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Lokomotiv vs Siberia: forecast for the KHL match
Lokomotiv and Sibir will play each other on February 22 in Yaroslavl. Igor Nikitin's team finishes the regular season on the first line in the conference table and no longer has serious motivation for the rest of the winter. The Snowflakes are fighting for the seventh place in the East and have not even secured their participation in the final stage of the tournament so far. Not so long ago, the teams met with each other in Siberia and the "railwaymen" were able to win. How will it be this time? Find out from the forecast for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Russian FederationCurrent form
Lokomotiv is unlikely to lose its lead in the Western Conference table, but it has recently lost a lot of points. The team led by Igor Nikitin scored 87 points in 58 matches and is already only 13 points ahead of Spartak in second place, while the Muscovites played two fewer matches. The Volga team started the new calendar year well and won six matches in a row, but now the guests have only four wins in ten matches. The Railwaymen lost in Minsk (1:3), then they celebrated their success in Cherepovets (5:1), and a day later they did not put the squeeze on Salavat Yulaev in Ufa (2:3, OT). After returning home, Alexander Yelesin's squad dealt with Kunlun without any problems (4:1).
Alexey Melnichuk continues to take to the ice as the starting goalkeeper for Lokomotiv, but we already saw Daniil Isaev on the bench at the last game. The second goalkeeper of the hosts made three shutouts in 23 starts, but reflected a modest 91.41% of shots and was reliable only in games against outsiders. So far, the Yaroslavtsev coaching staff is protecting the first number of the club, giving Melnichuk playing practice.
Artur Kayumov retains his leadership in the club's goalscoring list and has scored three points in the last five games. The forward scored 39 points (18+21) in the goal+pass system and is already two points ahead of Maxim Berezkin (14+23), who has long been the best striker in the home team. So far, the rest of the attackers are not too good, because of this, the results of the Yaroslavl team have seriously deteriorated.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the leaders of the hosts will play against the "snowmen".
Interesting betting trends
- Lokomotiv gets 6.41 minutes of penalty time
Yaroslavl players demonstrate a disciplined game and are eliminated no more than three times per match on average.
- On average, Loko makes at least 31 shots per match.
Lokomotiv actively plays offensively and tries to make shots from any position.
Sibir Novosibirsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Siberia gradually recovered and returned to the playoff zone. The Snowmen are on the seventh line in the Eastern Conference table, with 58 points after 56 matches. The Snowflakes have slightly pulled away from Lada and Neftekhimik and are now fighting Admiral, which scored exactly the same number of points. Vadim Epanchintsev's team slowed down after a shock start in February. They ended their home series of games with defeats against Metallurg (2:5) and Avtomobilist (0:5), and at the start of the guest tour they played poorly in Moscow against Spartak (2:6). The guests conceded two goals in each of the periods and could not catch on to the result.
Sergei Shirokov's squad has dramatically slowed down in terms of implementation and has been able to score only four goals in the last three matches. Canadian defenseman Trevor Murphy scored 52 points (12+40) and constantly creates scoring chances for his teammates, being on the fifth line in the list of the league's top scorers. Besides him, we can also say about Vladimir Butuzov, who is the best sniper of the team (17+13).
Anton Krasotkin and Denis Kostin are having a weak season for themselves and reflect only 91.3% of shots on their possessions. They are constantly changing each other, but it was Krasotkin who appeared on the ice in the first game of the away series. The goalkeeper failed in the last two matches and was substituted in both, conceding seven times in less than 53 minutes of clean time.
Disqualifications and injuries
Fedor Gordeev cannot help his partners in Yaroslavl.
Interesting betting trends
- Siberia wins 49.3% of face-offs
Siberians look weak on the spot and often lose in this important aspect.
- "Snowmen" are thrown only 26 times per game on average
The guests try to throw as much as possible, but many attempts are blocked by their opponents.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In four of the five games with Loko, the first period was not productive.
1.60Bet 2nd period: Siberia will score
Yaroslavl missed in the second period in three out of four games
2.07Tip and bets
Lokomotiv has already solved all its tasks for the rest of the season, and now the Yaroslavl team is quietly finishing the regular season, trying not to lose important hockey players. Yes, it is very important for the owners to stay in good shape, but they are unlikely to rush and rush, trying to win at any cost. Siberia really needs points, and Vadim Epanchintsev's team would really like to break the series of failures with a victory over the leader on his court. Not so long ago, the "snowflakes" caught on to the result in the game against the "railwaymen" at home. We think that at least they won't be defeated now. We offer a bet on the advantage of the guests.
The forecast is that Siberia will win with an Asian handicap (+1.5) in 1.68
Betting on an individual total
Lokomotiv is scoring only 2.78 goals per match this season and rarely pleases fans with a lot of accurate shots. Siberia failed in defense in recent games, but now they have a great opportunity to play with discipline and not make mistakes. We believe that the guests will focus on defensive actions and will not miss more than three times.
We bet on the individual total of the "Locomotive" less than three goals with a coefficient of 1.70
Bet on the total total
The recent match between the rivals did not turn out to be bright and pleased the stands in Novosibirsk with only one abandoned puck in regular time. It's hard to call Loko an attacking team, and Vadim Epanchintsev's players have little success in attacking at this stage of the season. In our opinion, there won't be more than four goals in this match.
We take a total of less than five goals for 1.58
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