Severstal - Torpedo. Betting Tip (cf 2.10) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

In recent seasons, Severstal has regularly reached the playoffs, but has never been able to advance beyond the first round. The year of the 70th anniversary of the club's foundation is a good reason to change the trend to a more positive one. The first step in this direction has already been taken – this season, Andrey Kozyrev's team reached the cup round from the top four for the first time, securing the advantage of its site in the opening series.

However, in the very first match against Torpedo on March 23, this advantage was lost after a 1-4 defeat. The first period of this match did not bring results, by the middle of the second segment of the game the advantage of the guests became apparent, who scored two goals after quick attacks. Two consecutive removals from the Steelers did not allow them to immediately concentrate their efforts on their own attacking actions. They failed to win back in the third period, moreover, shortly after it began, the score became (0:3), and the Torpedo responded to Adam Lishka's prestige goal with a puck into an empty net. The four goals conceded by the hosts made us remember the finish of the regular tournament, when Severstal had five goals each on March 13 away from SKA and on March 19 at home from Avangard. 

Disqualifications and injuries

All the home team leaders will play in the second game of the series.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Severstal receives only six penalty minutes per match.
• The Steelworkers perform 11 power moves per match

Current form

The Torpedo team's path to the playoffs this season turned out to be difficult. For some time, they could well have claimed not just the top eight, but also the second or third place, but they played poorly at the end of the regular season, did not stay in the top four, and only thanks to the victory in the last round on March 19 at home over Amur (5:3) moved away from eighth place. During their time in the KHL, this is the fourteenth attempt by Nizhny Novgorod to win the Gagarin Cup, but for the first time Severstal became Torpedo's opponent. Thus, for Severstal and Torpedo, the game on March 23 was the fifth of the season, but it was the first in the playoffs in the history of the KHL. 

The opening match of the series turned out well for the Volga region. They excelled both in attack, where Vladislav Firstov, Nikita Shavin, Egor Vinogradov and Andrey Belevich scored accurate shots, and in defense, which held off the formidable attack of the Northerners. Goalkeeper Denis Kostin had a great match. The victory gave the car manufacturers positive emotions, but did not lead to euphoria, the hockey players are preparing for a serious fight: What will be the second game? I know for sure that it will be difficult," Torpedo striker Andrei Belevich is sure. Interestingly, of the last 14 matches between these teams in the Kontinental Hockey League championships, only two ended in favor of the hosts (both times it was Severstal in September 2024 and January 2026), and the guests won in 12.

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 23 shots per match