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Spartak vs Lokomotiv: KHL match betting tip
Lokomotiv and Spartak will play their third match on January 25. The teams already played in Moscow in November, and then the Yaroslavl team beat the red-and-whites without letting in a single puck. Igor Nikitin charges are in excellent shape for the match against Spartak, but they lost their main goalie and suffered an unpleasant defeat in St. Petersburg. Dmitry Vishnevsky team only recently broke a losing streak, but in the last match they failed to cope with the pressure from Torpedo. Are the hosts capable of beating the conference leader? Read the betting tip for the meeting
Command Analysis
Spartak Moscow
Russian FederationCurrent form
Spartak is in fifth place in the Western Conference and continues to worsen its position. Since the beginning of last month, the team has alternated successful matches with defeats, and since January 10, it has only won once. It chose a completely inappropriate moment to lose, since any failure could throw it back to seventh place in the standings, from which it is separated by literally a few points. Not long ago, the red-and-whites returned to the capital and started with a defeat to Avtomobilist (2:3), but a day later they rehabilitated themselves in front of the fans and were stronger than Kunlun (2:0). Alexey Zhamnov charges were unable to build on their success and were worse than Torpedo (2:3, B) in the shootout.
The hosts' offense began to score much less often and in the four previous starts Spartak scored only eight accurate shots. Pavel Poryadin was injured and now all the hopes of the team fans are pinned on Adam Ruzicka (19+15) and Nikolai Goldobin (10+24). Ivan Morozov, who shone last season, has only scored 31 points (14+15) in the goal+pass system.
Dmitry Nikolaev remains the home team starting goalie and recently made his third shutout this season, shutting out Kunlun. The goalie has a 92% save percentage and is unlikely to give up his status to newcomer Artem Zagidullin. The latter recently moved from Neftekhimik and replaced Patrick Rybar, who went to Mytishchi.
Disqualifications and injuries
Daniil Ivanov, Pavel Poryadin and Michal Czajkowski will not be able to take part in the upcoming meeting due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Spartak gets 6.35 minutes of penalty time per match
The red-and-whites have shown good discipline this season and are rarely sent off more than three times per game
- According to statistics, Muscovites allow 33 shots on their goal
Spartak often plays on the counter and does not play the best defense, failing to cover most of the opponent shots
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lokomotiv holds the lead in the West and in the entire league. The team coached by Igor Nikitin earned 78 points in 49 games and is 16 points ahead of second-place CSKA, which played two games less. The Yaroslavl team looked tough in the second half of December, but having a little time to rest, they put out another winning streak. The railway workers earned two points in six games in a row, but in the last game they could not cope with the extremely motivated SKA (2:5) in St. Petersburg. A little earlier, Alexander Elesin team celebrated success in Novosibirsk (3:2, B) and Astana (3:0).
Alexey Melnichuk temporarily became the main goalkeeper of the best team in the league, because Daniil Isaev was injured in the game against Spartak. The goalkeeper completely failed in the match against SKA and missed five goals, although this season he has a good indicator for reflected shots - 91.64%. Vasily Koshechkin son, Maxim Mayorov, may well get his chance. The young talent has already appeared on the court in Astana and made the first shutout in his KHL career.
Artur Kayumov has taken sole charge of the club scoring list. The forward has scored 35 points (17+18) in the goal+pass system and has slightly pulled away from Maxim Berezkin (12+21), who has been the visiting team best forward for a long time. The latter scored a goal in the last match against SKA, but Kayumov has made seven scoring plays in the past five games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Daniil Isaev and Alexander Elesin will not be able to help their partners in the capital.
Interesting trends for betting
- Lokomotiv gets 6.55 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.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was productive
2.05Bet 2nd period: guests will score
In three out of four matches against the "red-whites", the visitors scored goals in the second period
1.55Tip and bets
Lokomotiv have lost only once in Moscow since 2021. Yaroslavl plays well against Spartak and has beaten the team from the Russian capital twice this season. The Railwaymen won six matches in January and stumbled only in the last match against SKA, but they got enough time to rest and work on their mistakes. The red-and-whites cannot regain their former form and without Pavel Poryadin, they have become weak in attack. The hosts have lost four out of five matches and can only boast of a not very confident victory over Kunlun. We think that the steam locomotives have every chance of starting a new winning streak in Moscow. We suggest taking Lokomotiv success into account overtime and shootouts.
Our prediction is Lokomotiv victory in the match for 1.75
Bet on total
The recent match between the rivals in Yaroslavl turned out to be extremely productive and in the first period the hockey players scored five goals. Both teams made many mistakes in defense, but in November on the ice of Megasport Arena hockey fans saw only two accurate shots. We believe that this time we will see closed hockey, in which there will not be a large number of goals.
Betting Tip - total under five goals for 1.75
Bet on individual total
Spartak is having a very hard time in front without one of its leaders in the person of Pavel Poryadin. The Muscovites have scored only eight goals in the last four games and have never scored more than twice. Lokomotiv remains the most reliable team in the West and even without Daniil Isaev should not fail on its half of the court. We do not expect more than two goals from the hosts.
Betting Tip - Spartak individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.63
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