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“Crystal” – “Izhstal”: forecast for the VHL match
On December 6, Kristall will host Izhstal from Izhevsk at its arena in Saratov. The season for the Saratov team is going more confidently than the last championship, and today the club intends to win another victory. However, an unexpected surprise can be expected from the outsider of the VHL. How will the confrontation end and what bets should be played? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Kristall Saratov
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Saratov club failed last season and as a result could only take the penultimate place in the tournament table, which did not allow them to fight in the knockout matches. In the regular championship, the team was able to win only 10 victories in 56 games and score 121 goals with 240 goals conceded. The Saratov club looks much more confident this season, but it is not possible to fight for the TOP-16, since the opponents are playing much stronger. The team has slowed down lately, shows an uncertain game, but can cause a lot of problems for opponents of a higher class. Kristall was able to win only two victories in the past 10 matches. In the last match, Sergei Golobovich charges interrupted a series of seven defeats in a row, beating Olimpiya in a home match (3:2), but in the game before that they lost to Perm Molot (1:2). The team is in 29th place in the tournament table, has 26 points and is 11 points behind the playoff zone, which they will not be able to win back.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, 4.8 goals are scored in Kristall matches
- The team has not lost in the third period in three games in a row.
Izhstal Izhevsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
The team from Izhevsk failed to make it to the Petrov Cup playoffs in the last VHL tournament, as it finished in 26th place at the end of the regular championship, and the team has failed to make it to the TOP-16 for five seasons in a row. Izhstal has been playing terribly since the start of the championship, the club simply lacks skill, both in the defensive line and in the final stage. Andrey Shefer team has won only eight victories since the beginning of the season and has conceded 126 goals, which is the worst indicator. In the last meeting, Izhstal met with CSK VVS in Samara and suffered a defeat. The match ended with a score of 3:3, but in the shootout, the Army Men were more accurate. The team lost the game before to Penza Dizel (1:2), conceding the decisive goal eight seconds before the final siren. The team has lost 23 matches, is in last place in the standings and has only 20 points, two points behind the leading Olimpia.
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, the team has scored an average of two goals per game.
- In the last five games, the club has only won one victory in the first period
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
1.85Bet 3rd period: Crystal win
In the last two matches, the home team won in the third period
2.12Tip and bets
In this confrontation, Kristall will again play only for victory. The hosts have recently looked much stronger than Izhstal and intend to win their second home victory in a row. The team from Saratov will use its ice, and we can assume that a more balanced team composition will be a decisive factor in the match.
Forecast - Kristall win with odds of 1.75
Bet on total
This pair is planning a game on opposite courses with a large number of scoring opportunities. The opponents have been doing well in attack in recent games, but they have not been able to score many. In the past four matches, the Saratov team has not had a goal extravaganza in a row, which is what we expect today.
Forecast - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.80
Bet on individual total
Izhstal has problems in the final stage, and since the start of the championship the club has scored two goals on average. We can assume that the visitors will score no more than two goals, as in the last two games out of three.
Forecast - individual total of Izhstal less than 2.5 goals for 1.60
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