In another match on Sunday in the Fonbet Championship of the Kontinental Hockey League, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will play at home with Sochi. Your attention is invited to the forecast for this meeting.
"Locomotive"
Lokomotiv dropped to 4th place in the Western Conference standings, and if you look at the lost points, then it is already fifth. In the last away series, "railwaymen" managed to give out 3 winning matches in a row, but it was still completed with a defeat from "Avtomobilist" (0:1). In the two subsequent away meetings, Yaroslavl defeated St. Petersburg SKA (2:1) and lost to Cherepovets Severstal (0:3).
"Sochi"
Sochi is the only club in the KHL that has not been fighting for anything for several months, hopelessly being in the last 11th place in the Western Conference standings. In the second half of January, the Leopards gave out a new series of matches, which stretched for 5 matches, but the month was still completed with an away victory over Spartak (4:3). This Thursday, the Southerners lost on the road to Vityaz without a chance (1:5).
Statistics and figures
- Lokomotiv has won 4 matches out of the last six;
- In the last five matches of Lokomotiv, the "Total less than 4.5" bet was held;
- Lokomotiv has won 4 matches out of the last six at home;
- Lokomotiv has an 8-match winning streak in full-time home meetings with Sochi;
- Sochi has won only 1 match out of the last seven;
- In four of the last six matches of Sochi, the Total bet was more than 5.5;
- Sochi has won only 1 match out of the last 16 away games.
Forecast
Lokomotiv does not often play bright attacking hockey this season, but in face-to-face meetings with Sochi, big totals often break through. Basically, such meetings end with confident victories of the "railwaymen". After a weak game in Cherepovets, Yaroslavl residents should rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans.