In the first match of the West Final series, SKA will host CSKA. The game will be held at the Ice Palace on April 2. The meeting starts at 17:00 Moscow time. SKA – CSKA: Forecastbet, odds, statistics.
SKA
SKA’s first opponent in the playoffs of the Gagarin Cup was Dynamo Minsk. In the confrontation with the Belarusian club, the St. Petersburg team scored four victories in four games, scoring at least 3 goals in each – 4:0.
At the stage of the semi-finals of the West SKA met with Spartak. Zaruba with red and white started for the guys from St. Petersburg with a sensational humiliation in the “Ice” (1:6).
In the next four matches, the team Roman Rotenberg won. In three fights, SKA was stronger only with a minimal margin, and in another one, they pulled the desired result in overtime (2:1, 2:1, 2:1 OT, 2:1).
In the regular season, the St. Petersburg club managed to play 48 matches in which they scored 68 points. In the standings of the Western Conference, SKA was in first place.
CSKA
In eight matches of the Gagarin Cup, the Moscow team managed to score a total of 28 goals in regular time and win in every playoff meeting.
The first one to kill CSKA in the elimination round, Lokomotiv turned out to be. The Red-Blues had to suffer with Loko in two out of four matches, but the Moscow guys coped with all the difficulties (4:3 OT, 4:1, 3:2 OT, 4:1).
The semi-final batch presented the fans with a capital derby once morest Dynamo. In this confrontation, the wards Sergei Fedorovwithout even expecting it, took out the principal rivals in one gate (3:2, 4:2, 2:1, 6:3).
In the regular season, CSKA took to the ice in 47 matches. During this period, he managed to accumulate 63 points and take third place in the standings of the Western Conference.
Odds
The victory of SKA in this meeting is estimated at 2.68for a draw bookmakers give coefficient 4.06and for the victory of SKA – 2.28.
Forecast
The Moscow team, having believed in its strength, is able to take out SKA in the debut match of the series and seize the advantage at the start.
Bid
Of course, SKA is the strongest opponent among all those with whom the capital club crossed paths in the playoffs, but the guests will not bother regarding the status of the second finalist of the West. Our forecast And bid – CSKA wins by 2.28.