LiontipsLokomotiv - Sochi: betting tip (cf 1.75) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
The locomotive has recently regained a clean first place in the West, but so far it has not been able to break away from its competitors. Bob Hartley's team has scored 71 points in 52 matches and is currently only one point ahead of Severstal. Yaroslavl has been alternating wins and losses for a long time, but they have not lost more than three matches in a row. Now the railwaymen are in great shape and are heading for a series of four victories. On the road, they beat Spartak (3:2, OT) and SKA (3:1), and at home they dealt with Lada (3:1).
In the game against Tolyatti, Alexander Yelesin's squad completely controlled the course of the match. The captain himself scored in the first period, and in the second 20 minutes Ilya Nikolaev doubled the advantage of the hosts. The opponent managed to win back one goal before the second break, but at the very beginning of the third segment Egor Surin set the final point.
Alexander Radulov remains the top scorer of Loko. The veteran scored 43 points (20+23) in the goal+pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
Stepan Nikulin will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Lokomotiv blocks 18 shots per match.
- According to statistics, Yaroslavl residents carry out 24 power techniques.
Current form
Sochi remains on the penultimate line in the West and is trying its best to gain a foothold in the tenth position in the conference. The team led by Dmitry Mikhailov has 37 points in its piggy bank after 49 starts and so far is only one point ahead of Lada, but the Volga team has played three more matches than the guests. The Southerners are in bad shape and have managed to score only two victories since January 5. After a crushing defeat by the Dragons at home (2:6), the Leopards exchanged victories with the Chinese in St. Petersburg (2:1 and 2:5).
In the second game in two days against the Shanghai Dragons, the Southerners conceded two quick goals in the first period, but Dmitry Kagarlitsky managed to reduce the gap to a minimum even before the break. In the second segment, the guests scored three more goals. Timua Hafizov realized the majority in the final third of the match, but Sochi did not have enough for more.
Max Ellis scored 25 goals (14+11) and continues to be the leader of the visitors in attack.
Disqualifications and injuries
Denis Vengryzhanovsky, Anton Malyshev and Ilya Samsonov will not play in Yaroslavl.
Interesting betting trends
- Sochi wins 48.1% of face-offs on average.
- According to statistics, Southerners perform 23 power moves per match.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In four out of five games with the participation of Yaroslavl, the first period turned out to be a grassroots one.
1.88Bet period 3: the guests will not lose
The Volzhans have won only one third period in the last three games.
2.10Tip and bets
Lokomotiv is on a streak of four consecutive victories, but each of them did not come too easily to Yaroslavl. The Volzhans don't score that much and returned to the defensive pattern of the game in the second half of the regular season. Sochi will be very difficult on the ice of Arena 2000, but the team led by Dmitry Mikhailov plays without pressure and can give the hosts a fight.
Prediction - Sochi will win with an Asian handicap (+2.5) on goals in 1.75
Betting on an individual total
Yaroslavl players rarely score in large numbers, and for the past eight games they have not been able to score at least four accurate shots per game. Sochi has a good main goalkeeper who is able to play reliably. In September, Lokomotiv scored five goals against the Southerners. We don't expect more than three or four goals this time.
We bet on the individual total of the Locomotive less than four goals for 1.70
