SKA vs. Lokomotiv: KHL Match Prediction

Russian Federation

SKA St. Petersburg

Russian Federation

KHL

17 December 08:30 UTC

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Russian Federation

SKA will meet with the Western Conference leader Lokomotiv on December 17. The team will play at home, where it will try to take advantage of its home stadium. Will the St. Petersburg team be able to give a worthy rebuff to such a powerful competitor? Our experts will answer this question and many others in the forecast, where you can also see the bets

SKA St. Petersburg vs Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Prediction and Betting Tips (17.12.2024)

Command Analysis

SKA St. Petersburg

Russian Federation

Current form

SKA started the home series before the break and in the first match faced an opponent of their level in the person of Moscow Dynamo. The Petersburgers once again tried to play open, attacking hockey, but seemed to have completely forgotten about defense, allowing the Muscovites to create many dangerous moments in their zone, which ultimately led to a defeat with a score of 2:4. Goalkeeper Moyasevic showed his best side, but still could not cope with a huge number of shots, reflecting 38 of them. The "army men" themselves were not able to show the same high scoring rate as the "white-blues".

Then Rotenberg team hosted a much less serious competitor and won against Barys (1:0). Many expected a rout from SKA, but once again there were problems with converting attacking moments, of which there were plenty. Indeed, recently the team has often had difficulties in attack, which was not observed throughout the regular championship. Due to the lost points, the club has already dropped to fifth place in the Western Conference standings, having 44 points.

Disqualifications and injuries

SKA infirmary remains unchanged. The team continues to play without Bardakov and Zemchenok.

Interesting trends for betting

SKA averages 3.6 goals per game

The club remains the most productive in the league.

The Petersburgers realized 19% of their power play attempts

Despite their very productive attacking play, the team cannot consistently take advantage of their opponents' penalties.

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Russian Federation

Current form

Lokomotiv nevertheless broke its winning streak, which had reached three matches, before the break. The team showed excellent play both away and at home, where it won a confident victory over Traktor with a score of 4:2. Forward Berezkin showed his best side, scoring a hat-trick. Then the team went to visit Admiral, where they consolidated their success, defeating Admiral dry (3:0). This time, goalkeeper Isaev distinguished himself, earning his sixth shutout this season. It seemed that the Yaroslavl team would also easily cope with Amur, but this did not happen. Unexpectedly, serious problems arose in defense, which almost led to defeat, but they still managed to snatch victory in overtime (4:3).

Returning to the home arena, the "railwaymen" still suffered a defeat from a very powerful opponent in the person of CSKA. The team was unable to show an active game in attack, and the effectiveness of shots was practically zero, which led to a failure with a score of 1:2. The lost points did not affect the club position in the Western Conference table. It continues to remain the leader, having a significant gap of eight points from its closest competitor.

Disqualifications and injuries

All Lokomotiv players are fit.

Interesting trends for betting

Yaroslavl residents allow an average of 1.58 goals per match

Lokomotiv has the most reliable defensive line in the league.

Lokomotiv receives an average of 6.5 penalty minutes per match

The club is known for its very disciplined play and rarely gets sent off.

Trends

Bet First Goal: SKA

In four out of five head-to-head matches, SKA opened the scoring

1.82

Goal in each period bet - no

In three out of four head-to-head games, the teams failed to score a goal in each period.

1.95

Tip and bets

2.1Lokomotiv victory in the match

Bookmakers once again single out SKA as the favorite, which is quite strange. The team has not been showing its best side lately and often has problems even in matches with obvious underdogs. The St. Petersburg team mainly suffers from weak defense, and achieves success only due to high attack performance, which will be very difficult to do in the upcoming match, given Lokomotiv excellent defense. It is also worth noting that the Yaroslavl team performs confidently on the road, where they consistently earn points. It is for these reasons that we suggest making a confident bet in favor of the "railwaymen".

Our prediction is Lokomotiv victory in the match for 2.10

Do you agree with this bet?

1.7total under five goals

Bet on total

Lokomotiv will again rely on its strong side and will try to contain SKA pressure as much as possible. This will have a negative impact on the final result of the match, so we choose total under as the second bet.

Forecast - total under five goals for 1.70

Bet on the outcome of the first period

However, we must not forget that SKA will be playing on its home ice, where, due to the home advantage, it could very well create serious problems for Lokomotiv at the start of the match.

Prediction - SKA win in the first period with a handicap (0) for 1.69

Do you agree with this bet?