Chelny vs. Chelmet: VHL match forecast
Chelny will host Chelmet from Chelyabinsk on December 9 at their arena in Naberezhnye Chelny. The opponents have been showing a good game this season. The hosts have lost only once in their last five home games, but the visitors play much worse away from home. Let see what the teams will give us in today match. How will the confrontation end and which bets will play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

HC Chelny

Current form
The team from Naberezhnye Chelny took the honorable last place last season, as it debuted at a new level for itself and did not gain experience. In the off-season, the team strengthened, noticeably improved and fights on equal terms with more experienced teams in the VHL. Of course, it is too early to talk about the playoffs, but theoretically there are chances after the first half of the regular season. The team has already managed to win 14 victories and scored 92 goals, more than last year for the entire championship. In the last calendar confrontation, the team lost in Orsk to Yuzhny Ural (0:2), having conceded a goal in the second and third periods, and in the previous game it was unable to cope with Magnitogorsk Magnitka (3:6), where in the first period the Chelny team conceded four goals. The team is in a modest 27th place in the tournament table and has only 29 points. Chelny have suffered 18 defeats and have already conceded 111 goals. The gap from the last line is seven points, and Alexander Sokolov charges are not going to repeat the "achievement" of the last regular season.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the team scores 2.9 goals per game per season.
- The club from Naberezhnye Chelny has been unable to beat its opponent in three games in a row

Chelmet Chelyabinsk

Current form
The team minimum goal this season is to get into the top 16 teams in the league and try to fight for the Petrov Cup, since the team cannot count the past season as a result. Most likely, this threshold will be reached, since the Chelyabinsk team has improved its game in the final stage and was able to win 18 victories since the beginning of the season and is closing the playoff zone. Of course, the team failed to start in the VHL, but then corrected the situation and began to score the coveted points. In the last confrontation, Marat Askarov charges suffered a home defeat from Kazan "Bars" (2:3), and in the game before that they defeated the current trophy holder "Neftyanik" (2:1), scoring two goals in the final 20 minutes. The club has scored 98 goals and has a goal difference of plus 14. The team is ahead of its rivals fighting for the TOP-16 only by additional indicators, and the coaching staff needs to make every effort to achieve the result set by the management.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club has not lost in the first period in the last five matches
- On average, 5.5 goals are scored in the team games
Trends
Bet 1st period: victory of “Chelmet”
In 2 of the last 3 meetings, the hosts won in the first period
2.55Bet 2nd period: total under 1.5 goals
In the three previous matches of the Chelyabinsk club, less than two goals were scored in the second period
1.55Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the guests as the favorites, and it is difficult to disagree with this. Chelmet has won against its opponent in the past three face-to-face meetings and intends to continue this series. The visiting team has worked on the mistakes after the last game and intends to give the opponent a fight on its ice today. We can assume that experience will allow the team from Chelyabinsk to win against the representative of Naberezhnye Chelny.
Forecast - Chelmet victory in the match with odds of 1.70
Bet on total
This pair is likely to see an open game on opposite courses. The games in the VHL championship between the clubs were productive and 26 goals were scored in the three previous meetings. We believe that today there will be a goal extravaganza, as in the last three confrontations of the club from Naberezhnye Chelny out of five.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.85
Bet on individual total
Chelmet has no problems in the attack line, and in the past five matches the club has scored 20 goals against its opponents. We can assume that the visitors will score more than two goals.
Forecast - individual total of "Chelmet" more than 2.5 goals for 1.61