of an unreasonably high coefficient and betting in favor of Larionov's wards.
Our betting tip is that SKA will win the match in 2.55
But we would not expect a large number of abandoned goals in the upcoming match. Both teams understand the importance of the match and play very carefully. In face-to-face meetings, clubs very rarely delight fans with effective hockey, so there is a great opportunity to bet on a total less.
Betting Tip - total less than 4.5 goals in 1.82
