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Traktor vs. Avtomobilist: KHL match forecast
On December 5, Traktor will play a home match against Avtomobilist. The Chelyabinsk team is not in its best condition now and has alternated successful matches with defeats. The same can be said about the Yekaterinburg team, who have not been stable lately. However, the guests are considered the outsiders of this confrontation. Is it worth betting on the success of the Bears? You can find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Traktor
Russian FederationCurrent form
Traktor is still in first place in the Eastern Conference and is literally two points ahead of its closest rival, so it should not relax under any circumstances. However, the Chelyabinsk team results have left much to be desired lately. They have been unable to find stability and get on a winning streak for a long period of time. But even in such difficult times, the club manages without a series of failures and earns points quite often. Earlier, the Bears dealt with Dynamo Minsk (4:3 OT) on the road and lost to Lokomotiv (2:4). After the victory over Avtomobilist (5:3), it seemed that they would be able to fight back Salavat, but in the final away match they lost to them with a score of 1:4.
Benoit Groux team has not been as good in defense as it was at the start of the season and has started to make many more mistakes in its own zone. Because of this, its net often shows no less than three or four pucks, although it was once one of the teams in the league that conceded the fewest goals.
Plus, Traktor has problems with the power play and has only a 78.9% power play conversion rate, ranking among the last in the championship. We would like to emphasize that the team is best performing in the final twenty minutes, where it has a 44:31 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Traktor gets 6.64 minutes of penalty time
Chelyabinsk players are sent off at least three times per match on average
- Traktor wins 53.2% of faceoffs
The Bears are taking most of the faceoffs.
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
Avtomobilist is in third place in the Eastern Conference and is four points behind its opponent. The team had problems with its roster, which is why it has slowed down significantly. It should be noted that it has suffered four defeats in six matches. After victories over Dynamo Minsk (3:2 OT) and Avangard (4:2), it seemed that the Yekaterinburg team was close to its best form, but in the last two matches they lost again. First, they could not cope with Traktor, and then lost to Spartak with a score of 4:5 in a shootout.
Let us emphasize that the most disastrous performance of "Auto" remains the starting game segment, in which it has a ratio of 23:30 in goals scored and goals conceded, but the club plays the second twenty minutes at a high level and often keeps it for itself. This speaks of the ability of Nikolai Zavarukhin team to use additional free space and competently carry out shifts during the game.
By the way, strangely enough, the team has been playing better away this season than at home, and up to this point has suffered only three losses in regulation time, averaging no less than three goals. True, in response, the Yekaterinburg team has begun to concede much more than before. In previous matches, they usually allowed their opponents to score no less than three goals, and made many mistakes in their own zone.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ebert and Volk will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Avtomobilist wins 46.4% of faceoffs
The team is one of the worst in this indicator this season.
- "Auto" gets 8.13 minutes of penalty time per match
"Auto" is removed on average at least four times per game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
2.15Bet 3rd period: guests will score
In the five previous meetings, the visitors scored goals in the third period
1.80Tip and bets
In our opinion, Avtomobilist can cause a lot of problems for its opponent in the upcoming match. Traktor has not looked like a team that can easily beat the Yekaterinburg team lately. Plus, the teams recently met in Yekaterinburg, and then the match was a tense struggle between them. By the way, Nikolay Zavarukhin team plays better on the road this season than on home ice, and often achieves success in regular time, so we think that this time it will not lose at least within 60 minutes.
Forecast - Avtomobilist win with Asian handicap (+1) on goals for 1.70
Bet on individual total
Avtomobilist has more or less improved its attacking game and has scored no less than three goals in the three previous matches. Traktor has moved away from its closed style of play and has begun to make many more mistakes in its own zone than before. Considering that in the five previous matches the Chelyabinsk team has allowed its opponents to score at least three goals, it makes sense to bet on the guests' individual total.
We bet on the individual total of Avtomobilist over 2.5 goals for 1.95
Total Bet
The Ural derby is always interesting and usually ends with at least five goals scored. Both Traktor and Avtomobilist have played their last matches with high results. Traktor is now playing more on the counter courses, and Zavarukhin charges support a similar style. We think that the upcoming confrontation should also be spectacular.
We take the total over 4.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.75
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