“Magnitka” – “Khimik”: forecast for the VHL match
On November 6, Magnitka will host Khimik Voskresensk at its arena in Magnitogorsk. The hosts are on a series of two defeats in a row, but they do not intend to give up and lose at home. How will the match end and what bets should you play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Magnitka Magnitogorsk

Current form
"Magnitka" has been showing a good game in recent matches, but has suffered defeats in two games in a row. The team lost away to "Tambov" (1:2) and to "Rostov" in overtime in these matches, finishing the regular time with a score of (4:4). The team has an excellent selection of young players and is currently on the 27th line in the tournament table with 19 points in the asset, lagging behind the TOP-16 by seven points, which will be difficult to win back.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club has scored two goals per game since the start of the season
- The team has won in the first period in three games in a row

Khimik Voskresensk

Current form
In the last game, Khimik suffered its eighth defeat of the season. In the match against Yuzhny Ural, the team managed to score three times, but failed to take the lead. As a result, they lost 3:4 in overtime. Let see if the coaching staff worked on their mistakes before today game. At this stage, the team is in second place in the tournament table with 32 points, has won 14 victories and is behind the leader, St. Petersburg Dynamo, in additional indicators.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team scores an average of 3.6 goals per game
- The club has not lost in regulation time in the last five games
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In 4 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored less than two goals in the first period.
1.75Bet 2nd period: Khimik win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, the visiting team won in the second period
2.20Tip and bets
This pair is expected to play under the guests' dictation with a large number of scoring opportunities. The opponents have been throwing in a lot of pucks since the beginning of the season, and we believe that a goal-scoring extravaganza will take place, as in four of the five past matches of the team from Voskresensk.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.10
Bet on the outcome
The guests are the favorites in this match. Magnitka has suffered defeats in five of the past six matches, and today Khimik intends to take advantage of this decline in the opponent game. The team from Voskresensk will use a more powerful lineup, and we can assume that this will be the decisive factor in the match.
Prediction: Khimik win with odds of 1.80
Bet on individual total
"Magnitka" has missed 12 goals in the last five games and today intends to show a confident game in defense, although it will be difficult to do so. We can assume that the hosts will miss more than two goals.
Forecast - Khimik individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.60