Torpedo vs SKA. Prediction with odds of 1.92

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod will hold its final match of the KHL regular championship on March 22 on the ice of the home KRK Nagorny. The opponents are SKA from St. Petersburg, also representing the Western Conference.

• Expert Predictions Analysis
• Torpedo vs SKA facts
• Odds
• Game Totals Prediction

Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Torpedo vs SKA

Torpedo

Avtozavodtsy have long been thinking about the playoffs, having lost any tournament motivation long before the end of the regular championship. Now Nizhny Novgorod is comfortably located on the eighth line of the Western Conference standings, having long ago secured themselves from Kunlun, who are in ninth place, but at the same time, having absolutely no chance of stepping up even one step. The lack of motivation has also affected the results of recent matches, Avtozavodtsy have only one win in their last five games, which is somewhat alarming on the eve of the start of the playoffs. Another problem for the Torpedo coaching staff is the abnormally large number of injured hockey players. At the moment, six main players continue to be outside the application, and all of them represent the attacking line.

SKA

Unlike the Avtozavod team, the Army team continues to desperately cling to every point earned, striving to finish as high as possible in the regular championship. For now, the St. Petersburg team is balancing at the level of sixth or seventh place, which guarantees the team a meeting with one of the Moscow teams - Dynamo, CSKA or Spartak - in the first round of the playoffs. There is still an opportunity to rise higher, up to fourth place. To do this, they need to take the maximum points on the Yekaterinburg - Nizhny Novgorod route and wait for gifts in the form of defeats from direct competitors. The Army team's playing form is conducive to this, Roman Rotenberg's charges have only one defeat in the last five matches, which they suffered in Chelyabinsk, in a game against the local Traktor, the best team in the Eastern Conference.

Torpedo vs SKA facts

• SKA continues to be the League's top scoring team, scoring 231 goals in 66 games played
• In the current championship, Torpedo loses more often at home than wins, having the following balance in home matches - 13 wins and 19 losses
• Matches involving SKA are the most productive in the championship, with the St. Petersburg club scoring an average of 6.3 goals per match
• All three head-to-head matches between these teams in the current championship ended in favor of the St. Petersburg club, the army team won twice at home, 4-1 and 6-4, and also won once on the road 4-3
• The last three matches between these teams in Nizhny Novgorod ended in victory for the army team, and in each of these matches the St. Petersburg team scored at least four goals per game

Odds from download 1xbet

Despite the away status of the match, according to the bookmaker, the chances of victory for the SKA hockey players are significantly higher than for the home team. Thus, the odds of the army team winning in regular time are 1.92, while the bookmaker offers odds of 3.1 for the possible success of the Nizhny Novgorod club. In the last ten matches between these teams, it went to overtime only once, and the bookmaker offers odds of 4.1 for a possible draw. Download 1xbet to your phone and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

Two teams with diametrically opposed motivations are meeting. For Avtozavodtsy, the regular championship has long since ended and the last matches are essentially formal. The team is already purposefully preparing for matches against Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, an opponent in the first round of the playoffs. A completely different situation is with St. Petersburg SKA, for which every point scored is now worth its weight in gold. Usually, the more motivated team wins in such matches, and the upcoming match will be no exception. Our forecast is a victory for SKA in regular time with a coefficient of 1.92.