Sputnik vs. Reaktor: MHL Match Forecast
On December 6, Sputnik will host Reaktor from Neftekamsk at its arena in Almetyevsk. The guests are fighting for the top three in the Silver Division this season, which gives them the right to play in the play-in, but the opponent does not claim high places in the championship. Whose side will fortune be on and what bets should they play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Sputnik Almetyevsk

Current form
Sputnik cannot put the past season as an asset, when it took seventh place in its division and did not make it to the Kharlamov Cup playoffs, and in the current MHL draw, its results are not outstanding. The youth team of Almetyevsk Neftyanik has not looked very confident since the start of the championship, it acts at low speeds and does not always follow the instructions of the coaching staff, which indicates the team low performance. Sputnik is currently in ninth place in the standings of the Silver Division of the Eastern Conference, four points behind the leading Krasnoyarsk Lynx. In 25 matches played this season, the team led by Daniil Arkhipov has won only seven times, scored 55 goals and suffered 18 defeats with 92 goals conceded, which corresponds to 15 points scored. In the last calendar match, the team beat the opponent from Krasnoyarsk with a score of (4:1), scoring three goals in the second and one in the third period. But in the previous match, they lost to them 1:2 in the end.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, since the start of the championship, the club has scored two goals per game
- The team has won in the second period in three of its last five games.

Reaktor

Current form
The youth team of Neftekhimik managed to get into the playoffs of the Kharlamov Cup last season, but at the 1/16 final stage they were defeated by Stalnye Lisy and went to prepare for the new championship. This season the team is showing a good game and is fighting for the top three in the Silver Division of the Eastern Conference. In the last ten games, Reaktor suffered only two defeats, as the coaching staff headed by Igor Fedorov worked on their actions in the final stage and in the defensive plan, which inevitably led to victories. In the last game, the team was stronger than Krasnoyarsk Rysy (6:0), scoring five goals against the opponent in the second 20 minutes, and in the previous game they beat them 4:2 in total. At this stage of the game, the fourth line in the tournament table and 30 points in the asset, lagging behind the third Togliatti "Ladya" by only one point. The team won 15 victories in the MHL, a baker dozen of which were in regulation time, and did not lose a single time in overtime.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, since the start of the championship, Reaktor has scored 3.3 goals per game
- The team has won in the second period in four of its last five games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last two meetings, the hosts scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period
2.10Bet 3rd period: victory of “Reactor”
In 4 of the 5 recent matches, Nizhnekamsk won in the third period
1.85Tip and bets
Based on the previous face-to-face game in Almetyevsk, Reaktor is the favorite of today meeting and intends to achieve a third face-to-face victory in a row. We believe that the coaching staff of the Nizhnekamsk team has once again set their charges up for victory, will take advantage of the opponent mistakes and emerge victorious.
Forecast - Asian handicap (-1.5) on "Reaktor" with odds of 1.92
Bet on total
In this match, the visitors will take the advantage and will act first number, devoting a lot of time to attacking actions. However, it is worth paying attention to the fact that in three of the last four matches, Nizhnekamsk scored less than six goals. We can assume that in this confrontation there will not be so many of them.
Forecast - total under 6.5 goals with odds of 1.67
Bet on individual total
Reaktor has first-class forwards who can score a lot. The team from Nizhnekamsk scored 22 goals in the last five games, and we believe that it will not be difficult for the guests to score more than three times.
Forecast - individual total of "Reaktor" more than 3.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.70