In the last match of Monday's program as part of the Fonbet of the Kontinental Hockey League Championship, SKA St. Petersburg will play at home with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Your attention is invited to the forecast for this match.
SKA
SKA remains so far the only team in the championship that has qualified for the playoffs. Moreover, Roman Rotenberg's team will almost certainly remain in first place in the Western Conference standings, as it breaks away from its closest pursuers by 14 points. The St. Petersburg team recently issued a 3-match winning streak, defeating Severstal (2:1 B) and Torpedo (6:2) on the road, and CSKA (3:1) at home. But last Friday there was a defeat away from Lokomotiv (0:1).
"Torpedo"
Torpedo players remain in 4th place in the Western Conference standings, but at the same time they have already equaled the points scored with Lokomotiv and CSKA going higher. In the last 5 matches, the Volga team lost only 1 match, losing at home to SKA (2:6). After that, Igor Larionov's team played three successful matches. The "Deer" on their ice won against CSKA (3:1), after which they began the away series with victories over Spartak (4:0) and Dinamo Minsk (3:2 B).
Statistics and figures
- SKA has won 7 matches out of the last nine;
- In three of the last four SKA matches, the "Total less than 4.5" bet was held;
- SKA has a 5-match winning streak at home;
- SKA has an 8-match winning streak in full-time home matches with Torpedo;
- Torpedo has won 4 matches out of the last five;
- In four of the last five Torpedo matches, the Total bet was less than 4.5;
- Torpedo has won 7 matches out of the last nine away matches, losing only once in regular time.
Forecast
Torpedo has had a very hard time playing matches with SKA in recent years. In St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod residents have not won at all since 2015. The St. Petersburg team has recently been trying to act as reliably as possible in home matches, primarily in defense, preparing for effective performances in the playoffs. So torpedo players here should not hope for a large number of abandoned washers.