“Metallurg” – “Lokomotiv”, second match. The Yaroslavl team will enter the game
Maxim Ermakov April 19, 2024, 09:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Igor Nikitin’s team only needed time to recover after the break.
On April 20, the second match of the KHL play-off final “Metallurg” – “Lokomotiv” will take place. The game starts at 14:00 Moscow time. The experts have already made a forecast; They give a slight preference to the hosts: you can bet on Magnitogorsk to win at odds of 2.55. The chances of the Yaroslavl team were estimated at 2.70. Tie bets are accepted at 3.70.
Odds of bookmakers for the final match of the KHL playoffs “Metallurg” – “Lokomotiv” on April 20, 2024
Analysts believe that the match between Metallurg and Lokomotiv will not be productive: a total of more than 4.5 goals costs 1.97, and a total of less than 4.5 goals costs 1.83. You can bet on both teams scoring more than 1.5 goals for 1.95. If more than 1.5 goals are scored in each period, 7.20 will be played.
Analysis and forecast for the second match of the KHL playoffs final “Metallurg” – “Lokomotiv” (04/20/2024)
There is not much time left until everyone knows the name of the winner of the Gagarin Cup. How quickly this moment of truth arrives depends only on the level of competition that will exist between the finalists. On April 20, in the second game of the KHL playoffs final, Metallurg will host Lokomotiv at the Metallurg Arena. The meeting starts at 14:00 Moscow time. The result of the series is 1:0 in favor of Magnitogorsk.
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Andrei Razin managed to break the resistance of the Yaroslavl team already in the first game. As expected, Igor Nikitin’s team was negatively affected by the long downtime during which he waited for his opponent in the final series. But Magnitogorsk, although probably tired, is in good shape.
Metallurg from the beginning of the match appeared more cheerful, actively put pressure on the opponent, shot more often, but their execution disappointed them. 21 shots on goal at Lokomotiv, with nine returns in two periods. At the same time, not a single abandoned disk. It was only possible to open an account in the third period.
The Yaroslavl team opened the scoring and Metallurg seemed to catch this wave and quickly scored a goal back. There was just under three minutes left in the meeting when the railway workers suffered a fatal dismissal. The Foxes took advantage of their numerical advantage and less than two minutes before the final siren, Petunin scored the winning goal. Lokomotiv could no longer recover.
Railroad workers were involved in the game for too long. It should be easier in the second game. The Foxes, of course, are a very young and fast team that prefers offensive hockey, but knows how to play defense very well. The proof can be seen not only in the victory against Lokomotiv, but also in several modestly won matches against Amur and Spartak.
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The railroaders will be able to play the second game much better with Metallurg. 60 minutes should have been enough to recover from downtime. Plus, they received a powerful shake to help cheer them up. The “foxes” will definitely prove themselves, but in this match we give preference to Lokomotiv and offer to bet on their victory, taking into account overtime, with odds of 1.95.
After the match, Igor Nikitin noted that in the third period it was possible to improve thanks to Magnitogorsk’s fast play. Perhaps, if the Yaroslavl team had spent the entire match in the same way and avoided expulsion, it would have been able to emerge victorious. This will be a good lesson for railway workers to have learned. All that remains is to pass the exam with excellent grades.
Predictions and bets for the Metallurg – Lokomotiv match on April 18, 2024
“Magnitka” is in good playing shape, but fatigue will sooner or later make itself felt. After spending some time waiting for their rival in the final, the railroaders took a long time to come into play. It took them two periods to come to their senses. But the unnecessary deletion disappointed me. In the second match, the Yaroslavl team will probably play at the same pace as the “foxes”. Objectively, they are stronger in some aspects. In the end we assume that Lokomotiv will win, but we will play it safe and take the victory taking extra time into account.
Tender: Lokomotiv victory, extra time included, by 1.95.
