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Kunlun vs. Traktor: KHL match betting tip
Kunlun returns home with only four points out of ten possible, earned on the road. Mikhail Kravets' team will host guests from Chelyabinsk on January 28. Traktor is leading in the East and does not intend to let competitors get close. The Bears are gradually coming to their senses and have won five matches out of six. The Chinese really need points, because the hosts have a real chance of getting into the playoffs. Are the stars capable of beating the Urals? We tell you about this in the betting tip
Command Analysis
HC Red Star Kunlun
ChinaCurrent form
Kunlun still has a real chance of making the playoffs thanks to their strong results this winter. Mikhail Kravets' team has secured ninth place in the West and has 46 points after 48 matches. The Chinese team won seven matches in a row in late December and early January, but now the stars have only one win in four matches. The Beijing team played rather poorly on the road and lost to Avangard (2:3), Spartak (0:2) and Severstal (0:3) and with great difficulty took two points in Balashikha (2:1). The Dragons conceded first, but this did not stop them from scoring two goals against Vityaz and conceding more.
The Chinese team remains the worst in the league in terms of defensive numbers. On average, the Chinese concede 3.19 goals per game, while away from home this figure is slightly better - 2.96 per match. At the same time, the stars have recently improved their reliability and have begun to concede much less. Jeremy Smith remains the team number one, but not long ago the visitors signed Patrick Rybar from Moscow Spartak.
Tomáš Jurčo has been Kunlun top scorer throughout the regular season. The Slovakian forward has scored 27 goals (9+19) and is 68th on the KHL list of goal scorers. Spencer Fu has scored almost as many (14+13) and is also among the league top 100 offensive players. Tyler Graovac (9+15) is also among the league top 100.
Disqualifications and injuries
Semyon Sinyatkin and Fu Zhang were injured and will not play against the Bears.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, Kunlun allows at least 33 shots on their goal
Red Star usually don't play the best defense and don't have time to block shots.
- Kunlun gets 8.13 minutes of penalty time
A team is usually sent off more than four times per match.
Traktor
Russian FederationCurrent form
Traktor could have lost the lead in the East, but the team from Chelyabinsk pulled itself together at the right moment and began to win regularly. Vladimir Tkachev team scored 69 points in 51 matches and played two matches more than Avtomobilist, which has three points less. The black and whites started the new calendar year well and have not scored points in only two matches so far. Benoit Groux charges played well on their home ice, but after beating Vityaz (4:3), they lost to Sibir (3:4). Before the trip to the Moscow region, the Urals team won against Admiral with some difficulty, scoring both of their goals only in the final period of the confrontation (3:2, B).
Traktor attacking line hockey players have once again started to please their fans with stable offensive play. In the previous six games, the Chelyabinsk team has made 23 accurate shots, and Maxim Shabanov is still very good. The young forward has already scored 48 points (18+30) this season and is second on the list of the league top scorers.
Zach Fucale has long been one of the most reliable goalies in the league. He hasn't been very consistent lately, dropping his save percentage to 92.16%. At the same time, the Canadian has seven shutouts, starting 35 games. Sergei Mylnikov has a great chance to displace the legionnaire from the starting lineup and has started to appear on the ice frequently.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nikita Korostelev and Ostap Safin will not play against Kunlun.
Interesting trends for betting
- Traktor has a 51:43 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded in the second period
The Chelyabinsk team plays powerfully in the second twenty minutes and often scores goals in it.
- Traktor averages 34 shots on target
The team is one of the best shooting teams in the league at the moment.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of six games involving Traktor, the first period was productive
1.95Bet 2nd period: Traktor will score
Chelyabinsk scored in the second period in six out of eight games
1.35Tip and bets
Traktor improved in the second half of January and lost only one match out of six. Benoit Groux team is determined to maintain its leadership in the East and enter the playoffs from first place. Yes, the visitors still concede quite a lot, but they create many scoring chances and often win thanks to strong attacking actions. Kunlun, on the other hand, deflated after a bright period and has looked rather dull in the forward line lately. The Chinese chances of success do not look too high. We think that the club from the Chelyabinsk region will win easily. We offer a bet on the Bears' victory.
Prediction - Traktor wins for 1.79
Bet on individual total
Traktor has finally found good form and the home team forwards have made good use of their chances throughout January. The Urals team has made 23 accurate shots in the last six matches, and only once have they failed to score at least three times. The Chinese have a good goalkeeper, but it is unlikely that the team from Beijing will be able to contain the visitors' attack line.
We bet on Traktor individual total of more than three goals with a coefficient of 1.78
Total Bet
Kunlun has become less productive, but during the season often put on a show for hockey fans. Traktor goes on the attack in every match, but also misses a lot. We think that the guests will set the tone for the match, which will not be boring. In November, the Bears lost to the Stars and will be ready for revenge in Mytishchi. We expect at least five accurate shots from the opponents.
We take the total over 4.5 pucks for 1.53
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