Hockey betting
On September 1, the new season of the Continental Hockey League started, for eight months the teams promise to delight fans with the game. And bettors will have an excellent opportunity to increase their game score.
According to statistics, bets on trends are most often successful, both on the features of the tournament and on individual clubs or players. We figure out which clubs to pay attention to, and which bets on their matches will be optimal.
You can find out about the features of the new KHL season, its favorites and outsiders in the tournament digest
Content
- Unequal Betting
- Top Power-Play Teams
- Minority leaders
- Performance Betting
- Highest scoring teams
- Clubs with the best defense
- Home and Away Betting
- Home Teams
- Best away teams
- conclusions
Unequal Betting
Playing in unequal compositions in hockey is one of the determining factors, therefore, special attention is paid to this component in training. In addition, it directly affects the total matches.
You can read about the influence of the playing factor in unequal line-ups in a separate review.
Top Power-Play Teams
- Vanguard – in the past, the club showed phenomenal performance in the majority – 27.7%. The first two links did a good job of implementing the excess. Hawks have been famous for this ingredient since the arrival of Bob Hartley. The only problem in the new season may be the departure of Reed Boucher, who acted as the tip of the attacks in the majority. But Korban Knight remained, who has a high conversion rate, and also plays great on the throw-in point;
- Salavat Yulaev – the Finnish link is still consistently hitting other people’s gates in the majority. Forward Temu Hartikainen is especially effective when playing in unequal compositions. It will be incredibly difficult to stop a link of legionnaires in the new season, because with each match their mutual understanding only grows;
- SKA – the club from St. Petersburg is gradually beginning to remind everyone that it was once considered the most dangerous opponent in the majority play. Valery Bragin relies on young hockey players who are distinguished by the speed of movement around the site and decision-making. Therefore, most of the team uses the space ideally. The partners are led by Andrey Kuzmenko, who often takes over the game.
Minority leaders
- Dynamo Moscow – already one of the strongest defensive lines in the league in the offseason, only strengthened. The main advantage of the team is the high pressure even in the minority. Such throws are very rarely fraught with serious danger. In addition, it is the Moscow Dynamo that is famous for its ability to run away in quick counterattacks and score in the minority;
- Ak Bars – Dmitry Kvartalnov’s game system is visible to the naked eye. Even in equal squads, the team focuses on playing on the defensive, not to mention playing in the minority. The Barça rarely allow their opponents to part in their zone, they use power techniques competently on the approaches to the blue line. It is the game without rent that becomes the main feature of the team;
- CSKA – the change of head coach will definitely become a destabilizing factor. But you need to understand that for a long time Igor Nikitin worked precisely on the minority, which bore fruit. The Army Men have experienced hockey players who specialize in just such set pieces. Sergei Andronov is doing well, blocking the puck’s path with his body. In addition, Andrey Svetlakov makes a great contribution by doing a lot of rough work.
Performance Betting
Almost all KHL teams are trying to develop their own playing style, and while some are focusing on defense and drying off the opponents’ attack, others are ready to rush forward without looking at their own goal.
Highest scoring teams
- Dynamo Moscow – Muscovites make good use of their strengths. Firstly, they have one of the classiest hockey players in the league, Shipachev. He not only completes the attacks well himself, but also gives a large number of assists. Therefore, it is around him that the whole game will be built in the new season. Secondly, Dynamo has the strongest attacking defenders who are gaining a large number of points;
- Salavat Yulaev is a “jolly hockey”, this is how you can describe the game of the Ufa club, which for several seasons in a row became one of the most productive. This is not surprising, since the Finnish link was voted the best in the league last season. In addition, young and talented performers are beginning to open up who are not afraid to act actively, without looking back at their own gates;
- Ak Bars – the Kazan club is both good defensive and good attacking. This combination is quite rare in hockey. Dmitry Kvartalnov improved the system that he had been building at CSKA for a long time.
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Clubs with the best defense
- Ak Bars – perhaps the Kazan club has the most balanced lineup in the league. The whole team participates in the defense process, even the attackers actively enter into pressure and interfere with the advancement of the opponent. Moreover, it was from the “Bars” that the strongest goalkeeper line was selected. All this suggests that the team will concede few goals in the new season;
- Lokomotiv – Andriy Skabelka does not require superstars in Lokomotiv, the head coach is used to working with the squad he is given. For this reason, he builds his team’s game from defense, which compensates for the absence of a large number of dangerous moments. Friendly matches before the start of the season have shown that the team is not going to abandon this tactic;
- SKA – it’s amazing how much a head coach can influence the team’s performance. Even young hockey players, of whom there are many in the club from St. Petersburg, act in a disciplined and orderly manner, without needing to run off to the attack. In the summer, a large number of defensive players came to the team, and the main thing can be considered the transfer of one of the best goalkeepers of the championship – Lars Johansson, which fits into the current concept of the club’s game.
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Home and Away Betting
In almost all team sports, the home court factor has a serious impact on the result, and it can be both positive and negative – imposing a burden of responsibility on the players in front of the stands.
In a special study, you can find out about the influence of the type of hockey rink on the course of the match.
Home Teams
- Ak Bars – and again in the top is the Kazan club, which literally destroys rivals in its native walls. First, overcrowded stands always help with this. Secondly, it is rather difficult for other teams to get to Kazan. Ak Bars is trying to actively pursue the first period. The main task is to quickly print the opponent’s goal and seize the initiative;
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- Lokomotiv – a club from Yaroslavl is also confidently performing within its native walls. Perhaps the reason for this is the inconvenient timing of home matches. Almost all Moscow clubs are accustomed to the fact that fights start late in the evening. In the East, by contrast, battles begin in the early morning. But Lokomotiv is trying to put its matches at 17:00 Moscow time, which affects the functional state. An additional factor is the ability to exhaust the opponent.
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Best away teams
- CSKA Moscow – CSKA are used to spending long away series. The team knows how to properly distribute forces. Opening matches often turn out to be quite pragmatic and “dry”. But with each meeting, the team is only gaining defense. Therefore, defeats on the road are extremely rare for “army men”;
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- Metallurg Magnitogorsk – Magnitka do not often win away in regular time. But at the same time, she is intransigent. Quite often, the team puts the case into overtime, and then decides the fate of the meeting within its framework or by shootouts. Therefore, betting on the permanent victories of the team is definitely not worth it, but he is gaining points steadily, it makes sense to look at the options with a non-loss (double outcome) of the team.
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conclusions
The Kontinental Hockey League is highly subject to statistical variations that have a direct impact on match results. If you don’t want to independently analyze the KHL matches, on IronBets you can find predictions for TOP matches in completely free access.
