Severstal - Lokomotiv: betting tip and bets for the KHL match

Current form

Severstal is not showing the strongest results at this stage of the season and now the hosts have dropped to sixth place in the conference. Andrey Kozyrev's team has 73 scoring points after 59 matches, and they are already eight points behind Dynamo in second position, but they may well compete for a place in the top three. The Black and Yellow had a pretty weak second half of February and lost four out of six matches, but now they have time to rest and work on mistakes. At the end of the last away series, Adam Lishka's squad failed in Magnitogorsk (1:4), and after returning home unexpectedly lost to Torpedo (2:3).

The hosts have slowed down in terms of chances and scored 16 accurate shots in the last five games, with ten of them coming in away matches in Yekaterinburg and Astana. Daniil Aimurzin retains the status of the team's top scorer with 53 points (29+24). Kirill Pilipenko (28+24), who has been the best steelworker for a long time, has one point less.

Konstantin Shostak appeared on the ice at the start of the last game after a long break. He was unable to help his teammates beat Torpedo and has a modest 89.02% of saves this season. Alexander Samoilov is playing a little better, reflecting 91.42% of attacks on his possessions and making four shutouts in 32 starts. He is probably the one who will start the playoffs at the base.

Disqualifications and injuries

Nikolai Chebykin, Artyom Shchuchinov and Yaroslav Dyblenko will not help their partners in the game against the Volga Region.

Interesting betting trends

• Severstal gets five minutes of penalty time for the match

The team is currently the second most disciplined in the league.

• Severstal has 82.6% neutralization of the majority of the rival

Cherepovets occupy the eighth position in the championship in the minority game.

Current form

Lokomotiv retains its leadership in the conference and in the league as a whole. Yaroslavl is unlikely to allow themselves to be bypassed, because they scored 91 points in 61 meetings and are ten points ahead of Dynamo Moscow, which is behind them. At the same time, the guests have the motivation to win, as they want to win the Continental Cup, which is not yet in the museum at Arena 2000. After a break for the All-Star Week, Igor Nikitin's team suffered only three defeats and are generally not in the worst shape. In the second half of February, the Volga team outplayed Kunlun (4:1) and Siberia (2:1, OT) at home, but could not cope with the defense of Dynamo from the capital of Russia (1:3). March began for the railroad workers with an easy victory in Sochi (4:2).

Daniil Isaev only recently returned to action after injury and had two fights at the start. It is very likely that he will rest more, because now it is very important to keep the leaders before the start of the playoffs. Alexey Melnichuk can go on the ice in Cherepovets and he has had a lot of playing practice lately. The goalkeeper blocked 91.15% of shots and made three shutouts in 24 matches.

The armored train is experiencing problems in attack and has scored only 12 accurate shots in the previous five games. A big loss was the injury to Maxim Shalunov, who scores a lot and has an excellent plus or minus score. Loko's top scorer remains Artur Kayumov (20+20), who broke his dry streak in a duel against the leopards in Sochi.

Disqualifications and injuries

All the home team leaders will play against the Steelworkers.

Interesting betting trends

• The locomotive gets 6.61 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.