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Lokomotiv vs. CSKA: KHL Match Forecast
The second match between Lokomotiv and CSKA will take place on December 8 in Yaroslavl. In November, Ilya Vorobyov team stopped the victorious march of the Yaroslavl team and defeated the Railwaymen, who had won 11 matches in a row. The Steam Locomotives are gaining momentum again and the hosts are not ready to fight for leadership in the conference. The Army Men are very close to returning to the top three in the West. What will the match be like? Read our forecast
Command Analysis
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lokomotiv continues to lead the West, but the position of Igor Nikitin team does not look as secure as before. The club from the capital of the Golden Ring has 58 points after 35 matches, but now the Yaroslavl team is not in the best shape and can let its competitors get closer. The Railwaymen have lost two of the previous five matches and did not score a single goal in each of them. Alexander Elesin team managed to finish November with a victory over Traktor (4:2) in Yaroslavl, after which the "locomotives" achieved success in the games against Admiral (3:0) and Amur (4:3, OT). The match against the "tigers" was not easy and the guests even had to play catch-up during the match.
In the second half of November, the hosts acted almost without mistakes in defense, but now they have lost a little in terms of reliability. In the last five games, the Volzhane club allowed their opponents to turn on the red light behind their goal 11 times. Daniil Isaev frankly failed in the previous matches, so Alexey Melnichuk got a chance to prove himself in the past games. He reflected 93.51% of shots and made one shutout in nine starts.
Artur Kayumov (11+12) and Maxim Berezkin (9+15) have started to score points again, so the team is showing results. If these hockey players are on the decline, then the hosts are practically unable to score. Lokomotiv has 2.69 goals per match on average this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the Yaroslavl players managed to heal their ailments before the game against the Army Men.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lokomotiv gets 6.09 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
CSKA Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
CSKA was stable throughout November and got closer to the conference leaders. The Army Men are in fourth place in the West and could overtake Dynamo in the standings in the very near future. The Red-Blues have scored 43 points in 32 games and Ilya Vorobyov team is currently on a four-game winning streak. After a confident victory over Barys (3:1) on the ice of their home arena, the Muscovites went on an away tour. They started with a tough win over Vityaz in Balashikha (2:1, OT), and a day later won an equally easy match in Nizhny Novgorod (2:1, SO). Nikita Nesterov team was one step away from defeat in the shootout, but Torpedo did not take advantage of the chance and allowed their opponent to recoup and win.
The capital club is almost faultless in defense and has conceded only five goals in the previous five games. Ivan Prosvetov has gained excellent form and has finally come to his senses. The goalie has reflected 92.98% of shots this season and has already made four shutouts, having spent 24 games on the ice.
The visitors have seriously slowed down in terms of implementation and have only scored seven accurate hits in the last five games. Vitaly Abramov (12+11) and Maxim Sorkin (12+11) have seriously declined and have long since left the top ten of the league scorers. Now the forwards are working for the team and this gives the coaching staff the results they need. On average, CSKA scores 2.91 goals per season, but these figures will soon be much lower.
Disqualifications and injuries
Dmitry Samorukov was injured and will not come to Yaroslavl on Sunday.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, CSKA shoots 29 times per game on average
The visitors do not put much pressure on the opposing goalkeepers in every match.
- The Army Men win 52.3% of faceoffs
Muscovites are strong on the spot and often win duels.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four of the previous five matches, no more than one goal was scored in the first period.
1.52Bet 2nd period: Lokomotiv will not score
CSKA has not conceded in the second period for four games in a row
2.15Tip and bets
Lokomotiv won the matches in the Far East, but overall the Yaroslavl team still has problems in terms of converting their chances. Daniil Isaev was not very good in November and now he is clearly not in the best shape. CSKA plays better than other teams in the league in defense at this stage of the season, although the Muscovites have little success in attack. Quite recently, the Army Men outplayed the Railwaymen and were able to neutralize the leaders of the Yaroslavl attack. We think that Ilya Vorobyov charges will also score points on the ice of Arena-2000.
Forecast - CSKA will not lose for 1.70
Bet on individual total
CSKA is the best team in November in terms of defense. Lokomotiv had a hard time scoring goals last month and the hosts often left the court without scoring. In Moscow, the Railroaders were unable to beat Ivan Prosvetov. The Army Men, on the other hand, are allowing 2.44 goals on average on the road and are unlikely to be routed on Sunday.
We bet on Lokomotiv individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.65
Total Bet
Matches between rivals are rarely spectacular and always resemble knockout games. On November 14, the teams scored only two goals between them, while the meeting was extremely closed and did not please with a large number of scoring chances. In our opinion, the match in Yaroslavl will be similar to the one in Moscow. Let play a bet on the total under goals.
We take the total under 4.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.70
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