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Traktor managed to break an unsuccessful streak, confidently beating Ak Bars on its own court. However, before that, Chelyabinsk residents regularly lost points and had serious difficulties with the realization of moments. Siberia is approaching the upcoming match in a much more unpleasant state. Novosibirsk suffered two major defeats in a row, conceding 11 goals from SKA and Metallurg. At the same time, Yaroslav Luzenkov's team has recently beaten Traktor in Chelyabinsk. In our betting tip, we will try to figure out whether the hosts will be able to take advantage of the opponent's problems and select the appropriate bid
Command Analysis
Traktor
Chelyabinsk finally pleased their own fans in the previous match, beating Ak Bars with a score of 3:1. The first period passed without scoring goals, although the hosts were much more active than the opponent. In the second twenty minutes, Nathan Legare opened the scoring after Mikhail Grigorenko's pass, and soon Ivan Vydrenkov increased the advantage. Kazan managed to respond only in the final period, when Ravil Yakupov scored. In the end, the guests replaced the goalkeeper with the sixth field hockey player, but Legare sent the puck into an empty net and scored the first double in the KHL.
The victory turned out to be especially important after several unsuccessful performances. Earlier, Scott Gordon's team lost to Avangard in shootouts (1:2) and Petrochemicals in overtime (2:3), and the only major success in recent times was the victory over the Shanghai Dragons (6:2). The main problem of Chelyabinsk residents is related to the instability of the attack. Mikhail Grigorenko and Andrey Svetlakov regularly create chances, but it is far from always possible to bring attacks to abandoned pucks. But Henrik Heukeland was quite reliable in the last meeting, and the return of Sergei Telegin added opportunities to the defense. Now it is important for the owners to consolidate this result.
Sibir Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk suffered their second major defeat in a row, losing to Metallurg with a score of 1:5. Moreover, the beginning of the meeting was quite good. At the beginning of the second period, Maxim Sushko opened the scoring, taking advantage of a mistake by Yegor Zavragin. However, the guests failed to build on their success. Magnitogorsk quickly restored equality, and then hit Mikhail Berdin's goal twice more before the break. In the final period, the hosts scored two more goals, finally removing questions about the winner. Berdine was replaced by Anton Krasotkin during the meeting, but this could not seriously affect the result.
Before the trip to Magnitogorsk, Siberia lost to SKA 3-6, although they led 3-1 in the first period. Thus, the team conceded 11 goals in two meetings, which raises serious questions about the defense. At the same time, before the series of defeats, Novosibirsk showed much more confident hockey. We managed to beat Dynamo Moscow in shootouts (3:2), as well as Salavat Yulaev (4:2). Sergei Popov and Stepan Nikulin continue to play a significant role in the attack, but their efforts are not always enough to win. It is especially alarming how quickly Siberia loses its initiative after its own mistakes.
The recent defeats of Siberia have shown that the team is experiencing serious problems with the organization of the game in defense. Novosibirsk are capable of creating dangerous moments ahead, but too often they allow opponents to quickly return to the game and take advantage of defensive mistakes. Traktor also does not always act confidently, but a victory over Ak Bars should significantly improve the mood of Chelyabinsk residents. It is especially important that the hosts managed to hold most of the meeting reliably enough and limit the possibilities of a strong opponent. Now they have to consolidate this success.
It is unlikely that the match will turn out to be too open, since Chelyabinsk residents have recently been trying to act more cautiously and are not always highly productive. Siberia will certainly try to improve after two major defeats, but it will not be easy to restore the reliability of the defense in such a short period of time. The hosts have an advantage due to their own court and a more successful last performance. We believe that Traktor will be able to take revenge for the defeat in the previous face-to-face meeting and achieve victory.
Our betting tip is that the Tractor will win in 1.90
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