LiontipsSiberia - Traktor. Betting Tip and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
Sibir continues to actively fight for a place in the playoffs and is currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings. The team is literally two points ahead of its closest pursuer, Lada, so any defeat could push it back beyond the top eight. Moreover, this season, victories have usually been hard to come by. Not long ago, the Novosibirsk team faced a series of three defeats.
They lost away to Neftekhimik (1:2), Torpedo (0:2), and also lost in the fight to Minsk Dynamo (2:3 OT). Only after returning to the home arena did Vadim Epanchintsev team pull themselves together and please the fans with a rematch against Nizhnekamsk, beating them with a score of 2:1 in overtime. In the confrontation with the wolves, the club was again left with only one goal scored, although they had many good moments near the opponent goal and sometimes acted much better than their counterpart. It is precisely because of the mediocre implementation that the team remains in such a borderline position.
But the snowmen are doing just fine with the power play. They still hold the leading position in the league in this indicator and have a 27.9% power play conversion rate. However, Siberia has slowed down a bit in this aspect of the game lately. It is worth mentioning that up to this point the club has only won seven victories within 60 minutes on its ice, so the support of the stands has not been of much help this year.
Disqualifications and injuries
Gordeev will miss the upcoming fight due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Siberia gets 6.67 penalty minutes per match
The team is usually sent off no more than three times per game and is distinguished by good discipline.
- Siberia has a 39:44 ratio of goals scored and goals conceded in the second period
Novosibirsk players perform mediocrely in the second twenty minutes and concede more goals in it than in the other periods
Current form
Traktor can still feel more or less comfortable, as it leads the Eastern Conference table, although it has played more matches than its pursuers. The team has let Salavat get too close to it because it has not been able to get on a long winning streak for a month and a half and, at best, alternates successful matches with defeats. This instability has affected its tournament situation.
Nevertheless, after returning to the ice from the holidays, the Chelyabinsk team is trying to show its best side and show decent results. Thus, in three previous meetings out of four they celebrated success. On their ice, they dealt with Avtomobilist (2:0) and Lada (5:0), and after an away defeat from Metallurg (3:5), they proved their superiority over Torpedo with a score of 5:3. In the confrontation with the Nizhny Novgorod team, Benoit Groux team had an incredibly comfortable advantage of three goals, but allowed the opponent to recoup. Fortunately, the bears played the third game period at a high level and, having scored two goals, brought the matter to a victorious end.
In general, Traktor has been performing no worse away from home this season than it has on home ice, and has managed to win 13 victories within 60 minutes, while it has only lost seven times in regulation time. It should not be forgotten that the club is currently the most productive in the East, and usually scores at least three goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Korostelev and Savin will not be able to take part in the upcoming meeting.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, Traktor makes 33 shots on target
Chelyabinsk is one of the league most shooting clubs and usually threatens the opponent goal from any position
- On average, Chelyabinsk residents receive six penalty minutes per match
It is also worth noting the excellent discipline of the club, which allows it to remain at full strength.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.65Bet 2nd period: away team win
In the four previous matches against Novosibirsk, the visitors achieved success in the second period
2.45Tip and bets
We think that Traktor is capable of earning two points in this confrontation. Siberia has shown rather weak results before and has had a hard time winning even against middling and underdog teams. As a rule, even the home arena does not help the snowmen in matches with the leaders and they often lose within the regular time. Plus, after the holidays, the Chelyabinsk team got into good shape and had shown their best side before. In addition, all the recent matches between the teams ended in favor of the guests.
Prediction - Traktor win for 2.05
Bet on individual total
Traktor remains the most scoring club in the Eastern Conference today and usually breaks down the opponents' defense at least three times, even when playing away. In face-to-face meetings with Chelyabinsk, Sibir concede quite a lot and usually allows the opponent to score three times. By the way, in the three previous matches, the visitors also scored no less than three goals. Based on this, it makes sense to bet on their individual total.
We take Traktor individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.80
Total Bet
Previous meetings between the teams were not particularly productive, since Sibir itself often scores very little and cannot break through the opponent defense more than once. In the last match against Traktor, it was left without a single goal. However, this time the meeting promises to be a tense struggle and turn out to be quite low, so we suggest playing a bet on the total under.
We bet on total under 4.5 goals for 2.10
