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Metallurg Novokuznetsk vs. Sokol: VHL match forecast
On December 4, Metallurg will host Sokol from Krasnoyarsk at its arena in Novokuznetsk. The hosts have had a confident start to the season, and are within easy reach of the leaders, while the visitors have shown very weak results and risk being left without a playoff zone. However, you shouldn't underestimate your opponent, or you could end up losing. 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 cannot count the past season as an asset, as it failed to make it to the Bratina Cup playoffs. Metallurg took 17th place in the standings, failed the end of the regular championship, suffering six losses in regulation time in the last eight games. And in the end, the team lacked just one point to climb into the 16 best teams of the league. Before the start of the championship, the coaching staff worked on the mistakes and since the start of the new VHL draw, the team has shown a completely different game. In the last match, the team won its 19th victory in the regular season. In the match against Norilsk, Metallurg was focused on victory and was able to convert scoring chances into goals. The team won against the guests from the Arctic (5:3), conceding three unanswered goals in the second period. The game earlier, the club beat Bars (6:5 SO). At this stage, Andrey Lunev team has 42 points, fourth place in the tournament table and five points behind the first Dynamo from St. Petersburg, and has played one game more.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club has failed to win in the second period in four games in a row
- The team averages three goals per game
Sokol Krasnoyarsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Last season, Krasnoyarsk finished in the TOP-16 and reached the 1/8 finals of the Petrov Cup, where they sensationally beat the winner of the regular championship, Molot, 4:2 in the series. However, in the quarterfinals, Sokol was unable to break the resistance of Tyumen Rubin and went to prepare for the new VHL championship, which is not going well and the Krasnoyarsk club may be left without play-off matches. The "feathered ones" have looked quite weak lately and are not acting very confidently on the ice, and in some moments the team lacks luck. The club has won only 10 victories in the last 30 games. Sokol played the last match on home ice and suffered a defeat from Norilsk, which was gaining momentum (4:6), which was the 20th defeat for the team this season. Krasnoyarsk also lost the game earlier with a score of 1:3 to Chelny. At this stage, the team is in a modest 27th place in the tournament table and has 26 points to its credit, lagging behind the playoff zone by 10 points.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the team concedes three goals per game
- The team has not lost in the third period in the last three matches.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last three meetings, the home team scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.86Bet 3rd period: Metallurg win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, the home team won in the third period
2.10Tip and bets
The hosts are the favorites in this match. Sokol has failed to beat its opponent in four previous matches, and today Metallurg intends to continue the guests' unsuccessful streak. The team from Novokuznetsk will use its ice, and we can assume that the team more powerful roster will allow it to win over the Krasnoyarsk team.
Forecast - Metallurg win with odds of 1.75
Bet on total
In this pair, the game is planned under the dictation of the hosts with many dangerous attacks. Metallurg is not bad at realizing the created scoring chances, and in the past four matches out of five opponents in the VHL, the total is higher. We believe that a goal extravaganza will take place in the confrontation.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.00
Bet on individual total
The visitors are not playing well in attack, and in the past five matches the club has scored 11 goals. We can assume that Krasnoyarsk will score no more than two goals, since Metallurg has worked on the mistakes in defense and intends not to concede many.
Forecast - Sokol individual total is less than two goals for 1.92
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