Vityaz - Traktor: KHL match betting tip
On January 30, Vityaz will settle the score at home with Dynamo Moscow. Bogatyri have looked no worse than their opponents recently and have shown similar results, but previous meetings between the clubs often ended in favor of the Chelyabinsk team. Nevertheless, many matches were held in equal struggle and ended with a minimal difference in the score. Should we expect something similar in the upcoming confrontation? What bet should you place on this event? Look for the answers in the betting tip

Command Analysis

Vityaz

Current form
Vityaz remains one of the main outsiders of the Western Conference and is no longer able to claim a spot in the playoffs. The team is in the penultimate line of the tournament table and has 43 points, lagging behind the top eight by as much as 11 points. Plus, this season the team has not had long winning streaks and sometimes cannot even win two victories in a row. The maximum that the club can count on is ninth place, from which it is separated by five points.
By the way, the Bogatyrs also suffered defeat in three of their previous four matches. On the road, they lost to the same Traktor (3:4), then dealt with Neftekhimik (4:3), after which they lost to Kunlun (1:2) and on the road, they could not cope with SKA (1:4). If we talk about the club home performances this season, it clearly plays no better than on foreign courts, since it managed to win only eight victories within regular time in 26 matches.
As a rule, Pavel Desyatkov team performs worst in the third game period, in which it has a ratio of 33:54 in goals scored and goals conceded. Vityaz also demonstrates a weak game in unequal compositions. In particular, it acts mediocrely in the minority, having only 77.8% of the opponent majority neutralization. The team also does not use the numerical advantage in the best way, but, despite this, in the confrontation with the army men, the only goal was scored in the 5x4 format.
Disqualifications and injuries
Dar'in and Vaschenko will not be able to help their team in the upcoming confrontation.
Interesting trends for betting
- Vityaz receives an average of 6.94 penalty minutes per match
Usually the heroes are removed at least three or four times per game
- According to statistics, Vityaz makes 26 shots on target per game
The team plays second fiddle most of the time and rarely threatens the opponent goal

Traktor

Current form
Traktor can now feel more or less comfortable, since it is in first place in the Eastern Conference and is three points ahead of its closest pursuer. However, we note that the club has played two more matches than Salavat, so if the Ufa team can develop a long winning streak, they will displace the Chelyabinsk team from the leading position. Nevertheless, recently the Chelyabinsk team itself has tried to show its best side and please the fans with good results.
Let us recall that they were able to produce a series of four victories. However, after successful matches against Sibir (4:3 SO) and Neftekhimik (4:2) on the road, Benoit Groux team returned to their home court, where they dealt with Vityaz (4:3) in a fight, but unexpectedly suffered a defeat with a score of 3:4 in a confrontation with Novosibirsk. After that, the bears played two more matches, in one of which they dealt with Admiral (3:2 SO), but in an away match with Kunlun, they unexpectedly lost in overtime (3:4 OT). However, in the meeting with Red Star, the club could have been left without a single point, since they were losing 0:3, but thanks to their character, they were still able to return to the game.
Let us emphasize that in most cases Traktor shows a powerful game in attack and distinguishes itself on average by no less than three goals scored. By the way, the Urals are still the most scoring club in their conference and have scored 165 goals in total. The main sniper in the team remains Alexander Kadeikin, who has already scored 19 goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Korostelev and Safin will not be able to help their team in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Traktor averages 33 shots on target
The Chelyabinsk team demonstrates high shooting activity and even in the last match they made 45 shots on target
- Traktor has a 65:46 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded in the third period
The Bears are playing strongly in the final period of the game and are showing high efficiency in it
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the teams, the first period was productive
2.00Bet 2nd period: Chelyabinsk win
In four out of five meetings, the Chelyabinsk team kept the second period for themselves
2.30Tip and bets
Traktor has dominated all recent matches against Vityaz and achieved success within the regular time. Vityaz does not have the necessary motivation now, unlike the Chelyabinsk team, who are fighting to maintain the leading position in the East. The Bears must pull themselves together after the unsuccessful match against Kunlun and give their best in the upcoming confrontation. Bogatyri, in addition, has looked rather mediocre lately and often lost points. We think that due to their superiority in class, Benoit Groux team will be able to win.
Prediction - Traktor win for 1.95
Bet on individual total
Vityaz demonstrated poor performance in previous matches, and in the last two matches it was left with only one goal scored. Traktor doesn't miss many goals in matches with such teams and usually manages with less than three goals. After the defeat from Kunlun, the Bears will probably draw conclusions and try to play as reliably as possible in their own zone, so in this matchup it is almost impossible to believe in three goals scored by the hosts.
We take the individual total of Vityaz less than 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.60
Total Bet
The last matches involving the home team were rather low-scoring. The team did not use its chances well, but in return it also conceded a few. The Chelyabinsk team also plays many away games with fewer than six goals scored. Thus, two of the previous three matches between the teams were held with a total less. We think that this time we should not expect a large number of goals either.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals for 1.72