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Lokomotiv vs. Spartak: KHL match betting tip
As part of the regular KHL championship, an interesting match between Lokomotiv and Spartak will take place on January 10. This match is the main event of the game day for a reason, because the leaders of the Western Conference, who are also in good shape, are meeting. This season, the teams have already fought each other, and then the match in a tough fight ended in favor of the Yaroslavl team. Should we expect a rematch? What bet should you place on this event? You will find out from the betting tip
Command Analysis
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lokomotiv has shown fairly stable results throughout the season and is not by chance the leader of the Western Conference. The team has already pulled away from its closest pursuers and continues to delight its fans with a great, albeit not the most productive, game. Incidentally, at the moment it is ahead of Spartak by 13 points, so theoretically it can claim an early championship in the West.
In five previous meetings out of six, the Yaroslavl team also celebrated success. Before the holidays, they dealt with Vityaz (5:3) on the road and unexpectedly lost to Dynamo Minsk (1:4), but so far in the new year they have managed without defeats. Thus, after returning from the holidays, Igor Nikitin's team dealt with CSKA (4:1) and beat the same giants dry (3:0). It should be noted that Loko is now the leader in the number of dry victories this season and has already won nine of them.
The railwaymen also have an incredible defensive game and have only conceded 71 goals in total. They are most reliable at the end of the match, namely the third twenty minutes, in which it is no coincidence that they have a 41:19 ratio of goals scored and conceded. Lokomotiv plays especially well in front of their fans and has only lost within 60 minutes three times in total.
Disqualifications and injuries
At the moment, Lokomotiv is not experiencing any problems with its roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lokomotiv receives 6.16 minutes of penalty time per match
Yaroslavl players are usually sent off no more than three times per game
- Lokomotiv has 83.5% neutralization of the opponent's majority
Today the team occupies the sixth position in the league in this indicator.
Spartak Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Spartak remains in second place in the Western Conference and has 57 points. Even if they want to, the team is unlikely to improve its position in the table, but they can try to hold on to their current place. However, they have not been able to find stability recently, and have alternated successful matches with defeats. Earlier this season, after such incidents, they usually pulled themselves together and put together a good winning streak, so there is a high probability that the red-whites will improve significantly in the near future.
Let us emphasize that last year the Muscovites lost to Kunlun (2:4) and finished the year on a high note, beating Vityaz (4:2). After returning to the ice, they did not have time to fully recover and lost to Severstal on the road with a score of 3:5, but in the next match with SKA they celebrated an incredible crushing victory with a score of 5:0. In the meeting with the army men, Alexey Zhamnov's squad produced a very powerful second twenty minutes, during which they scored four unanswered goals and literally removed all questions about the winner of the match.
Most of the games involving Spartak are spectacular, as they prefer to play on the counter courses and pay attention to defense last. Thanks to this, the club is one of the most scoring in the league and even on the road scores at least three or four goals on average.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are currently no injured or disqualified players on the roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- Spartak receives an average of 6.39 minutes of penalty time per match
The red and whites have shown good discipline this season and rarely get sent off more than three times per game
- Spartak has a ratio of 56:44 in the second game segment
Spartak scores more in the second twenty minutes than in other periods
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches involving Muscovites, the first period was productive
2.15Bet 2nd period: Yaroslavl will score
In three out of five matches, the hosts scored goals in the second period
1.55Tip and bets
Lokomotiv shows strong results at home and practically does without defeats in regular time. Yaroslavl is currently in decent shape and has not suffered a single defeat in the new year, having pleased fans with two victories in regular time. For the red-whites, the railroad workers are a stylistically very inconvenient opponent, since they do not allow them to play their hockey and skillfully neutralize the danger at their gates. Muscovites have a lot of problems in defense, which, of course, Igor Nikitin's team is obliged to take advantage of and earn another two points.
Betting Tip - Lokomotiv wins the match for 1.72
Bet on individual total
Lokomotiv in most cases ends up with a minimum number of missed pucks. Spartak, of course, has a powerful attack line and creates many dangerous moments, but even last time it was not able to score a single goal against the Yaroslavl team. At home, Loko, as a rule, very rarely misses twice. We think that no matter how hard the Muscovites try, they will not be able to score more than two pucks in the upcoming confrontation.
We bet on Spartak's individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.60
Total Bet
The last match between the clubs ended with only two goals scored. Lokomotiv will probably also dry out the upcoming match and not allow the opponent to realize what they have planned. Plus, the previous four out of five meetings with the participation of the Yaroslavl team ended with fewer than six goals. Considering the hosts' style of play, we suggest betting on the total under this time too.
We take the total under 5.5 pucks for 1.50
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