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“Metallurg” Novokuznetsk – “Izhstal”: forecast for the VHL match
On November 10, Metallurg will host Izhstal at its arena in Novokuznetsk. The hosts have been showing a convincing game since the start of the championship, but the opponent is an outsider in the VHL and plays poorly. How will the confrontation end and what bets should you play? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Novokuznetsk club won its 14th victory of the season in the last match and came very close to the leaders of the VHL. It is worth noting that Metallurg won a devil dozen of meetings in regular time. At this stage, the team occupies third place in the standings and is only four points behind Voskresensk Khimik. In the last game, the team beat Toros (4:1), and in the previous match, it suffered a defeat in overtime from Torpedo-Gorky.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club concedes two goals per game
- The team has outplayed its opponent in seven consecutive home games
Izhstal Izhevsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
The team from Izhevsk has not found its game since the start of the season and has not been able to win in five games in a row, where they have only managed to transfer the game to overtime once. In the last meeting, the team played in Krasnoyarsk against Sokol and suffered a defeat (3:4, OT), and in the game before that they lost to Norilsk (3:8). Andrei Shefer charges have won only four victories since the beginning of the season, have conceded 102 goals, have lost in 17 matches and are "confidently" closing the VHL standings. The gap from the leading Unison has grown to six points.
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, the team has conceded an average of 4.4 goals per game
- In the last five games, the club has failed to win in either the first or second period.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In 2 of the last 3 meetings, the home team scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
1.82Bet 2nd period: Metallurg win
In the last two matches, the home team won in the second period
1.60Tip and bets
The hosts are the undisputed favorites in this matchup. Metallurg has outplayed its opponent in the past seven home games and intends to continue this streak today. The Novokuznetsk team will use a more powerful lineup, and we can assume that home ice will allow them to crush the VHL outsider.
Forecast - Asian handicap (-2.5) for Metallurg with odds of 1.92
Bet on total
In this pair, the game is planned under the dictation of the hosts with many goal attacks. The hosts are excellent at realizing goal chances, and in the past four matches out of five guests, the total is higher. We believe that the goal extravaganza will take place in the match.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.85
Bet on individual total
The hosts have excellent defense, and in the past three games in a row the club has not conceded more than two goals. We can assume that the visitors will score no more than one goal.
Forecast - individual total of Izhstal less than 1.5 goals for 1.75
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