On March 27, Salavat Yulaev will host Tractor on home ice in the second round of the KHL playoffs. “Rating of Bookmakers” bets on the victory of Chelyabinsk in regular time.
Team Form
Traktor looks very good in this series: the team leads Salavat Yulaev 3-2 and is just one win away from the Eastern Conference Finals. But the reason for the failures of Ufa should also be noted: the team was left without its leading legionnaire hockey players, while the foreign stars of Chelyabinsk are in place.
Bookmakers consider Traktor the favorite and give odds of 2.25 for his victory in regular time and 2.92 for Salavat Yulaev.
Bookmaker Ratings prediction one – Traktor Win
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two – Salavat Yulaev Win
Win bet
“Tractor” demonstrates a stable game without serious failures: the Chelyabinsk team won two meetings in a row, and the last match turned out to be the most offensive for the Ufa team, who were leading in the score but lost in the end. Much in the current confrontation plays the skill of legionnaires, and the power of the Russian players “Salavat” is not enough. Ufa has not yet shown arguments due to which it could win and equalize the score, so it is worth considering the option with a bet on the victory of Traktor with a coefficient of 2.25.
Total bet
Teams have bursts of performance, but Traktor and Salavat played most of the matches carefully and accurately. In three of the five games played, no more than four goals were scored for two, and twice the teams scored more than four. Since the next meeting may be the last for Salavat, the team is unlikely to run ahead headlong and will try to play carefully, waiting for moments. In such a situation, you can think about betting on a total under 4.5 with odds of 1.83.
Bet on Kravtsov’s goal
Traktor forward Vitaly Kravtsov enjoyed playing against Salavat. This can be seen from the number of goals scored against the Ufa club. The young hockey player scored three goals against Salavat, and Kravtsov has been different for two meetings in a row. He is one of the most dangerous hockey players on the ice, so you should expect a goal from him and consider a bet on Kravtsov’s puck against Salavat Yulaev with a coefficient of 2.73.
Our rate
At Traktor, everything is somehow organic now: legionnaires make the difference and score points, Russian hockey players do not concede and score. The Chelyabinsk club won two meetings in a row in this series and showed that Salavat without foreign players is too weak to reach the next round. Therefore, we will bet on the victory of Traktor with a coefficient of 2.25.