Despite the fact that both teams are firmly in the playoff zone, and SKA is the leader in its division, and for this reason cannot fall below the second place in the Western Conference, both St. Petersburg and Magnitogorsk are considered almost the main disappointments of the current season. Most likely, because, like other leaders, they didn’t force preparations for the start of the season and immediately take the bull by the horns. And they worked in the old fashioned way: waking up for a long time, scratching and not in a hurry. It is quite logical to believe that their points will not go anywhere from them, and if they do, then let it be worse for those who take their place in the standings.
What else makes the rivals related in the upcoming “get-together” is that both teams are on the rise. Of course, not on this one, when everyone has a huge winning streak behind them. Both of them have enough game problems, there are also non-game problems, but the game pattern gradually “settles down”, and the results are increasing.
That is, we can assume that both opponents are on a slight rise, and there is an equality of forces. It remains to look at the statistics of personal meetings, and it clearly indicates our favorite. It is at his home that the reporting match will take place. SKA won the last six matches of the regular season against Magnitogorsk, and if we add the playoffs here, then we will count nine such matches in the favor of St. Petersburg residents. As for the victory of “Magnitka” in St. Petersburg, it was last recorded in November 2014, after which the Urals lost four times. And, perhaps, they will lose for the fifth time.
So, the victory of SKA with the favorite in this pair of two goals. It is possible that the second will fly into an empty net in the last seconds. The main thing is that all this will happen in the main time.
SKA – Metallurg
Bet: Handicap1 (-1)
