LiontipsTraktor - Lokomotiv: betting tip (cf. 1.95) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Traktor played only three matches and scored two points. First, Chelyabinsk got 1:5 from Lokomotiv, then they snatched victory from Avtomobilist in overtime (4:3), and in Kazan they lost to Ak Bars - 1:2. Moreover, the last time the team went on the ice was on September 9, so there was enough time to work on mistakes.
But it's definitely not quiet inside the club right now. Vitaly Kravtsov continues to recover from a serious injury and left the team amid a contract conflict. Traktor clearly lacks the main star of last season, and in the opening three meetings the team scored only six goals.
Lokomotiv is going at a completely different pace - four wins in four matches. After defeating Traktor, Yaroslavl beat Shanghai Dragons (3:1), Severstal in overtime (2:1), and then took away the victory from Moscow over CSKA - 3:1.
The main thing is that the team allows very little to the opponents. Only four goals have been conceded in four meetings. At the same time, Egor Surin has already scored five times, Alexander Radulov scored six points. So far, the change of coach has not affected the results at all.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 4.5 pucks
In six of the last eight face-to-face matches in Chelyabinsk, the teams scored no more than four goals.
The ITrateof "Locomotive" is more than 2.5 pucks
In three of the four matches of the new season, "Lokomotiv" scored at least three goals.
Tip and bets
Traktor had almost six days to prepare, and the team will probably try to play a completely different game at home than in Yaroslavl. But so far there are too few reasons to believe that the difference between the rivals has actually decreased. Lokomotiv has won all four matches, allows almost nothing at their own goal and at the same time consistently finds goals ahead. Yaroslavl has already passed CSKA on the road, and again without a nervous ending. Tractor has only one victory, problems with the attack and a difficult situation around Kravtsov. Yes, the second 1-5 defeat is unlikely to happen here. Rather, the game will be tighter. But in terms of hockey quality and stability, the reigning champion now looks much more convincing.
Our betting tip is that Lokomotiv will win in 1.95
