“Izhstal” - “Magnitka”: forecast for the VHL match
On November 28, Izhstal will host Magnitka in Izhevsk. The hosts did not start confidently enough, they are at the bottom of the tournament table, but they intend to show brilliant hockey on their ice today. However, the visitors play more powerfully and it will not be easy for the club to impose a fight on the Magnitogorsk team. How will the confrontation end and what bets in the match will play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Izhstal Izhevsk

Current form
The team from Izhevsk has been playing terribly this season, and the club simply lacks skill in the final stages. Andrey Shefer team has won only seven victories since the beginning of the season and has conceded 119 goals. In the last meeting, Izhstal met with Yuzhny Ural and won a hard-fought victory. Losing after the first period (0:2), the team found the strength to score three unanswered goals against the opponent. The team lost the previous game to Chelny with a crushing score (3:6). The team is in last place in the tournament table and has 17 points to its credit.
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, the team has scored an average of two goals per game.
- The club has failed to win in the first period in its last five games.

Magnitka Magnitogorsk

Current form
Magnitka has been showing a good game in recent matches, winning two of the three games that have been played. The team beat Olimpia away in these matches (7:5), scoring three goals in the second and third periods and one in the first 20 minutes. They also proved stronger than Toros (4:2). The team has an excellent selection of young players, acts harmoniously on the court and is currently in 26th place in the tournament table with 25 points. The club is already nine points behind the TOP-16, which will be difficult to win back.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club has scored 2.4 goals per game since the start of the season.
- The team has not lost in the second period in five games in a row.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the visitors scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
1.95Bet 2nd period: victory of Magnitogorsk
In the last three matches, the visitors won in the second period
2.20Tip and bets
The visitors are the clear favorites in this matchup. The hosts are playing terribly and have suffered 21 defeats this season, unlike their opponents from Magnitogorsk. Magnitka will take to the ice motivated and charged only for victory, will use a more balanced lineup, will confidently win and achieve their second victory in a row.
Forecast: victory of Magnitka with odds of 1.80
Bet on total
Recently, both teams have preferred an attacking style of play. In the past five games of the guests in the VHL, 31 goals were scored, and three of Magnitka previous five games were productive. We believe that a goal-scoring extravaganza will take place in the confrontation.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.10
Bet on individual total
Izhstal has recently improved its attacking game and the team has scored 16 goals in the last five games. In these matches, the club has not scored less than two goals, and we believe that today it will score more than 2.5 goals.
Forecast - individual total of Izhstal more than 2.5 goals for 2.35