The Facts
- In recent outings, Shanghai has recorded mixed results (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- Sochi has struggled for form in recent encounters (last 5 matches: 1 win).
- Shanghai could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- Recently, Shanghai has faced a series of away games on the road.
- Recently, Sochi has enjoyed a sequence of home fixtures.
- Shanghai carries the favorite tag into this contest.
- Our forecast points to a victory for Shanghai in today's match, at odds of 1.68.
- In the last 5 head-to-head meetings, Shanghai has recorded 3 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses, with a goal aggregate of 18:12 (averaging 3.6:2.4 goals per game).
- Specifically in home fixtures for Shanghai against this opponent, the record stands at 2 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss, with 10:6 goals (averaging 3.3:2 per game).
Standings
Western Conference
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:16 | 14 |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27:15 | 12 |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:14 | 12 |
| 4 | SKA St. Petersburg | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:15 | 12 |
| 5 | Spartak Moscow | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:12 | 11 |
| 6 | Dynamo Moscow | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19:23 | 10 |
| 7 | Dinamo Minsk | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22:23 | 8 |
| 8 | Cherepovets | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13:20 | 7 |
| 9 | Shanghai | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:19 | 6 |
| 10 | Lada | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15:37 | 5 |
| 11 | Sochi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6:24 | 2 |
Eastern Conference
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Magnitogorsk | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26:16 | 13 |
| 2 | Bars Kazan | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24:20 | 13 |
| 3 | Niznekamsk | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26:19 | 11 |
| 4 | Barys Astana | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31:14 | 10 |
| 5 | Salavat Ufa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24:19 | 9 |
| 6 | Avangard Omsk | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15:19 | 8 |
| 7 | Khabarovsk | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14:16 | 7 |
| 8 | Vladivostok | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14:17 | 6 |
| 9 | Yekaterinburg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20:26 | 6 |
| 10 | Novosibirsk | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16:27 | 6 |
| 11 | Tractor Chelyabinsk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:22 | 4 |
Promotion ~ KHL (Play Offs: 1/8~finals)





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