Lokomotiv - Torpedo: betting tip (cf 1.75) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

Loko has been the leader in the West for a long time, but now Bob Hartley's team has dropped to the third position in the conference. Yaroslavl earned 54 points in 41 meetings and, in theory, they can still regain first place before the end of the year, but it will be only nominal. The locomotives had a rather weak second half of November, but they looked good in December, although they lost three matches this winter. In the home series, Alexander Yelesin's squad started with victories over Dinamo Minsk (3:2, B) and CSKA (2:1, B), but lost dryly to Avangard (0:3). After Victoria in the game against Admiral (3:2), the hosts could not score against Dynamo Moscow (0:2).

In the game with the blue and white, Lokomotiv more often bothered Maxim Motorygin's goal and finally seized the initiative in the second period. The Volga team failed to score, missing several attempts to play in the majority. The opponent opened the scoring a little over four minutes before the end of regular time and finished the game with an empty-net goal.

Alexander Radulov retains his place in the top ten of the league's top scorers. The forward scored 36 points (18+18) in the goal+pass system.

Disqualifications and injuries

Egor Surin and Andrey Sergeev will not play in the upcoming match.

Interesting betting trends

• Lokomotiv wins 57.4% of face-offs
• Yaroslavl residents conduct an average of 24 power techniques.

Current form

The Torpedo team had a great opportunity to finish the calendar year in the top three, but now they occupy only fifth place in the West and will not be able to rise higher. Nizhny Novgorod scored 50 points in 39 starts and have not yet pleased their fans with their stability. Alexey Isakov's team won four meetings in a row during December, but then lost twice. At home, they beat Sochi (4:1), but could not put the squeeze on CSKA (2:3, OT). On a visit, the deer defeated Petrochemicals in Nizhnekamsk (0:5).

Torpedo was no worse than its opponent in the first leg of the meeting on the ice of the Neftekhimik Arena, but neither side was able to distinguish itself. In the second 20 minutes, Alexey Kruchinin's squad completely took the initiative into their own hands, throwing the wolves. The result of this was two missed goals by the guests, after which the Gorky team could not return to the game. They conceded three times in the final third of the match and were unable to break through Philip Dolganov.

Egor Vinogradov scored 27 goals (11+16) this season. He remains the best attacking player for the visitors.

Disqualifications and injuries

Nikita Shavin and Alexey Kruchinin will not come to Yaroslavl with their partners.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Torpedo makes 33 shots per match
• Nizhny Novgorod residents win 49.5% of face-offs on average.