Lokomotiv vs Amur. Will the Khabarovsk club continue its winning streak?

Desperately clinging to a place in the Cup Eight Khabarovsk Amur on February 7, expects a super-difficult trip to Yaroslavl. The game against the local Lokomotiv will take place on the Arena 2000 Lokomotiv ice.

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Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Lokomotiv vs Amur

Lokomotiv

The railway workers have already secured their place in the playoffs by taking the key two points in the away match in St. Petersburg on February 1st. An interesting fact is that the St. Petersburg army team, despite the undeniable leadership in the championship during the entire tournament, is one of the most convenient rivals for the current championship for Lokomotiv. The teams have met six times this season and the railway workers have won four times, with two wins coming in away matches. The victory on February 1 in St. Petersburg allowed Lokomotiv to break away from the 9th position by 20 points, thus turning the end of the regular season into an opportunity for some kind of experimentation.

The away victory over the championship leader does not solve all the game problems of Yaroslavl, lately Lokomotiv has been losing more often than scoring points. So, after the victory over SKA, the railroad managed to lose 0-3 on the road to Severstal, who frankly did not shine in the current championship. So far, Lokomotiv, with 78 points scored, retains its place in the quartet of the strongest Western Conference, but the capital Dynamo literally breathes in the back, lagging behind Yaroslavl by only one point. The main task for the remaining matches is to keep a place in the top four, which will allow starting in the playoffs from home matches.

Amur

If Lokomotiv has already secured a place in the playoffs, then the next three weeks will be decisive for Amur. The Khabarovsk team gave an excellent segment of the championship, taking 7 points out of 8 possible in four home games. The only defeat from Siberia took place outside the regular time, so Amur still took at least one point. A successful game segment allowed Amur to make a serious leap up the standings, taking off from last place to eighth. To some extent, this became possible due to the extraordinary density in the second half of the Eastern Conference standings, with Barys, Traktor, Neftekhimik and Amur equally claiming the only vacant ticket to the playoffs, located in the six-point range.

Khabarovsk residents are in the most advantageous position, occupying eighth place and two points ahead of their nearest competitor. Into the hands of Amur and the calendar of the remaining matches. After a three-match away series, which starts with just a match in Yaroslavl, Amur returns home, where he will play the remaining six games of the championship.

Statistics

In the current championship, the rivals met only once. The October visit of Lokomotiv to Khabarovsk turned out to be successful for the guests, the railway workers confidently won with a score of 3-1. This victory was the jubilee for Lokomotiv, the twentieth, obtained in the games against Amur. The Khabarovsk team has much fewer such victories, only nine, and in Yaroslavl Amur won only three times during the entire existence of the KHL.

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Lokomotiv is the unequivocal favorite of the upcoming match, which is eloquently evidenced by the odds for his victory - 1.65. The bookmaker evaluates the chances of Amur winning with a coefficient of 4.8, the option with a draw - 4.2 also looks unlikely. Both teams are not very productive in recent matches, which is reflected in the quotes for the total goals scored: Total over (4.5) - 2.37, Total under (4.5) - 1.56. Install the 1xbet app and place a bet on the favorite!

Game Totals Prediction

It is already clear that one should not expect a large number of goals from the upcoming match. Both Lokomotiv and Amur are strong defensive teams that prefer to act as number two. Lokomotiv and Amur are among the top three teams in the games with the participation of which less than five goals are most often scored per match. Lokomotiv has already accumulated 37 such matches, Amur has 35. Our prediction for this match is Total Under 4.5 with odds of 1.56.