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Traktor vs. CSKA: KHL Match Prediction
On November 21, Traktor will settle the score on their home court with CSKA. The Chelyabinsk team has recently managed to find stability and put together a decent winning streak, but the army team is now ready to win and is in excellent shape. Nevertheless, last month the Bears literally crushed their opponent on the road with a score of 4:0. Will they be able to earn two points in the upcoming confrontation? What bet should you place on this event? Find the answers to these questions in the forecast
Command Analysis
Traktor
Russian FederationCurrent form
Traktor remains the leader of the Eastern Conference and has 40 points. The team is four points ahead of its closest pursuer Avtomobilist, so it can feel more or less comfortable for now. However, fans are concerned that it has slowed down recently and has started losing often. Let us recall that the Chelyabinsk team suffered three defeats in five previous matches. They played well away from home against Amur (4:3) and crushed Metallurg Magnitogorsk (4:0), but after a tough away series they lost to Dynamo Moscow with a score of 3:4 in a shootout.
But we still have to give credit to Benoit Groux team, since they pulled out the last match against the white-blues literally in the last minutes, scoring two goals in a row, although they should have been losing in regulation time. It is worth mentioning that, compared to the start of the season, the "bears" began to play more open hockey, and they are no longer able to defend as well as before. As a result, they began to miss an average of three goals per match.
But Traktor still looks very good in attack and is the top scoring club in its conference. Maxim Shabanov remains the top scorer, having earned 27 points in the goal+pass system, but eight players have already surpassed the 10-point scoring mark.
Disqualifications and injuries
Blazhievsky will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Traktor has a 36:21 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded in the third period
The Chelyabinsk team plays the final twenty minutes at a high level and often scores goals in it
- Traktor wins 53.7% of faceoffs
The Bears are doing well at the point and taking most of the faceoffs.
CSKA Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
At the start of the season, CSKA was pretty much stuck and couldn't find its form. Then the team seemed to be doing well, but it faced a terrible series of defeats. Now it is gradually gaining optimal condition and has already reached the fifth position in the Western Conference. If it continues in the same spirit, it may even end up in the top three in the near future. Let us recall that at the moment the army team is on a series of four victories. Moreover, they won all their victories within 60 minutes. Thus, the Muscovites dealt with Lada (4:1) and Lokomotiv (2:0) at home, and then beat Ak Bars (3:0) away and again proved their superiority over the Togliatti team with the same score - 4:1.
Ilya Vorobyov team has done serious work on their defense and has started to concede much less than before. Thus, in the four previous matches, only two pucks have ended up in their net. At the same time, the team uses its chances very well and always tries to punish the opponent for mistakes. Plus, the club is one of the best in the league in playing in 5x4 and 5x3 formats and currently has a 24.7% conversion rate.
By the way, CSKA looks very good on the road this season and has lost only twice within 60 minutes so far. The team most successful performance is the first game segment, in which it feels extremely comfortable and often earns an advantage.
Disqualifications and injuries
Afanasyev will not play in the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- CSKA gets 7.73 penalty minutes per match
The army team very rarely gets sent off more than four times per game
- CSKA has 85.1% neutralization of the opponent power play
Muscovites play reliably in the 4x5 format and neutralize many of their opponents' attempts
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.77Bet 3rd period: CSKA victory
In three out of four meetings, the army team kept the third period for themselves
2.65Tip and bets
We think that CSKA can no longer be considered an underdog in this match. The team has gained excellent form since its last meeting with Traktor, so it is certainly ready to give it a worthy rebuff. Plus, the Chelyabinsk team is not performing at its best right now and is losing a lot of points both at home and away. The army team has managed to restructure its game and has begun to pay more attention to defense, so it will be difficult for the Bears against such a CSKA. We also note that Vorobyov team has only lost twice in regular time away from home this season.
Forecast - CSKA win with handicap (0) in 2.05
Bet on individual total
In previous encounters, CSKA managed with a minimum number of missed pucks. The team played extremely reliably in defense and usually ended up with one or two missed goals, and sometimes even had "dry" matches. Of course, we must not forget that the "bears" are the most productive club in the East, but it will be quite difficult for them to open the defense of such an opponent three times.
We bet on Traktor individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.82
Total Bet
We wouldn't expect a lot of goals in the upcoming match. The last match between the clubs ended with only four goals scored, and, in general, the last face-to-face matches have not been very productive. Plus, Ilya Vorobyov team is now playing a different brand of hockey and often plays "low" matches, so it makes sense to bet on the total under.
We take the total under 4.5 pucks with a coefficient of 2.15
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