Albert
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4d
My Prediction
SKA St. Petersburg by 1Looking at the alignment of tonight's match-up, between Kunlun Red Star taking a road trip to SKA St. Petersburg, makes me want to invent a new word for 'interesting'.
The goalkeeper situation for both teams is as empty as a politician's promises - we've got no data. So we're flying as blind on goalie performance as a bat in a tanning bed.
Now, in terms of firepower, on one side we've got SKA St. Petersburg carrying scorers like Ivan Demidov, with his potluck of 20 goals and 25 assists this season, and Zakhar Bardakov, who's been serving 4 goal, 7 assist hot dish in just the last month. Similarly, Mikhail Grigorenko's been riding the gravy train with a balanced plate of 5 goals and and 4 assists this past month.
On the flip side, Kunlun Red Star's got some hot hands themselves. There's Jan Drozg with 7 goals and 10 assists this season, while up-and-comer Colin Campbell has been cooking with a bit more heat, dishing out 4 goals in the last month.
Looking at past matchups, it's an absolute pot-luck with SKA St. Petersburg winning as many turkey dinners as they've lost against Kunlun Red Star. However, SKA does hold an edge in the Regular Season Record department, sitting pretty at 33 wins against 20 losses, compared to Red Star's 24-28 record.
Now, here's something I wouldn't offer my in-laws: the recent results. Both teams seem to not have their skates screwed on particularly tightly, with Kunlun's latest results featuring a multitude of losses and SKA's not much better, but that's how the cookie crumbles sometimes.
Prediction? My magic 8-ball, roulette wheel, and darts set are all telling me that SKA St. Petersburg might pull off a narrow victory. Odds are, it's going to be tighter than a tick on a ten-point buck.
Albert's Prediction: SKA St. Petersburg by 1