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Torpedo-Gorky - Zvezda: VHL match forecast
On December 8, Torpedo-Gorky will host Moscow Zvezda at its arena in Nizhny Novgorod. The hosts have been showing excellent play in recent matches and do not intend to give up points to their opponents from Moscow. However, the visitors look good and deservedly occupy a place in the playoff zone. Will the home team be able to win another victory and what bets will play in the match? The answer is in our forecast
Command Analysis
Torpedo Gorky
Russian FederationCurrent form
Since the 2019/20 season, the Nizhny Novgorod region has been represented in the VHL by the Torpedo-Gorky team, which became a farm club of Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo, which plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. The team did not take part in the next championship due to financial problems and the club returned to the All-Russian Hockey League only in the current season. Alexey Isakov charges have been showing confident play since the start of the championship, playing with full dedication and acting at high speeds, causing many problems for more experienced opponents. In the last calendar match, the team suffered a crushing defeat from the leader of St. Petersburg Dynamo (0:7), and earlier emerged victorious in the match against Moscow Unison (6:5 OT) and SKA-Neva (4:3 OT). At this stage, the team is in a high eighth place in the tournament table, with 42 points in the asset and a gap of only one point from those catching up, but two matches less have been played. The team has scored 101 goals during the season, which is a good indicator in the current championship.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club scores 3.2 goals per game
- The club has not lost in regulation time in seven of its last ten matches
Zvezda Chekhov
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Moscow club had a good season last year and was able to take 14th place, which allowed them to compete in the knockout matches. In the 1/8 finals, Zvezda faced Kurgan Zauralye, and the battle between the clubs was no joke. It went to the seventh match, where the Kurgan team scored five unanswered goals against the Army Men and sent them to prepare for the new championship. At the start of the championship, Zvezda showed brilliant results, won eight victories in a row and was the leader of the VHL. However, Rinat Khasanov charges slowed down and gradually dropped to the middle of the tournament table. At this stage, the team from Moscow is playing at its level, fighting and taking 12th place, while being in the playoff zone. However, the team position is shaky, since the gap from the catching TOP-16 is only two points. In the last confrontation, the army team met at home with Tula AKM and won in overtime, ending the regular time of the match with a score of 1:1. The game before, the CSKA farm club suffered a defeat from Khimik (3:5).
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, an average of six goals have been scored in Zvezda matches
- The team has failed to win in regular time in three away matches in a row
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.81Bet 3rd period: Torpedo-Gorky win
In 2 of the 4 recent matches, the home team won in the third period
2.44Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the hosts as the favorites, and it is hard to disagree with them. The Nizhny Novgorod team has gained good momentum, has beaten its opponents in three home games in a row, is in excellent shape and is going to win again. We can assume that experience and dedication will be the decisive factors in the match.
Prediction: Torpedo-Gorky win with odds of 2.16
Bet on total
In this pair, an open game on opposite courses is likely to be planned, and Torpedo-Gorky intends to act as the first number. In three of the past five meetings, the Nizhny Novgorod team scored more than 5.5 goals, and we believe that a goal extravaganza will take place.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.05
Bet on individual total
Torpedo-Gorky has no major problems in the attack line, and in the past five matches the club scored 13 goals, while the opponent missed 11 goals in the same number of matches. We can assume that the hosts will score more than two goals.
Forecast - individual total "Torpedo-Gorky" more than 2.5 goals for 1.70
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