SKA-Spartak. Nikolai Goldobin will not lose face
Alexander Lunyakin September 11, 2023, 10:15 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The top scorer at the start of the KHL season is holding up well despite the team’s loss. He won’t let Rotenberg’s defense breathe.
On September 12, the KHL match between SKA and Spartak will take place. The game starts at 19:30 Moscow time. Bookmakers have already made a prediction, they consider the hosts as favorites: in bookmakers you can bet on the victory of the St. Petersburg team with an odds of 1.65. The chances of the Muscovites were estimated at 4.40. Tie bets are accepted at 4.90.
Bookmaker odds for the SKA vs Spartak match on September 12, 2023
Bookmakers believe that the SKA – Spartak match will be productive: a total of more than 4.5 goals is equal to 1.40, and a total of less than 4.5 goals is equal to 3.00. For the victory of Saint Petersburg, taking into account extra time and penalties, they offer an odds of 1.38. Bets on victory in the Moscow match are paid at 3.05.
Analysis and prediction for the match KHL SKA – Spartak (12.09.2023)
The KHL regular season is gaining momentum and continues to delight with intriguing matches that sometimes end with surprises. On September 12, 2023, SKA will host Spartak Moscow at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg. The start of the match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Moscow time.
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Each new season the St. Petersburg Club has only one goal: to win the Gagarin Cup. Last season it was not possible to complete the task and in the summer the team went through a series of changes. Hockey players such as Nikita Gusev, Igor Ozhiganov and even the best scorer of the last season, Dmitry Yashkin, left the club. In response, the “Neva army men” were reinforced with three forwards from Avangard and several more senior hockey players.
The result came immediately and the start of the season was simply fantastic for SKA. Rotenberg’s team won two victories in a row, beating Dinamo Moscow (2-1) and Lada (3-0). Everything was great, but then two defeats in a row followed. The St. Petersburg team first lost to Torpedo (3-4), and in the aspect of the game the “Armies of the Neva” were on equal footing with the Nizhny Novgorod team, although they should have stood out.
In the last meeting, SKA lost to Lokomotiv by 2:3. Both team goals were scored by a majority, but the Club conceded the same number, remaining in the minority. However, one of the eliminations proved controversial. Rotenberg commented on the situation and said the judge came over and apologized for it. The coach added that the “Neva soldiers” always play fair and would like to be treated the same.
Spartak has the same number of points as SKA. In the off-season, the team transformed and, first of all, changed coaches. The red and whites were led by the mentor of the Russian team, Alexei Zhamnov. Everyone expected quick changes and they got them, because already during the preseason preparations the Moscow club won seven games in a row.
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In addition, Spartak won the Moscow Senior Cup, defeating CSKA in the final match 3:1. Despite these excellent statistics, the KHL regular season began for the red and white with a defeat against Kunlun (3-4). The team outshot the Beijing team in shots on goal by more than two to one, but their execution let them down.
Zhamnov’s team won the next two matches. They managed to beat Severstal (6-4) and Amur (5-3). In both matches the Moscow Club showed an excellent performance. This is exactly the hockey that most KHL fans miss. Spartak’s newcomer, Nikolai Goldobin, shows himself better than the others in attack. The former Metallurg hockey player leads the league’s top scorers with 7 (6+1) points.
The red and white statistics were ruined in the last match, in which they lost to Admiral by a crushing score of 2:6. After the match, Zhamnov cited a lack of anger in attack as one of the reasons, as well as the losing fight for neutral pucks. Goldobin also did not stand aside and said that they lost to themselves, making a large number of mistakes. He, too, expected Spartak to find their game, but how soon?
The rojiblancos are leaders in goals scored and lost in the KHL – 16:17. During four official matches, at least seven goals were scored in each one. Taking and improving the defensive game in one day, and even after a morally difficult loss, even Zhamnov cannot do it. In addition, the opponent has a chance – the SKA will not mind improving the statistics and showing brilliant hockey. Therefore, we offer a bet on a total of over 5.5 goals for 1.89.
Prediction and bets for the match SKA – Spartak September 12, 2023
Alexey Zhamnov prepared the red and white attack. They show brilliant and effective hockey. But at the same time they make a huge number of mistakes, receive unnecessary eliminations and more. The coach promised to fix all this and the KHL’s top scorer will try not to look bad. In turn, SKA can make a change or cause another defeat for Spartak, so betting on a total of over 5.5 goals seems quite justified.
Tender: total more than 5.5 goals for 1.89.
