Toros vs. Izhstal: VHL match forecast
Toros will host Izhstal in Neftekamsk on October 16. The hosts did not start confidently enough, but won the last meeting and intend to show brilliant hockey on their ice today. How will the confrontation end and what bets in the match will play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Toros Neftekamsk

Current form
The team from Neftekamsk broke a series of four defeats in a row in the last meeting and was able to beat Torpedo-Gorky. Toros started well, outperformed the opponent in movement, but conceded first and was able to recoup in the third period. The score was 1:1 until the final siren, overtime ended without goals, and in the shootout, Anatoly Stepanov charges were more accurate. The team occupies 23rd place in the tournament table and has 14 points to its credit.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not won in regulation time in the last five matches
- In the last five games, the club has not scored a single goal in the first period.

Izhstal Izhevsk

Current form
The team from Izhevsk has been playing terribly this season, the players simply lack the finishing skills. Andrey Shefer team has won only three victories since the start of the season and has missed 62 goals. In the last match, Izhstal played Torpedo-Gorky and suffered a crushing defeat (1:7), scoring its goal only in the majority. The team is in last place in the tournament table and has seven points to its credit.
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, the team has scored an average of 1.5 goals
- The club has failed to win in the first period in its last five games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
1.60Bet 3rd period: Toros victory
In 1 of the 3 recent matches, Neftekamsk won in the third period
1.65Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the home team is the undisputed favorite. Games with their opponents are going well, and in the last match, Toros defeated Izhstal. Neftekamsk will go out on the ice motivated and charged only for victory, they will use their rink and confidently win.
Forecast - handicap (-2) puck on "Toros" with odds of 1.80
Bet on total
Both teams prefer an attacking style of play. In the last face-to-face match in the VHL, the opponents scored 10 goals between them, and the two previous meetings on the Toros ice were also productive. We believe that a goal extravaganza will take place.
Forecast - total over 6.5 goals with odds of 1.97
Bet on individual total
Izhstal has problems with goals scored. In the last five matches the team has scored only six goals, and we expect that today the guests will score no more than one goal.
Forecast - individual total of Izhstal less than two goals for 1.83