Torpedo - Lokomotiv: betting tip (cf 1.60) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

Torpedo is in sixth position in the West, but it can still return to at least sixth place in the conference. Nizhny Novgorod have 54 points in their piggy bank after 44 starts and are only one point behind Dynamo Moscow, but they have moved a little away from the top three. The Reindeer did not finish the calendar year in the best way and lost four meetings in a row. During the last away series, Alexey Kruchinin's squad lost in Cherepovets (6:7), but took two important points for themselves in the Russian capital (4:3, OT).

In the duel against the blue and white, the then guests quickly took the lead. Maxim Letunov opened the scoring and this goal was the only one in the first period. In the second segment, the Torpedo team missed and made two mistakes in defense at the start of the final 20 minutes. Gorky did not stop playing and equalized the score thanks to accurate shots from Egor Sokolov and Egor Vinogradov. Already in overtime, Danila Zhuravlev brought his team victory.

Egor Vinogradov has consolidated his leadership in the club's goalscoring list. The forward has scored 35 goals (13+22) this season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Alexey Kruchinin will not be able to help his team in the upcoming meeting.

Interesting betting trends

• Torpedo gets an average of 7.14 minutes of penalty time per match.
• Nizhny Novgorod residents, according to statistics, win 49.9% of face-offs

Current form

Lokomotiv had a difficult period at the end of autumn, but since the beginning of winter, the Yaroslavl club has gained momentum again and shares the first place in the West with Severstal. The team led by Bob Hartley scored 61 points in 45 games and regained its status as the most reliable team in the conference. The railwaymen started the new calendar year with a victory in Moscow over CSKA (2:1, B), and then took one point in Magnitogorsk (4:5, OT). Before the trip to Nizhny Novgorod, Alexander Yelesin's squad won in Novosibirsk (3:2, OT).

In the game against the Siberians, the guests had a lot of possession of the puck, but could not break through Mikhail Berdine. In the second period, Martin Gernat closed his partner's pass and put his team ahead, but the snowflakes managed to recoup. The same Martin Gernat converted the majority in the third period, but almost immediately Loko missed. Already in overtime, Alexander Radulov finished the match beautifully in favor of Yaroslavl.

Alexander Radulov remains the leader of the Volga Region in attack. He scored 38 points (19+19) in the goal+pass system.

Disqualifications and injuries

Egor Surin will not come with the team to Nizhny Novgorod

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Lokomotiv makes 31 shots on target per match.
• Yaroslavl statistically wins 57% of face-offs