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Lokomotiv vs. Torpedo: KHL Match Prediction
Lokomotiv and Torpedo will play against each other for the third time this month on November 23. The first two meetings were won by the Yaroslavl team, but both times Igor Larionov charges were very close to victory. The Nizhny Novgorod team plays poorly in attack, but the same can be said about the home team. The Railwaymen continue to win thanks to reliable actions in defense, but they are not able to score as well. Are the "deer" capable of taking revenge for past failures? Read about this in our prediction for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lokomotiv continues to confidently lead not only in the West, but also in the overall KHL table for quite a long period of time. The Yaroslavl team earned 52 points in 30 games and lost only eight points in two and a half months of the regular season. Not long ago, Igor Nikitin charges stumbled for the first time in a whole calendar month. In the away series of games, the Railwaymen started with a victory over Spartak (2:0), but a day later lost to CSKA (0:2). After the victory in Nizhny Novgorod, Lokomotiv returned home and with great difficulty beat Vityaz (2:1, OT). The Bogatyrs led the score for a long time, but still conceded in the last minute of regulation time and lost two points.
The hosts have started to concede a little more at the moment, but at this stage of the season they act almost without mistakes in defense. Over the last five games, the club from the capital of the Golden Ring has only allowed its opponents to turn on the red light behind its goal four times. Daniil Isaev remains one of the best goalies in the league. The Lokomotiv goalie has reflected 92.92% of shots this season and made two shutouts last week, breaking into the KHL leaders in this parameter.
Artur Kayumov (10+10) and Maxim Berezkin (6+14) continue their fierce battle for the right to be the attack leader of the best KHL team this fall. Defenseman Martin Gernat (3+15) has come close to them. The Slovak is only in his second season with Lokomotiv, but he has already earned the right to be considered one of the most valuable and productive defensemen in the championship. We should also note Maxim Shalunov. The highest-paid hockey player on the Lokomotiv team does not score or assist that much, but he is the league leader in plus/minus (+17). He also scored the most game-winning goals, deciding the outcome of matches six times.
Disqualifications and injuries
Pavel Kraskovsky was injured in the game against Traktor and will not take to the ice in the second game of the home series.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lokomotiv gets 6.57 minutes of penalty time
Yaroslavl players demonstrate disciplined play and on average are sent off no more than three times per match
- On average, Lokomotiv takes at least 32 shots per match
Lokomotiv plays actively in attack and tries to make shots from any position
Torpedo
Russian FederationCurrent form
Torpedo cannot get out of the crisis that the team from Nizhny Novgorod got into at the end of October. The Volga team has shown weak results in this period of the season and is only in eighth place in the Western Conference table. Igor Larionov team earned 31 points in 29 games and at the beginning of the month did not go to the court without scoring points for five games in a row. In the last home game, the "deer" lost to Lokomotiv (0:1) and were unable to convert their chances. At the start of the away tour, the Nizhny Novgorod team could not cope with the pressure of SKA in St. Petersburg (1:4). Vyacheslav Voynov team conceded three goals in the first period and in the remaining 40 minutes, they made only one accurate shot at the goal of the "army men".
The Gorky team plays terribly in attack and for three games has not been able to score more than one goal in regulation time. Torpedo still remains the second team in the conference in terms of goals scored, but these figures can hardly be taken seriously when we see the opposite picture on the scoreboard. Nikita Artamonov remains the Volga team top scorer with 22 points (13+9) after 22 starts. The young forward has not distinguished himself with scoring performances for three games in a row, which seriously affects the club results.
Ivan Bocharov is gradually displacing Ivan Kulbakov from the starting lineup. The Belarusian goalie has looked rather lackluster this season, so the more stable Bocharov has been starting in recent games. In 17 games, he has not made a single shutout, but has allowed only 2.48 goals per 60 minutes on average.
Disqualifications and injuries
Torpedo will arrive in Yaroslavl with its optimal lineup.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, Torpedo allows 32 shots on its goal
The goalkeepers of the Nizhny Novgorod team often have quite a lot of work, but they often cope with it well.
- The Deer are winning 45.7% of their faceoffs.
The Nizhny Novgorod team is rather weak at the point and often gives the puck to the opponent.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three of the previous five matches between the teams, no more than one goal was scored in the first period.
1.65Bet 2nd period: Torpedo will not lose
Nizhny Novgorod has not lost in the second 20 minutes in five out of six games
1.68Tip and bets
Lokomotiv got some time to rest, but Igor Nikitin team has been having trouble converting their chances lately. Yaroslavl almost never misses, but the hosts have a hard time scoring. If the Railroaders start to lose the score, it very hard for them to get back into the fight for points. Torpedo has already taken points in Yaroslavl and recently lost to Lokomotiv in Nizhny Novgorod by a narrow margin. Vyacheslav Voynov team is capable of holding on to the result on the ice of Arena-2000 this time too. We suggest betting on the visitors' victory with a small positive handicap.
Prediction - Torpedo win with Asian handicap (+1) for 1.92
Bet on individual total
Loko has scored only seven goals in its last five games. Torpedo defense is not always good, but it is hard to call it a walk-through. In its last five games, the Nizhny Novgorod team has conceded only nine goals from play, which is less than two on average. It is very hard to believe that such hosts will be able to score at least three times against Ivan Bocharov or Ivan Kulbakov.
We bet on Lokomotiv individual total of less than three goals for 1.70
Total Bet
In November, the opponents met each other twice. In two matches, they scored only three goals between them and did not show spectacular hockey either in Yaroslavl or in Nizhny Novgorod. Considering the teams' recent results, we do not expect open hockey this time either. Let bet on the total goals under.
We take the total under five goals with a coefficient of 1.68
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