LiontipsLokomotiv — Dynamo Moscow KHL match forecast and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Lokomotiv finishes the regular season as the best team in the Western Conference table, although Yaroslavl has lost a lot lately. The team led by Igor Nikitin scored 89 points in 59 matches and is already only 15 points ahead of Spartak in second place, while the Muscovites played two fewer matches. The Volga team made a great start to the new calendar year and won six matches in a row, but now the hosts have only five wins in 11 matches. after the break, 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) and not without difficulty beat Siberia (2:1, OT).
Daniil Isaev has fully recovered from his previous injury and took to the ice in a duel against the Snowmen. This season, the goalkeeper of the Yaroslavl club has 92.41% of reflected shots and made seven shutouts. Alexey Melnichuk got the right amount of playing practice during the injury of the first number of the hosts. The goalkeeper made 91.41% of his saves.
Artur Kayumov retains his leadership in the club's goalscoring list, but he has not scored points in the last three matches. The forward has 39 points (18+21) in the goal+pass system and is still ahead of Maxim Berezkin (14+23), who has long been the best striker in the home team. Maxim Shalunov (18+18) improved his performance. He often completes the attacks of the "parozovs" and has an excellent "plus+minus" indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the leaders of the hosts will play against the blue and white.
Interesting betting trends
- Lokomotiv gets 6.31 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.
Current form
Muscovites can't gain a foothold on the second line in the conference, and now they have dropped to the fourth position in the West. The capital's club has 73 scoring points after 57 starts, and the Blue and White team clearly wants to reach the playoffs from at least second place. They are sitting on the tail of Spartak, which scored only one point more. The Dynamics had a great last series of matches on their ice and confidently defeated SKA (3:1) and Spartak (4:1). After a short break, Alexey Kudashov's team lost to the Red and white on the ice of the Megasport Arena (2:3, OT), and then sensationally lost to Sochi (3:5), conceding five goals. The guests could not pull themselves together and were defeated in the Dynamo derby before the trip to Yaroslavl (0:5).
Nikita Gusev broke his streak of scoring points and was unable to help his teammates in the last game. The Dynamo forward and captain is on the second line in the list of the league's top scorers with 56 points (23+33) in the goal+pass system. Jordan Weale (14+29) and Maxime Comtois (16+25) regularly help their leader and are among the 30 most productive hockey players in the KHL.
Vladislav Podyapolsky starts the most important matches of Dynamo. He hasn't looked very reliable lately and has failed in the last two games on his ice. In the whole season, the rookie of the hosts played for the new team in 14 matches and reflected 93.16% of shots. Maxim Motorygin is still in reserve, but he is always ready to go on the ice.
Disqualifications and injuries
Artem Ilyenko and Brannan Menell will not play against Yaroslavl.
Interesting betting trends
- Dynamo has 21.1% of the majority sales
The "blue and white" on average realize every fifth attempt of the majority.
- Dynamo gets 7.51 minutes of penalty time
Usually, guests are eliminated at least four times per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In five of the six games with Loko, the first period was not productive.
1.64Bet 2nd period: Dynamo will score
Yaroslavl conceded in the second period in three out of five games.
1.75Tip and bets
Dynamo failed in the home series of games, but this does not mean that they will continue to lose. Lokomotiv beat Sibir, but Yaroslavl has no tournament motivation and will try to save their leaders, including Daniil Isaev. It is likely that Alexey Melnichuk will be on the ice more now, and maybe Maxim Mayorov as well. We think that the blue and white will be able to tune in to the game on the Arena 2000 ice properly and this time they will beat the opponent. We offer a bet on the victory of the guests with a zero handicap.
Forecast - Dynamo wins with an Asian handicap (0) in 2.35
Betting on an individual total
Dynamo has a powerful attacking line, and together with Nikita Gusev, the Muscovites are able to score a lot against any team. Lokomotiv remains the club with the best defense in the league, but now the hosts have no serious motivation. The Blue and White team score exactly three goals on average per game on the road, and we expect at least that much from them.
We bet on Dynamo's individual total of more than two goals with a coefficient of 1.83
Bet on the total total
This season, this pair is won exclusively by the hosts, while not allowing the opponent to score a lot in their own goal. In the first game between the rivals in Yaroslavl, there were six accurate shots in regular time. We do not think that any of the sides will sit on the defensive now and we are waiting for open hockey. Let's play a bet on the total of more goals.
We take a total of more than 4.5 goals for 1.83
