Neftyanik vs. Molot: VHL match betting tip
On September 2, Neftyanik will host Molot at its arena. The opening match will feature the Petrov Cup winner and the regular championship winner from Perm. Will the hosts achieve their first victory of the season and what bets should they play? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Neftyanik Almetyevsk

Current form
Last season, Neftyanik won the Petrov Cup, but finished the regular championship only in ninth place. In the playoffs up to four victories, the team successively beat St. Petersburg Dynamo (4:0), Kurgan Zauralye (4:2), Tyumen Rubin (4:3), and in the final did not leave the slightest chance to Tula AKM (4:0). Ilnur Gizatullin's charges conducted pre-season training at their level and won four victories in seven matches, losing in two confrontations to AK Bars and in the last meeting to the VHL newcomer Moscow Unison.
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won its last five games in the VHL
- Over the past 10 official matches, the club has scored an average of three goals
Approximate lineup : Chechelev, Tsyganov, Tsvetkov, Roman Govorkov, Matvey Govorkov, Grigoriev, Rodionychev, Rydchenko, Sychev, Shlykov, Ryzhov, Burov, Zotov, Shubin, Fedyakin, Gorfinyak, Shvangiradze, Kuznetsov, Kozlov, Popov, Goncharov.

Molot-Prikamye Perm

Current form
Perm demonstrated quite confident hockey in the regular championship, where they took first place. "Molot" shot 192 goals and won 41 victories, taking into account overtimes. In the playoffs, the "bears" were considered one of the main contenders for the Petrov Cup, but the club could not cope with Krasnoyarsk "Sokol" at the 1/8 final stage and went to prepare for the new season. In preparation for the current championship, the team held seven control matches, where they were able to win only three victories. Let's see what the team will show in the opening match.
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- Last season, the club averaged 3.4 goals per game
- Over the past 10 official matches, the club has scored an average of three goals
Approximate lineup : Gorshkov, Malyavin, Erokhin, Zemchikov, Galimzyanov, Ivashov, Yushkevich, Pirogov, Shcherbakov, Plastinin, Kitsyn, Ignatovich, Zimin, Rakhimullin, Boychuk, Lomako, Kuzyk, Zaitsev, Zykov, Galushkin, Arzhanov.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored less than two goals in the first period.
1.67Bet 2nd period: Neftyanik win
In 1 of the 3 recent matches, the Bulls won in the second period
2.50Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the hosts are the favorites and simply will not give the match to the opponent. Neftyanik is holding the meeting at its home arena and intends to continue what was started last season. The team from Almetyevsk plays stronger than the opponent, will use its ice and win the home game of the championship opening.
Betting Tip - Neftyanik wins the match with odds of 1.65
Bet on total
This pair is expected to play an open game with a large number of scoring opportunities. The opponents devoted a lot of time to attacking in the control matches and intend to arrange a goal extravaganza. It is worth noting that in four of Neftyanik's five previous matches, more than four goals were scored, and we believe that there will be many in this confrontation.
Betting Tip - total over 4.5 goals with odds of 1.70
Bet on individual total
Neftyanik has no problems in the attacking line, and it will most likely be easy to break through the Molot defense line. In the three past matches, the Almetyevsk team scored 11 goals, and we believe that they are capable of upsetting the opponent's goalie more than twice.
Betting Tip - individual total of "Neftyanik" more than 2.5 goals for 1.88