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CSKA vs. Lokomotiv: KHL Match Prediction
On November 14, a duel between CSKA and Lokomotiv will take place, which promises to be interesting and tense. The army team is approaching this confrontation in good shape, and the Yaroslavl team is in fantastic shape. However, the railroad workers have already spent a lot of energy earlier. Will the hosts have enough resources to take revenge on their opponent for the defeat in the playoff series, which took place last season? What to bet on? You will find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
CSKA Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
CSKA is currently in seventh place in the Western Conference and has 29 points. Of course, the club cannot be satisfied with its current position, since it sets the highest goals for itself and planned to get to the playoffs from at least the third position. However, the positive aspect is that the army men have several matches in reserve before their competitors, so they can improve their place at any moment. By the way, they are currently in fairly good shape and have celebrated success in four of the previous five matches.
The Muscovites suffered their only defeat in the match against Spartak (1:2), but even on the road they were able to deal with Torpedo (3:1), and also proved their superiority over Lada with a score of 4:1 on their home court. Incidentally, after the previous meeting the Muscovites had three full days to recover, so they should feel pretty good for the upcoming game.
It should be noted that Ilya Vorobyov team seems to have managed to improve their defensive play. They began to manage to return to the zone after protracted attacks, thanks to which they often began to let in no more than one or two pucks. In addition, in many previous matches, CSKA itself scored at least three goals. It is also worth mentioning that at the moment the team remains the best in the majority and ranks second in the league in this indicator, with 25.8% of the extra man conversion rate.
Disqualifications and injuries
Afanasyev will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- CSKA wins 52.4% of faceoffs
The Army men perform well at the point and often take most of the faceoffs
- The Army team has a 27:21 lead in goals scored and conceded in the third period
Muscovites play well in the final twenty minutes and score more in it than in all other periods
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lokomotiv is the undisputed leader not only of the Western Conference, but of the entire championship as a whole. The team has lost only six points in the past part of the season. Now it is ahead of its closest pursuer by 13 points, so even in the event of a series of defeats, it will keep the first line under its control. Note that the Yaroslavl team is still on a successful streak of 11 victories. Even against the background of fatigue, they find the strength to take two points and pull out the most difficult matches.
Let us recall that earlier on their home court the “railwaymen” dealt with “Torpedo” (2:1 SO) and “Ak Bars” (2:1), and on the road they beat “Spartak” (2:0) without scoring. By the way, in most cases they end up with two or fewer missed pucks, but they themselves often win by one goal or outside of regulation time. However, the system built by Igor Nikitin continues to work flawlessly, and the points continue to be accumulated.
Of course, the club is the one that concedes the least in the league, and is also one of the top five scorers. By the way, Lokomotiv does not fail in any game segment and plays all 60 minutes at a high level. Plus, Daniil Isaev is showing himself very well, who even in the last confrontation with the red-whites caught real courage and parried all 22 shots, thanks to which he became the first star of the match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ivanov and Kraskovsky will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lokomotiv receives 6.56 minutes of penalty time per match
Lokomotiv is one of the most disciplined clubs in the league and rarely gets sent off more than three times per game.
- On average, Yaroslavl allows 22 shots on their goal
This figure highlights how strongly Lokomotiv plays defense and reduces the workload on their goalkeeper.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of four matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.60Bet 3rd period: Yaroslavl will score
In four out of five games, the visitors scored in the third period
1.65Tip and bets
It is difficult to give a clear preference to one of the teams in this confrontation, and bookmakers could not decide on the favorite of the match, setting equal odds. However, betting against the "railwaymen" when they are in such excellent shape and are on a long winning streak is, in our opinion, wrong. "Lokomotiv" ended most of the previous matches against CSKA in its favor and rarely lost in regular time. Plus, Igor Nikitin team has previously pulled out even the most difficult matches in which they could have lost, so it makes sense to bet on its success with a handicap.
Prediction - Lokomotiv win with handicap (0) for 1.90
Bet on individual total
Lokomotiv is still the club that concedes the fewest goals in the league. In the last four out of five matches, the Yaroslavl team was left with fewer than three goals conceded. CSKA, on the other hand, played closed hockey before this and even in the recent match with Spartak was able to score only one goal. If Daniil Isaev plays at the limit again and copes with his duties perfectly, then Loko will again be left with a minimum number of goals conceded.
We bet on the individual total of CSKA under 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.63
Total Bet
Many previous head-to-head meetings between the teams were ineffective and took place in a power struggle. The teams will definitely not open up and take unnecessary risks in the upcoming match, as they are wary of each other. In addition, many meetings involving the "railwaymen" end with four or fewer goals scored. Based on this, we suggest betting on the total under.
We take the total under 4.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.90
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