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Lokomotiv vs. SKA: KHL match betting tip
The next match between Lokomotiv and SKA this season will take place on January 13 in Yaroslavl. The steam engines are still leading the conference table and the entire league as a whole, while the army men have dropped to seventh place in the West. During the current regular season, the teams have already met each other four times and the railroad workers have won three victories. Roman Rotenberg charges are unlikely to be happy with their position. Will they be able to take revenge on the leader? We tell you about this in the betting tip
Command Analysis
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lokomotiv holds the lead in the West and in the entire league. The team coached by Igor Nikitin earned 62 points in 45 games and is 15 points ahead of Dynamo Spartak and CSKA, who are in second place, having increased the handicap over the two Moscow clubs the day before. In the second half of December, the Volga team looked very tough and won a lot of victories due to their class, but also lost a lot. Before the New Year break, the Yaroslavl team won in Nizhny Novgorod (5:0) and Balashikha (5:3), but lost in Minsk (1:4). In early January, the railroad workers started at home with a victory over the army team from Moscow (4:1), and then easily won against Vityaz (3:0) and Spartak (5:4). Alexander Elesin team had a huge advantage in the game against the red-and-whites, but almost lost it in the third 20 minutes.
Daniil Isaev is gradually getting back into shape and recovering from a slight slump. The Yaroslavl goalie has allowed only 16 goals in seven previous games, but the team has lost two of them. Overall, the hosts remain the most reliable team in the league, allowing an average of 1.67 goals per game. Alexei Melnichuk has essentially revived his career at Lokomotiv, although he doesn't appear on the ice very often.
Maxim Berezkin retains sole leadership in the club list of scorers. The forward has scored 31 points (11+20) in the goal+pass system and cannot break away from Artur Kayumov (15+15), who has not let go of the young forward for a long time. The latter made two assists in the game against Spartak.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the Yaroslavl players managed to heal their ailments before the game against the St. Petersburg team.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lokomotiv gets 6.11 minutes of penalty time
The Yaroslavl team demonstrates a disciplined game and on average is sent off no more than three times per match.
- On average, Loko takes at least 32 shots per match
Lokomotiv plays actively in attack and tries to make shots from any position.
SKA St. Petersburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
Roman Rotenberg team has lost its previous form and dropped to seventh place in the Western Conference standings. The Army Men have scored 54 points in 43 games and are trying to get back in the chase for the KHL leaders. SKA has lost three of the previous six games and, after a good start to the year, is again not demonstrating a high level of play. Roman Rotenberg team started the home series well and beat CSKA (6:3) and Vityaz (5:2), but then problems began. On January 8, the St. Petersburg team was routed by Spartak (0:5) in front of their home fans, and two days later they lost points in Moscow (4:5). The red-blues were already leading by two goals by the middle of the first period of the match against Dynamo, but played poorly on defense and conceded a goal 27 minutes before the end of regulation time, which allowed the white-blues to win (5:4).
The hosts remain the league most productive team, having scored as many as 159 goals. The Army Club scores 3.7 goals on average, and Sergei Plotnikov has broken into the top spot on the team list of scorers. The veteran has scored 35 points (18+17) in the goal+pass system. Despite such a strong implementation of moments, the Army team is not performing well on its half of the ice.
Throughout the regular season, the team from the Northern capital of Russia has been experiencing problems in defense. Egor Zavragin became the club number one after the failure of two other goalies in the match against Spartak. The young goalie looks good in a match with dynamics, but was unable to help his partners win. He has reflected only 91.14% of shots in his possessions this season.
Disqualifications and injuries
Evgeny Kuznetsov and Mikhail Vorobyov will not play against Lokomotiv.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, SKA scores 3.7 goals per match
Thanks to a very strong attacking line, SKA remains the most productive club in the league.
- Petersburgers receive an average of 7.98 penalty minutes per match
Roman Rotenberg charges do not always have enough endurance, so they often have to play short-handed.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In seven of the previous eight matches between the opponents, the first periods were scoreless.
2.10Bet 3rd period: guests will score
Lokomotiv scored against SKA in four of their last five games
1.53Tip and bets
Lokomotiv is very good again and the Yaroslavl team clearly does not intend to let its competitors get close to them. Igor Nikitin charges are confident in their abilities and continue to beat their competitors one after another. As for the army team, after Evgeny Kuznetsov injury they began to lose points and are now in an unacceptable seventh place in the conference. The teams have already met each other four times this season. Three meetings were won by the railroad workers, and SKA has never managed to beat the team from Yaroslavl in regular time. We think that the steam locomotives are simply stronger than their opponents and should take another two points. We offer a bet on the victory of the first, taking into account overtime and shootouts.
Our prediction is Lokomotiv victory in the match at 1.65
Bet on total
SKA has been scoring in huge numbers throughout the season. At the same time, Roman Rotenberg charges don't look so strong in matches against Lokomotiv. The Railwaymen are capable of neutralizing absolutely any team in the KHL, while Alexander Elesin team rarely scores in large numbers themselves. We think that there won't be more than five accurate shots in the game.
Betting Tip - total under five goals for 1.70
Bet on individual total
The last time SKA managed to score more than three times against Lokomotiv was back in 2022. Since then, the rivals have played 11 matches against each other, and the Railwaymen have looked more reliable with each season. Despite the fact that the Army Men are the most productive team in the league, we don’t think they will score even three times against the Yaroslavl team.
Betting Tip - SKA individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.55
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