Loko - SKA-1946: betting tip for the MHL playoffs match

On April 18, Loko will host SKA-1946 Locomotive from St. Petersburg in Yaroslavl in the quarterfinals. The third battle of the finalists of the last Kharlamov Cup will take place today. The hosts in the confrontation intend to fight again and take risks in order to turn the tide of the series and reduce the gap from the opponent. Will the railwaymen be able to break the resistance of their opponent and what bets to play? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Loko

Current form
The railwaymen have not yet pleased their fans in the series against the offender of the last final battle for the Kharlamov Cup. Loko suffered a second defeat in St. Petersburg in the second round of the playoffs (4:5 OT). Throughout the match, the Yaroslavl team played the role of the catching-up team and compared the score three times during the match. With the numbers on the scoreboard 4:4, the meeting flowed into overtime, where 82 seconds later, the Army forward sentenced the youth of the Locomotive to defeat. Now it is impossible to allow Oleg Tauber's wards to misfire. In case of another failure, you will have to go on vacation and prepare for the new season. Let's recall that in the first confrontation, the squad could not hit the opponent's goal, they fought on equal terms with the forty-sixth, but at the end of the match they lost 0:2 in the score. It's 0-2 in the series, and there are two very important games on our ice.
Interesting betting trends
- The team in the playoffs concedes an average of 2.8 goals per game.
- In the last ten games, the club has won five victories.

SKA-1946

Current form
It should be noted that the sports and disciplinary committee reviewed the episode of the second match against Loko, when striker Daniil Anatsky elbowed the referee in the head. Based on the materials provided, it was decided to impose a fine on the striker and disqualify him for seven matches for intentionally using any form of force against the referee. On the eve of the last confrontation, the team from the banks of the Neva River defeated their opponent (2:0), thanks to goalkeeper Egor Zavargin's biscuit. The second match was much more intense. The opponents scored nine goals, and the Army team won 5-4 in overtime. SKA 1946 led the score three times during the meeting and put the squeeze on the opponent in the extra period. German Titov's team is one step away from reaching the semifinals of the competition, but it will not be easy to do this in Yaroslavl.
Interesting betting trends
- The club concedes two goals per game on average in the playoffs.
- SKA 1946 has put the game into overtime only once in the last 20 games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In the last two meetings of the rivals, less than two goals were scored in the first period.
1.92Bet 2nd period: Loko's victory
In 1 of the last 3 matches, the home club won in the second period.
3.10Tip and bets
In this contest, the bookmakers make the guests from St. Petersburg the favorites, but we will give preference to the youth of the Locomotive. The railwaymen will hold a meeting at their home arena, take advantage of the fans' support, create intrigue and reduce the gap in the series. The home club has been acting confidently on the court in recent games, and we believe that it will win and leave SKA 1946 with nothing.
Prediction – Loko wins the match with a coefficient of 2.20
Bet on the total
In this match, the hosts will take advantage and act as the first number. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in the last two matches of the rivals in Yaroslavl, more than five goals were scored, and we believe that there will be a lot of them in this confrontation.
The betting tip is a total of more than 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.75
Betting on an individual total
Loko has no problems attacking in the Kharlamov Cup playoffs, and the team has scored 14 goals against opponents in the last five matches. We believe that the hosts will be able to upset the opponent's goalkeeper more than twice.
Betting Tip - Loko's individual total is more than 2.5 goals in 1.85