Lokomotiv - Ak Bars: betting tip (cf 1.70) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

In his first year at the club, Bob Hartley managed not only to confidently win the regular tournament in the Western Conference, but also to lead the team through a difficult maze of relegation games. The Railwaymen completed the series of one eighth against the eighth Western team Spartak in five matches with a score of 4-1 (5:3; 1:2, FROM; 4:3, FROM; 2:0; 3:2), Ufa's Salavat Yulaev defeated 4-0 in the fourth quarter, conceding only two goals in four games (1:0; 2:0; 3:2; 4:0), and then they literally snatched the victory in the enchanting semifinal series against Omsk Avangard. (2:5; 1:3; 4:2; 0:2; 4:0; 3:2, OT2; 4:3, OT2), with whom Yaroslavtsev draws lots for the third year in a row, and each time the series is delayed by a full seven matches.

This year, the series was shaping up from the very beginning in favor of Avangard, who started right off the bat, winning both first games in Yaroslavl and leading 3-1 after four games. The series culminated in the sixth meeting in Omsk, in which Lokomotiv, conceding two goals, managed to even the score in the last minute of regular time, and in the second Get a win in overtime and even the odds in a 3-3 series. The seventh game was equally tense, where the Yaroslavl team once again made a comeback after minus two in the score and decided the fate of the series in their favor in the second overtime. Maxim Shalunov scored seven goals in the playoffs in recent matches. As always, the unfading Alexander Radulov, who is the top scorer of Lokomotiv in the cup round (5+7=14), brings great benefits to the team.

Disqualifications and injuries

To date, the Locomotive has no problems with the train.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, a Locomotive gets 10.38 minutes of penalty time.
• Yaroslavl residents, according to statistics, carry out 28 power techniques per match.

Current form

The Kazan club completes the campaign for the fourth Gagarin Cup in its history. The previous time Kazan lifted the trophy over their heads was in the 2017-2018 season. The team's path to the finals this season began with a confident third place in the Eastern Conference with 38 wins in 68 matches in regular time and a goal difference of 212-169. In the one-eighth stage, Ak Bars overcame the resistance of Chelyabinsk Tractor 4-1 (3:2, FROM; 4:2; 2:3; 3:2, OT; 2:1, OT), in the quarterfinals, Anvar Gatiyatullin's team met the minimum number of matches against Dinamo Minsk, who had a great season 4-0 (2:1; 5:4, FROM; 4:0; 3:2), And then, in the semifinal series, Metallurg, the season's leader, was blocked from reaching the finals. 4-1 (5:2; 2:4; 4:1; 4:1; 4:3, FROM).

In 14 playoff matches, Kazan suffered only two defeats (both away), and of the five overtimes they played, they won all five. The leaders of the team in the cup round are snipers Artyom Galimov and Dmitry Yashkin, who scored seven goals each, as well as defensive scorers Mitchell Miller (two goals and 13 assists, 15 points) and Nikita Lyamkin (2+13=14). Timur Bilyalov is among the best goalkeepers of the playoffs with 93.6% of shots deflected. 

Disqualifications and injuries

All the Kazan leaders will play in Yaroslavl.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Kazan players receive eight minutes of penalty time per match.
• According to statistics, the Leopards make 30 shots on target.