LiontipsMetallurg Magnitogorsk - Traktor: betting tip for the KHL match
Magnitogorsk Metallurg will host a battle on its home ice against Chelyabinsk Traktor on January 11. The Foxes are still in excellent shape and are on a long winning streak, but the Bears have recently pulled themselves together and started showing decent results. Plus, the visitors finished the last meeting against Magnitka in their favor with a score of 4:0. Will they be able to repeat this result? What bet should you place on this confrontation? Find the answers to these questions in the betting tip
Match announcement
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Metallurg continues to improve its position in the tournament table and currently occupies the fourth line. The team is in excellent shape, so it can enter the top three in the near future. Note that for three weeks it has not known the bitterness of defeat and continues its winning streak, which has already reached seven matches. Oddly enough, most of the victories are won by one goal or outside of regular time, so in each match Magnitogorsk has to put in a lot of effort.
It should be noted that before that, they had dealt with Avtomobilist (2:1 B) and Avangard (2:1) on the road, and already on home ice they proved their superiority over Amur (3:2) and in a tense match they beat Admiral with a score of 4:3 in overtime. It is noteworthy that in the final confrontation, the Foxes were inferior to the Vladivostok team three times during the game, but still found the strength to get two points. Incidentally, Valery Orekhov scored a goal in extra time, scoring it literally at the last second.
As a rule, Magnitka's best matches are when there are no more than one or two pucks in the net, since it often faces problems with scoring. Much also depends on the goalkeeper's actions, but Ilya Nabokov usually copes with his direct responsibilities quite well.
Disqualifications and injuries
Khabarov and Eremenko will not be able to play in the upcoming match due to injury
Interesting trends for betting
- Metallurg gets 5.19 penalty minutes per match
The club remains one of the most disciplined in the league and rarely receives penalties
- On average, Metallurg makes 10 power moves per game
Magnitka does not play power hockey and often does not act harshly towards the opponent
Traktor
Russian FederationCurrent form
Traktor still leads the Eastern Conference standings and has earned a total of 59 points. However, its position remains rather precarious, as it has played several more games than its competitors and cannot be said to have a big lead over them now. In addition, for a long period of time, the Chelyabinsk team has not been playing well, and they have rarely pleased fans with positive results, making do with rare victories.
Only in the last matches did the Bears gradually begin to come to their senses. Let us recall that they had earned points in the previous four matches. On the road, Benoit Groux's team beat Neftekhimik (6:2), then unexpectedly lost at home to Amur (3:4 OT), and then dealt with both Avtomobilist (2:0) and Lada (5:0) without goals. Traktor has not distinguished itself with such an ideal game in defense for a very long time. Even in the confrontation with the Togliatti team, the club allowed only 18 shots on its goal, practically leaving Zachary Fucale without work.
On the road, in general, the Bears also play quite successfully and have suffered only six defeats within 60 minutes. We emphasize that they usually demonstrated decent efficiency and opened up the opponent's defense at least three times. Also, this season the team has few difficulties in the 5x3 and 5x4 formats, and it currently has a 20.6% conversion rate, which is a good indicator by league standards.
Disqualifications and injuries
Korostelev and Safin will not be able to help their team in the upcoming match
Interesting trends for betting
- Traktor gets 6.02 minutes of penalty time per match
Typically a team is sent off no more than three times per game.
- Traktor has 52:40 in goals scored and goals conceded in the third period
The Chelyabinsk team plays powerfully in the third twenty minutes and often scores goals in it
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches involving visitors, the first period was unproductive
1.72Bet 3rd period: Chelyabinsk will score
In the last five matches against Magnitogorsk, the visitors scored in the third period
1.60Tip and bets
Metallurg was very close to defeat several times in previous matches and had difficulty achieving success in some encounters. Chelyabinsk, apparently, has gotten out of the crisis and returned to the results they demonstrated for most of the season. Traktor is an inconvenient opponent for Magnitogorsk, so even the last confrontation ended in its favor with a crushing score (4:0). Magnitka has rarely won within 60 minutes recently and brought the matter to overtime or shootouts, so there is a high probability that the guests will get at least one point.
Betting Tip - Traktor will not lose for 1.60
Bet on individual total
In previous matches, Traktor demonstrated a great defensive game and managed with less than three missed goals. In the last two matches, the Chelyabinsk team was left without missed goals at all. Metallurg, in turn, from time to time faces problems in realizing moments. In three of the last five matches, the Foxes did not score more than two goals. Based on this, it makes sense to bet on the individual total of the hosts.
We take Metallurg's individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.90
Total Bet
Meetings between clubs usually take place in a struggle and do not end with a large number of goals scored. Traktor also played less than six goals in the last three matches. Metallurg has been focusing on defense for a long period of time and tries to act extremely carefully in its own zone. In turn, Chelyabinsk has also become more reliable at its gates. That is why we suggest betting on the total under.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.67
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