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Lada vs. Lokomotiv: KHL Match Prediction
Lokomotiv became the winner of the KHL Opening Cup for the first time in its history. On September 5, Igor Nikitin's team will continue its away series in Tolyatti. For Lada, the match with one of the Western Conference giants will be the debut of the new season. The Railwaymen look much stronger than their future opponent on paper, but is everything so obvious? Let's try to figure out the betting tip for the duel between the Volga team
Command Analysis
Lada Togliatti
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lada entered the playoffs last season from the 7th place in the East, but in the first round the team from Tolyatti lost to Avangard in five games (1:4 in the series). In the off-season, forwards Scott Kosmachuk and Sergei Shumakov left the club, and Rafael Bikmullin and Arkhip Nekolenko took their place.
In August, the Volga team won a confident victory at the Kazakhstan President's Cup, beating the Kazakhstan national team in the final (2:1). At the Chelyabinsk Region Governor's Cup, Anatoly Emelin's team lost to Amur (2:3) and the local Traktor (3:4, OT), but earned two points in the match against Yugra (2:1).
Interesting trends for betting
- Last season, Lada made 13 power moves per game
The Avtozavodchane try to play as tightly as possible with the opponent in their zone. The Togliatti players do not give much space to the opponent and often perform power moves.
- The Volzhane team concedes 2.5 goals per game on average
Vladislav Podyapolsky remains Lada's number one goalie. The goalie saved 92.99% of shots last season.
Estimated composition
Podyapolsky, Trushkov, Semin, Mineev, Berezin, Paigin, Barantsev, Kalabushkin, Vafin, Popugaev, Fisenko, Altybarmakyan, Mikhailov, Nekolenko, Ozhgikhin, Chernikov, Joseps, Safin, Groshev, Moiseev, Chervonenko
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lokomotiv became the winner of the Opening Cup for the first time in its history. Igor Nikitin's team reached the final of the Gagarin Cup last season and earned the right to take part in the debut match of the 17th season of the KHL. The Railwaymen demonstrated a high level of physical readiness and won against Metallurg in regulation time (3:2), thereby earning their first points.
The match against the "foxes" turned out to be difficult for the "locomotives". Only in the middle of the second period were the Yaroslavl players able to open the scoring with a goal by Artur Kayumov, and 10 seconds later Nikita Kiryanov scored his first goal of the season. Maxim Shalunov made the guests' advantage comfortable in the 48th minute, but "Magnitka" quickly won back two goals and made the ending nervous. "Loko" showed its former reliability in defense at the right moment and kept the desired score on the scoreboard.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lokomotiv averages 34 shots per game
Despite the defensive style of play, Igor Nikitin's team regularly threatens the opponent's goal and shoots at it from any position.
- Lokomotiv wins 56.7% of faceoffs
The Railwaymen have power centers in their squad that dominate the point in the game against any opponent.
Estimated composition
Isaev, Melnichuk, Simashev, Sergeev, Cherepanov, Gernat, Ulyev, Elesin, Kozhevnikov, Kayumov, Shalunov, Berezkin, Radulov, Frez, But, Likhachev, Alekseev, Ivanov, Kiryanov, Kraskovsky, Polunin
Trends
Bet 1st period: total 1.5 less goals
In four head-to-head matches, the teams did not score more than one goal in the first period
1.55Goal in each period bet - no
In the last four head-to-head matches, there were no goals in one of the periods.
1.89Tip and bets
Lokomotiv is 100% ready for the new season, as the first game in Magnitogorsk showed. Igor Nikitin's team will again be in the leading positions and will continue to dominate matches against second-tier teams. Lada has not yet taken to the ice in September, but the Togliatti team's chances of getting points do not look high. The Yaroslavl team still plays very powerfully on the road and is unlikely to allow the hosts to cling to the result.
Our betting tip is Lokomotiv's victory in 1.75
Bet on total
Lokomotiv is a team with one of the best defensive lines in the league. Lada prefers closed hockey and scores little, but the Avtozavodsk team has a good goalie and good players in defense. The matches between the teams have not been very productive lately. We don't think that anything will change radically now.
Betting Tip - total under 4.5 goals for 1.80
Bet on the total of the first period
Lada will play only the first game of the season. It is unlikely that the Togliatti team will force the events from the first seconds in the match against such a strong opponent. In the last four matches between the teams, no more than one goal was scored, and in two there were no goals at all.
Betting Tip - 1st period total under 1.5 goals for 1.55
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