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Barys - Lokomotiv: betting tip for the KHL match
Barys will host a battle against Lokomotiv on its home ice on January 19. The Astana team is on a long losing streak and can't seem to get over it. The Yaroslavl team, on the contrary, is in excellent shape and is certainly ready to extend its winning streak. The clubs have already met this season, and then the railroad workers dealt with their opponents with class. Will Igor Nikitin team be able to achieve success this time? What bet should they place on this event? Find the answers to these questions in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Barys Nur-Sultan
KazakhstanCurrent form
Barys became the main outsider of the Eastern Conference and dropped to the last line of the tournament table. The team is currently two points behind its main competitor, Amur. Theoretically, it can win back this handicap, but it will be very difficult to do so, especially considering the results it has been showing lately and how hard it is to win. Let us recall that it has not won since the middle of last month and is currently on a ten-game losing streak.
Before that, Astana suffered a defeat at home from Lada (0:5), lost to Avtomobilist (2:3 SO), and also lost away to Lada (0:1) and Ak Bars (4:5 OT). In most cases, they are left with a minimum number of goals scored and sometimes cannot open the opponent defense even twice. By the way, in the match with Kazan there was a very painful defeat, since Galym Mambetaliyev team was leading with a score of 4:2 and even managed to score into an empty net, already celebrating the success in their minds, but played terribly the last two minutes and allowed the opponent to transfer the game to overtime.
It should be noted that even on their home court, the Barsy play poorly and have only won three victories in regulation time throughout the season. The second game segment can be called the most disastrous in Barys' performance, in which the club has a ratio of 21:50 in goals scored and goals conceded. The club also has only 8.9% of the majority implementation and ranks last in the league in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
Mukhametov, Muratov and Starchenko will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Barys averages 25 shots on target
Bars usually play second fiddle and demonstrate low shooting activity
- Barys averages 5.81 penalty minutes per game
Astana players are usually sent off no more than three times per game
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lokomotiv remains the clear leader of the championship and, perhaps, shows the strongest game in the league at the moment. The team is ahead of its closest pursuer, Dynamo, by 17 points. It is unlikely to allow itself to be caught up, since it has formed an incredibly comfortable reserve. Plus, it continues to please its fans with excellent results and often does without even two defeats in a row, and is used to being on a long winning streak. In recent matches, Loko also looked very strong and consistently earned points.
Let us recall that the railroad workers have won four victories in a row on their home ice. They managed to deal with CSKA (4:1), Vityaz (3:0), and after a difficult victory over Spartak (5:4), they dealt with SKA in a tense fight with a score of 4:3 in overtime. The away series of matches also began favorably for the Yaroslavl team, since in the opening match they proved their superiority over Sibir with a score of 3:2 in a shootout. Melnichuk, by the way, did a good job of his duties and parried a total of 27 shots.
It is worth mentioning that Lokomotiv plays a more closed style of hockey on the road than on its home court, so usually no more than one or two pucks end up in its net. In addition, the club demonstrates reliable play in the minority and has 82% neutralization of the opponent majority. The Yaroslavl team itself makes good use of its attempts in 5x4 and 5x3 formats and has a 21.6% implementation of the extra man.
Disqualifications and injuries
Danil Isaev will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Lokomotiv wins 56.6% of faceoffs
Yaroslavl is currently the best team in the league in terms of faceoff wins
- On average, Lokomotiv receives 6.66 minutes of penalty time per match
Nikitin team is distinguished by good discipline and rarely gets sent off more than three times per game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of four matches between the teams, the first period was unscoring
1.77Bet 3rd period: away team win
In three out of five matches, Astana lost in the third period
1.95Tip and bets
We believe that Lokomotiv should earn two points in this match without any problems. The Yaroslavl team is currently in excellent shape and is winning match after match, playing powerfully on the road, and has already managed to win one victory in the current series of away matches. Barys, on the contrary, is on a long losing streak and can’t seem to recover. In addition, the hosts suffered an incredibly disappointing defeat in the final match, from which they are unlikely to have recovered. We think that the visitors will deal with Barys with class.
Betting Tip - Lokomotiv win with Asian handicap (-1.5) on goals for 1.95
Bet on individual total
Lokomotiv has the best defensive play in the league and has the fewest goals conceded. Even on the road, the Yaroslavl team concedes very little and usually does not allow outsiders to score two goals. Barys, on the other hand, has demonstrated the weakest attacking play this season and often remains without a single goal scored. Last time, the railroad workers allowed their opponent to score only one goal.
We bet on Barys' individual total under 1.5 goals with odds of 1.70
Total Bet
Lokomotiv plays matches against outsiders without results and usually wins on class. The team will try to save strength for subsequent matches, so it will get a comfortable advantage for itself and will try to play to maintain the score. Igor Nikitin team does not have any problems with this as such, and it is very good at bringing things to a victorious end. Based on this, we take the total under.
We take the total under 4.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.77
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