Prediction: Spartak Victory. Spartak is in good form, has a stable lineup, and the support of fans at home. They play a balanced game, attack effectively, and defend reliably. Traktor, under a new coach, has not shown consistency yet. In their last away game, they collapsed in the third period. Traktor struggles to show their best hockey on the road.
The Tractor team has been showing stable and high-quality hockey, not losing to Spartak in their recent matches. The team managed to avoid defeat in the last game and is capable of putting up a fight against their opponent. Considering the good performance of the Chelyabinsk team, I predict that Tractor will not lose in this match.
In the match between Spartak and Traktor, low scoring is expected. Both teams play cautiously in defense, as seen in their recent matches where there weren't many goals scored. Additionally, in previous encounters between these teams, the score has been close and not exceeding five goals. It is anticipated that there will be few goals in this match, possibly not more than five.