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Prior to the break Atlant were a good team, but you can forget that now. Their owner stopped financing them, so they had to sell seven players to save finances, six of which were very important. They lost their main defender Nemec, best scorer Enqvist who scored 14 goals, forwards in the first two lineups Vrana and Mayorov, and very experienced Radulov and Koltsov, who were also a major piece of their team. To make things worse, there are rumors of more sales, so the situation in Atlant is very bad. Apart from the departures, important defender Dyblenko and forward Potapov are absent too, which all combines in a huge handicap.
Lokomotiv are an elite team who belong to the very top of the league despite being ranked eighth in the West.They were in the same position last season, and ended up in the final, led by this same coach. They brought in excellent Loktinov and Kontiol, who clicked in the very first game where Lokomotiv beat Vityaz with this handicap, a team far ahead of Atlant right now. Loko were also in good form prior to the break, continued in the same vein playing a great game, and I have no reason to believe they won't get a clean victory here as well. They are motivated enough, being at the edge of playoff zone and badly needing the three points since not making the playoff would be a huge failure for this team, though the chances of that happening are very slim indeed. One of the best teams of the conference in great shape against a disintegrating Atlant, missing 8 backbone players, makes for a pretty clear bet, and Lokomotiv also beat Atlant 2-0 at home back when Atlant had all those players.