Barys vs. Traktor: KHL match betting tip
As part of the KHL championship, a match between Barys and Traktor awaits us on September 6. The Astana team missed out on a win in the opening match, and Traktor started the season with a defeat. The odds for this match are in favor of the Chelyabinsk team, and according to bookmakers, they should win a confident victory even on the road. By the way, the teams have already met in the preseason, and then the Bears celebrated success with a score of 4:2. Gro's team looks more interesting in terms of play, but is it worth betting on its victory? You will find out from the betting tip

Command Analysis

Barys Nur-Sultan

Current form
Barys will be fighting for a playoff spot this season, but they are unlikely to achieve great things, as they have a middling squad. Let us emphasize that in the first match at home, the Astana team played against Neftekhimik and missed out on a victory, leading with a score of 1:0. Fortunately, the team at least earned one point, as they only lost in overtime. Only Johan Mattsson can put this match down as an asset, having parried a total of 31 shots, but the Bars played very poorly in attack.
It should be noted that many players arrived for that game literally the day before from the national team and simply did not have time to recover their strength. The club's new head coach, David Nemirovsky, noted at the post-match press conference that he would be changing the players' combinations and lineups in the future.
Interesting trends for betting
- Barys concedes the most in the third period.
Last season, Astana had the following ratio of goals in the third period - 46:80
- Astana residents violate the rules on average no more than four times per match
Barys is in the middle of the league table in terms of penalty minutes
Estimated composition
Boyarkin, Mattsson, Kamalov, Beaulieu, Daniyar, Butcher, Beketaev, Antipin, Burdasov, Smith, Omirbekov, Ellison, Apalkov, Starchenko, Ospanov, Shaikhmeddenov, Zhafyarov, MacLeod

Traktor

Current form
This season, Traktor wants not only to make it to the playoffs, but also to reach the late stages of the Gagarin Cup. In their first match in the KHL, the team looked very good and was able to impose a tight fight on Avtomobilist. The Chelyabinsk team was much more active and created many dangerous moments, but luck was clearly not on their side that day. By the way, the Bears made 48 shots, and in response allowed the opponent to threaten the goal only 16 times, so goalie Zach Fucale will remember that day for a long time.
In general, if Benoit Groux's charges continue to improve their scoring, they will certainly be able to stay among the leaders and become one of the most productive teams. The head coach also liked the team's game against Avto, and he noted good skating, passing, fighting and creation of chances.
Interesting trends for betting
- Traktor makes at least 31 shots on target per match
The Chelyabinsk team plays very active and attacking hockey, and even in the last match they made 48 shots
- Chelyabinsk players are sent off on average only three times per game
The Bears are extremely disciplined and avoid playing rough hockey
Estimated composition
Fucale, Mylnikov, Dronov, Nikolaev, Kämpfer, Blazhievsky, Ibragimov, Karpukhin, Sikura, Sharov, Rykmanov, Shabanov, Kotlyarevsky, Tkachev, Kravtsov, Shvarev, Kadeikin, Der-Arguchintsev, Svetlakov, Tertyshny
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In two out of three matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
2.05Bet 2nd period: Chelyabinsk will score
In all five previous matches, Chelyabinsk scored in the second period
1.47Tip and bets
We think that Traktor should win in the upcoming meeting. The team played very well in the first meeting against Avtomobilist, although they suffered a defeat in regulation time. Barys looked pale in the previous match with Neftekhimik and is now unlikely to give a worthy rebuff to the Chelyabinsk team. Plus, Benoit Groux's team dealt with the "leopards" within 60 minutes without any particular difficulties in the preseason.
Prediction - Traktor win for 1.90
Bet on individual total
In the last meeting, the Chelyabinsk team created a huge number of dangerous moments, but luck was not on their side that day. Barys quite often misses more than two goals in face-to-face games with the Bears. Moreover, under Gru, Traktor plays active hockey, so it makes sense to bet on his individual total.
We take the individual total of "Traktor" more than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.7 5
Total Bet
The three previous meetings between the teams were notable for their good results and involved six goals scored. Traktor is failing in defense, but it has a lot of possession of the puck in the opponent's zone and regularly makes shots. Based on this, we expect to see at least five goals.
We bet on total over 4.5 goals for 1.70