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Expert bookmaker Melbet and sports journalist Arthur Khairullin predicts a victory for SKA in the match against CSKA. Both teams have had a poor start to the season, but the St. Petersburg club has managed to find their game and has already secured a spot in the playoffs, while the Moscow team is facing serious problems. SKA has shown excellent performance against CSKA, defeating them four times already this season. Furthermore, Sergei Fedorov's team is at risk of finishing the regular season in seventh place in the conference, making a meeting with CSKA quite likely. The Moscow team is not showing any signs of improvement. In their last home match against Amur, they performed very poorly. Therefore, taking into account SKA's advantage as the home team and their successful streak against CSKA this season, a victory for the hosts in regulation time is predicted.
In this match between SKA and CSKA, we can expect intense competition and close gameplay. The hosts, SKA, are the favorites, with successful performances in their recent matches and high motivation as they have already secured a spot in the playoffs. However, CSKA, fighting for their own place, will be highly motivated and will try to at least gain one point. Both teams have a high level of sportsmanship and experienced squads. CSKA has shown good resistance against teams in the upper part of the standings, not losing in regulation time in two out of their last five away matches. Despite SKA being the favorites, CSKA should be able to hold their ground and possibly not lose in regulation time. All these factors indicate that the match will be exciting and unpredictable, and the outcome may be decided in overtime or shootouts.
In this match, SKA will be the clear favorite as the team is showing consistent play and is in good form. They have managed to climb up the standings and reach the top four in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, CSKA is struggling with issues this season and is currently only in the seventh position in the Western Conference standings. Additionally, CSKA has problems in defense and concedes a lot of goals. SKA, on the other hand, successfully converts their chances and has good attacking power. Considering these factors, it can be expected that SKA will win this match and score a few goals.