CSKA vs Siberia. Will home ice play into the hands of the army team?
On Thursday, September 29, the capital's CSKA Arena will be the venue for the next match of the KHL regular championship. Hockey players from Novosibirsk Siberia will visit CSKA Moscow.
The metropolitan team is still far from being a sample of last year. It is already clear that the coaching staff of the army team, headed by Sergei Fedorov, did not speed up the preparation of the team for the season, preferring to gain game form already during official matches. This tactic brought success to the army team last season, when the army team peaked in form in the playoffs, as a result of which CSKA won the Gagarin Cup.
Now the army team is not particularly impressive with their game, alternating successful matches with frankly disastrous ones. So, just a week ago, CSKA managed to lose to the Chinese Kunlun, who is considered by many to be one of the weakest clubs in the KHL. If last season the army team experienced serious problems in attack, then this year the defense periodically fails, which is affected by the absence of the main goalkeeper of the championship season, Ivan Fedorov. In the last match of the championship, the army team met with fellow countrymen from Spartak and managed to win a labor victory in overtime over their principal rival. This victory was only the sixth in the current championship for the capital club, and now CSKA hockey players with 13 points scored are only seventh in the Western Conference.
Siberia
But Siberia, unlike its rivals in the upcoming match, the start of the season can bring itself into an asset. The Siberians no longer look like a purely defensive team, increasingly acting on their own, not adjusting to the opponent. As a result, the performance of the team has noticeably improved, now Siberia scores an average of three goals per match. At the same time, Siberia can still be called a home team; on their native ice, the Siberians lost only once in regular time in the current championship.
If you single out anyone personally, then here you should pay attention to forward Alexander Sharov, who has already scored 11 points for performance (7 + 4). Sharov became the first hockey player in the history of Siberia to score poker in one game. The forward sent four goals to the gates of Vityaz near Moscow, which allowed the Siberians to win with a score of 5-4. This win propelled Siberia to fourth place in the Eastern Conference, five points behind leaders Metallurg with 13 points.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on CSKA vs Siberia
CSKAThe metropolitan team is still far from being a sample of last year. It is already clear that the coaching staff of the army team, headed by Sergei Fedorov, did not speed up the preparation of the team for the season, preferring to gain game form already during official matches. This tactic brought success to the army team last season, when the army team peaked in form in the playoffs, as a result of which CSKA won the Gagarin Cup.
Now the army team is not particularly impressive with their game, alternating successful matches with frankly disastrous ones. So, just a week ago, CSKA managed to lose to the Chinese Kunlun, who is considered by many to be one of the weakest clubs in the KHL. If last season the army team experienced serious problems in attack, then this year the defense periodically fails, which is affected by the absence of the main goalkeeper of the championship season, Ivan Fedorov. In the last match of the championship, the army team met with fellow countrymen from Spartak and managed to win a labor victory in overtime over their principal rival. This victory was only the sixth in the current championship for the capital club, and now CSKA hockey players with 13 points scored are only seventh in the Western Conference.
Siberia
But Siberia, unlike its rivals in the upcoming match, the start of the season can bring itself into an asset. The Siberians no longer look like a purely defensive team, increasingly acting on their own, not adjusting to the opponent. As a result, the performance of the team has noticeably improved, now Siberia scores an average of three goals per match. At the same time, Siberia can still be called a home team; on their native ice, the Siberians lost only once in regular time in the current championship.
If you single out anyone personally, then here you should pay attention to forward Alexander Sharov, who has already scored 11 points for performance (7 + 4). Sharov became the first hockey player in the history of Siberia to score poker in one game. The forward sent four goals to the gates of Vityaz near Moscow, which allowed the Siberians to win with a score of 5-4. This win propelled Siberia to fourth place in the Eastern Conference, five points behind leaders Metallurg with 13 points.
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