"Bars" - "Khimik": forecast for the VHL match
On October 18, Bars will host Khimik from Voskresensk in Kazan. The guests are in excellent shape at this stage and intend to beat their opponent, as they have not lost to Bars in five matches in a row. Who will be stronger and what bets will play in the match? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Bars Kazan

Current form
The start of the current club from Kazan can be counted as a success. The team shows meaningful hockey and fights at the proper level. In the last game on home ice, Alexander Stepanov charges lost to Tula AKM (1:3), scoring a puck of prestige in the minority 15 seconds before the final siren. Since the beginning of the championship, "Bars" has won seven victories and scored 39 goals. After 15 games, the team is on the 17th line in the tournament table with 16 points in the asset.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club concedes 2.8 goals per game
- The club has suffered two defeats in its last five home games

Khimik Voskresensk

Current form
In the last game, Khimik suffered its fifth defeat of the season. In the game against Neftyanik, the team managed to score twice in the majority, and in equal numbers they could not do anything. As a result, the defeat was 2:4. Let see if the coaching staff worked on the mistakes before today game. At this stage, the team occupies fifth place in the tournament table with 22 points, has won 10 victories and is three points behind the leader, St. Petersburg Dynamo.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team scores an average of 3.3 goals per game
- The club has not lost in the first period in the last five games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: Khimik win
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the visitors won in the first period
2.30Bet 2nd period: total over 1.5 goals
In 3 of Khimik 5 recent games, more than 1.5 goals were scored in the second period
1.73Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the Voskresensk team as the favorite, and it is hard to disagree with this. Khimik has not lost to its opponent in five games in a row and intends to beat Bars again. The visiting team looks decent this season, will use its experience and will not leave a chance for the opponent.
Prediction: Khimik win with odds of 1.72
Bet on total
The visiting team prefers a closed style of play; in the last five matches, Khimik has scored only 15 goals against its opponents, and three of the previous five head-to-head meetings between the opponents were not productive. We believe that the goal-scoring extravaganza will not take place.
Forecast - total under 4.5 goals with odds of 2.20
Bet on individual total
Khimik has no big problems with goals scored. In the last five head-to-head games, the visitors have scored three goals on average against their opponents, which we expect to happen today.
Forecast - Khimik individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.60