Dynamo-Altai vs. Metallurg Novokuznetsk: VHL match betting tip
On September 3, Dynamo-Altai will host Novokuznetsk Metallurg at its arena in Barnaul. Last season, the hosts failed to make it to the playoffs, and the visitors were left without knockout matches. How will the confrontation end and what bets should you play? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Dynamo Altay

Current form
The Barnaul team debuted in the VHL last season and finished the regular championship in 20th place, without a playoff, and this is not surprising. In principle, as a newcomer, the result is not bad, but the coaching staff has something to work on. In the preseason, Dmitry Parkhomenko's charges showed good hockey and were able to win four victories in eight games. The club met with its current opponent in friendly matches twice and lost both (1:6 and 0:2), and in the last game they beat Krasnoyarsk Sokol (3:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- In four of the last five meetings the team has not scored more than two goals
- The club has won four of its last six games
Estimated lineup : Tsyba, Sorokin, Sinitsky, Rozhkovsky, Vilkov, Barbashev, Vaulin, Bugayev, Sapunov, Tyutchev, Kogalev, Kramarenko, Putintsev, Tyutyunnikov, Nichukhrin, Bulavchuk, Smirnov, Sukhochev, Rytkov, Koksharov, Shumilov

Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Current form
The Novokuznetsk club cannot count the past season as an asset, as it failed to make it to the playoffs. Metallurg took 17th place in the standings, failed the end of the regular championship, suffering six losses in regulation time in the last eight games. And in the end, the team lacked just one point to climb into the TOP-16. In the off-season, Andrey Lunev's charges played nine matches and won seven of them. The most exciting was the match with Krasnoyarsk Sokol, and the team emerged victorious (6:4).
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- Last season, the club averaged 2.9 goals per game
- The team won three games in a row
Estimated lineup : Botov, Starikov, Tereshchenko, Marushev, Gorbunov, Dyuryagin, Pazanov, Petrikov, Kazakov, Zakharov, Serdyuk, Lavrinenko, Churkin, Maksimov, Kurbatov, Shevchenko, Shaborshin, Kryukov, Ivanov, Karapetyan, Sheshin
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last three meetings, the visitors scored more than one goal in the first period.
1.90Bet 3rd period: Metallurg win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, the visiting team won in the third period
1.95Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the favorite in the match is the guests. Metallurg has won in the past three matches and intends to continue such a successful series. The team from Novokuznetsk will use a more balanced composition, and we can assume that the team's experience will allow them to win and will become a decisive factor in the match.
Betting Tip: Metallurg win with odds of 1.65
Bet on total
This pair is likely to play on opposite courses with many scoring opportunities. Metallurg is good at realizing scoring opportunities, but in the past four out of five matches the total was under. We believe that the opponents will not score very many and there will be no scoring extravaganza in the match.
Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.70
Bet on individual total
Dynamo-Altai has not been playing well in attack lately, and in the past four out of five matches the club has not scored more than two goals. We can assume that Dynamo-Altai will score less than two goals.
Betting Tip - individual total of Dynamo-Altai less than two goals for 1.72