Lokomotiv - Neftekhimik: betting tip (cf 1.55) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

Bob Hartley's team's performance in February bears the stamp of rationality. Even in matches with rivals who are inferior in class, the railwaymen prioritize not performance and entertainment, but the result. On February 14, their guest meeting with HC Sochi, which does not fall into the top eight of the West, developed in a similar vein. Having opened the scoring in the first period with the efforts of Byron Frez, the Lokomotiv players lost their concentration and lost their slight advantage in the second half, missing in the majority after a quick flanking pass by the Southerners forward Daniil Seroukh. A short-term outbreak of the guests' attacking activity at the end of the third period did not bring an assist, and the game naturally went into overtime, where Artur Kayumov's accurate throw brought two points to the railwaymen, thus making a gift for his own 28th birthday.

In general, the Yaroslavl armored train's standings are not cause for concern and its schedule for the tournament distance in January-February is one of the best in the league (23 points in 15 games), however, before the end of the regular tournament Yaroslavl still has a lot of matches with rivals that may pose them more serious problems. 

Alexander Radulov remains the top scorer of Loko. The veteran scored 47 points (20+27) in the goal+pass system.

Disqualifications and injuries

All the leaders of Yaroslavl will play in the next meeting.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Lokomotiv blocks 17 shots per match.
• According to statistics, Yaroslavl residents carry out 24 power techniques.

Current form

This season, the team from Nizhnekamsk confirms its reputation as a strong midliga player. A little over a month before the end of the regular season, Neftekhimik has firmly established itself in the top eight of the East, where it will have to compete for sixth place with Tractor and Siberia. At the same time, wolves can climb higher in the table if they show their best qualities – Salavat Yulaev and Avtomobilist are still quite within reach. In January, Nizhnekamsk scored a series of seven consecutive victories with a total score of 18:8, but then the team slowed down and suffered two sensitive defeats at home – 1:5 from SKA and 3:5 from HC Sochi. Goalkeepers Yaroslav Ozolin and Philip Dolganov, like the entire defense of the hosts, were not up to par in these matches.

The game away from Severstal on February 15 also did not bring points, Cherepovets responded to Damir Zhafyarov's puck with three of their own. Before the meeting with Lokomotiv, Neftekhimik fans will surely remember the first match of these teams at the very beginning of the season, which ended in overtime with a score of 5:4 in favor of Igor Grishin's team, and three goals were then scored by Nizhnekamsk in the numerical majority.

Andrey Belozerov scored 45 goals (25+20) and continues to be the leader of the guests in attack.

Disqualifications and injuries

Vladislav Barulin will not come with the team to Yaroslavl.

Interesting betting trends

• A petrochemical player wins 49.8% of face-offs on average.
• Nizhnekamsk residents, according to statistics, perform 20 power moves per match.