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A very difficult, unusual season, which stands out from a number of standard championships, is taking place in the Kontinental Hockey League 2020/21. A number of teams are experiencing serious line-up problems caused by outbreaks of the coronavirus, matches are played with a minimum number of spectators in the stands, and the introduced salary ceilings throughout the league have led to the fact that the forces of the teams are more or less equalized.
Let's talk about important changes in the league and what you can bet on in the 2020/2021 season.
Content
- The grandees got weaker
- A number of outsiders have transformed
- Dynamo Minsk, Avtomobilist, Siberia, Torpedo – TB
- Matches break down periodically
- Kunlun, Amur “and Dinamo Riga have another weak season
- Grassroots teams: Traktor, Metallurg, Vanguard
- Conclusion
The grandees got weaker
The salary cap meant that the big clubs were forced to unload their payroll and weaken their rosters.
So, in particular, CSKA, SKA, Metallurg have definitely become weaker in comparison with last season, this has already affected the results: CSKA players from St. Petersburg and Magnitka often lose points and so far are not at all impressive.
Some teams, for example, Lokomotiv, Avangard, Avtomobilist remained approximately with their own people (they did not weaken, but did not become stronger either). The leaders of the KHL, traditionally favorites of the season, at best remained at the same level, no one has strengthened. The overall level of the league has dropped.
[stextbox id = 'info'] We recommend you to look more closely at the positive handicap of underdogs in matches against favorites. Especially if such “toothy” teams, always ready for surprises, such as “Siberia”, “Traktor”, “Vityaz” are the underyears [/ stextbox]
Due to the leveling off of the league level, the number of unexpected results should increase.
A number of outsiders have transformed
First of all, we are talking about Dynamo Minsk and Traktor. In the 2019/20 season, the teams were suppliers of points, they did not even think about reaching the playoffs. In the new championship, the teams are much more confident in replenishing their spectacle piggy banks, show an interesting and effective game.
This is especially true of Minskers: in the summer the squad got top-ranked players by the standards of the league of legionnaires: Klinkhammer, Kozun, and also lured almost all the most promising Belarusians from overseas. The result is a very decent team, especially in attack: on average, Dynamo scores more than 4 goals per game, but also concedes a lot – about 3 goals per match on average.
In the matches of Minskers, it is profitable to bet on:
- TB matches – total over 4.5-5.5. Ideal opponents for betting on TB matches Dynamo Minsk are Torpedo, Avtomobilist, Salavat Yulaev, Vityaz, Ak Bars, Siberia, Jokerit, Spartak.
- Individual total of Minskers is over 2-3 goals. Bets are appropriate in matches with approximately equal opponents who do not play in the best way in defense: Spartak, Siberia, Torpedo, Barys, Vityaz.
- Individual total of Dynamo rivals is more than 2-4 goals. Minskers traditionally treat the league's giants with special reverence, almost always missing 4 or more goals from them. In particular, we should expect a large number of goals conceded in the matches of Minskers against Ak Bars, Salavat Yulaev, Avtomobilist, SKA, CSKA.
- Dynamo Minsk is performing poorly in the third periods of matches, especially if they are in the lead. Minskers most often lose the final thirds of matches. It is profitable to bet in Dynamo Minsk matches on the victory of their opponents with a handicap of 0 in the third period.
“Traktor” also often leaves the ice with points scored. This season the team has excellent legionnaires, there are 2 super-reliable goalkeepers. The squad often plays through TM, misses a little. We recommend betting in the matches of Chelyabinsk players on the total of the match 4.5-5, as well as looking closely at the rates on “Traktor” in a three-way approach: winning the match, winning with a zero, plus handicap.
Dynamo Minsk, Avtomobilist, Siberia, Torpedo – TB
The above teams in most matches play over the top in total (break through TB 4.5-5 with enviable constancy). Each of these teams has an attacking style of play, there are strong attackers, while the defensive lines raise questions. In the matches of these teams, a very high total is often broken through – TB 6-7.5. Especially in the games of the above squads directly among themselves.
Matches break down periodically
Due to intermittent coronavirus outbreaks in various teams, at the start of the season, several teams either did not arrive for their matches, or the meetings were postponed. In particular, Jokerit, Dinamo Riga and Barys missed 3-5 matches in September alone.
SKA and Salavat Yulaev have a serious outbreak of coronavirus in September, the squads play with a semi-youth squad.
Kunlun, Amur “and Dinamo Riga have another weak season
After only a dozen matches have passed, we can conclude that the above teams will not be able to count on much in the current season. Amur is traditionally an outsider in the league, there are no prerequisites for improving the situation in the current season. The residents of Riga have a weak composition: the local leaders are already old, and the legionnaires are very modest. Kunlun has never been strong at all, always in the KHL this team is in the basement of the standings.
These teams can sometimes fail very much, and they have very few victories in regulation time.
[stextbox id = 'info'] In the matches of these teams, we recommend betting on opponents: on their victories, odds, double chance [/ stextbox]
Grassroots teams: Traktor, Metallurg, Vanguard
These teams are leading in the league in this nomination by a wide margin. In an average match of these squads, only about 4-4.2 goals are thrown.
This is due to the defensive style of play of the above teams, the presence of high-quality defenders, set by the defense.
[stextbox id = 'info'] In the matches of these squads, especially against each other, as well as against such rivals as Sochi, Severstal, Lokomotiv, we recommend betting on TM matches. In these games, the equilibrium total will be about 4-4.5 pucks [/ stextbox]
Conclusion
These tendencies have all the chances to persist for the whole season, because at the time of this writing (September 8, 2020), many teams have already played 11-13 matches – about 1/5 of the total. The results of Minsk “Dynamo” may slightly deteriorate, nevertheless, the team started the season too well, without a super reliable goalkeeper and classy defenders it will be difficult to hold out in the top. Most likely, sporadic cancellations and postponements of matches will continue.
In terms of the overall performance of the teams described in the review, everything is likely to remain the same: the grassroots teams will continue to play through TB, and TB-shny from season to season please with high performance of matches. Watching the best ice hockey on the continent!
