Lokomotiv vs. Barys Prediction on August 10, 2023

Match info

On the ice of Tatneft-Arena in Kazan, Russia, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and Barys Astana will face off in the next game of the preseason men’s hockey TANECO Cup. The editorial staff of Bookmaker Expert created the prediction for the match between Russians and Kazakhs. The meeting will get underway on Thursday, August 10, at 1 p.m. local time. There are reasons why bookmakers with Android apps put Lokomkotiv as a favorite here.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Lokomotiv

All of Lokomotiv’s recent seasons have ended abruptly. The KHL championship campaign always ends when the “Railwaymen“ run into SKA or CSKA on their way to the Western Conference finals. Igor Nikitin’s wards defeated Vityaz in the previous Gagarin Cup 4-1 in the series before succumbing to the Russian capital’s “Militarians“ and losing 3-4.

In the off-season, it was decided to keep the core of the team. Actually, at the moment, there are only two additions to the roster: Alexei Bereglazov from Avangard and Slovak Martin Gernát from the Swiss Lausanne. Apparently, the tenacious battle and the 7-match series against CSKA completely satisfied the club’s management. It is either that or they lacked funds to further strengthen the squad.

Lokomotiv have won 4 of their last 5 matches. In 3 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings, Lokomotiv scored at least 4 goals against Barys.

The current form of Barys

Barys are enduring a really trying moment. The Kazakhs broke through to the first round of the playoffs in the 2019–20 season, commanded by Andrei Skabelka, but the Gagarin Cup was suspended after a coronavirus epidemic. After that, Yuri Mikhailis was named the Astana team’s head coach, under whose leadership the squad had flown out twice in a row at the conclusion of the first round, and everyone hoped that Skabelka would come back. So he went back. Another thing is that the “Blue-Whites“ underperformed with him at the helm in the previous regular season, not even making the playoffs. In the summer, Eddie Pasquale and Roman Starchenko went back to Astana, while David Sklenička, Riley Barber, Joseph LaBate, and Pontus Öberg joined Barys.

In 2 of the last 3 personal meetings, Barys scored less than 2 goals against Lokomotiv.

Match analytics

Last year, Lokomotiv had a better showing than Barys by forcing 7 games and making it to the Western Conference semifinals, whereas the Astana-based side failed to qualify for the playoffs at all. The “Railwaymen“ kept the squad’s core members after that. On the flip side, nearly all of the foreign players were replaced by Kazakh officials. Additionally, the Yaroslavl team managed to organize already 2 exhibition games to sense the competitive atmosphere; Skabelka’s wards had yet to start playing in Kazan.

As a result, a wager on Total Goals – Over 5.5 for which odds of 2.15 is set by 1xBet.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Lokomotiv vs. Barys 2:1