The Steel Foxes will host the Seagull during the regular season of the MHL. Which of the leaders of the Eastern Conference will be stronger?
"Steel Foxes"
In the last match, the Steel Foxes could not develop a winning streak, losing to Loko-76 in a shootout (3-4). Before this loss, the team from Magnitogorsk won four consecutive victories, one of which was over the same Loko-76 (3-0). At the moment, the Steel Foxes have 103 points and lead the Eastern Conference standings, ahead of the Seagull by fourteen points, but they played four more matches at the same time.
"The Seagull"
At the beginning of the year, the Seagull had chances to finish the championship in first place, but in the end it began to lose points too often, as a result of which it is fighting for the second position. In the last match, the "Seagull" won against the "Polar Bears" (3-1) and was able to break a series of defeats, which consisted of three duels. The main competitor in the fight for second place is Tolpar, which has three points less.
Statistics and figures:
- The Steel Foxes have won five of the previous four games;
- "Chaika" won in one match out of the last four;
- The Steel Foxes lost to the Seagull in two of the last three matches.
Forecast
The Steel Foxes are more confident at the end of the regular season, so they have to beat the unstable Chaika on their site.