"Molot" - CSK VVS: forecast for the VHL match
On December 10, Molot will host Samara CSK VVS in Perm. The visitors have not been showing a very confident game this season, but the hosts look better, and today they intend to emerge victorious and show the hockey that the team had in the last championship. Whose side will fortune be on and what bets will play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Molot-Prikamye Perm

Current form
Perm demonstrated quite confident hockey in the past regular championship, where they took first place. "Molot" shot 192 pucks and won 41 victories, taking into account overtimes. In the playoffs, the "bears" were considered one of the main contenders for the Petrov Cup, but the club could not cope with Krasnoyarsk "Sokol" at the 1/8 final stage and went to prepare for the current championship. The team from Perm did not start very well, but began to gain momentum and won six victories in the last 10 games. The team led by Yuri Panov won 19 victories in 34 games and is not going to stop there. In the past confrontation, the squad played at home and lost to Penza "Dizel" (2:4), conceding in the minority, in equal compositions and into an empty net. But the game before, the Hammers emerged victorious in the match against Saratov Kristall. The Perm team scored two goals in the second 20 minutes, conceded one in the third, but retained the advantage and won 2:1 in the end. In this game period, the team has 41 points and is in 10th place in the tournament table, four points behind the third Voskresensk Khimik.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last five games, the team has scored an average of two goals
- The club has not lost in regulation time in seven of its last 10 games

VVS Samara

Current form
The Samara club failed last season and by the end of it could only take 23rd place in the tournament table, which did not allow them to fight in the playoffs of the Bratina Cup. The current championship is also going unsuccessfully, and the coaching staff cannot establish a game in all lines that will bring results. The first round is behind us, and the "army men" have already suffered 21 defeats in 32 matches and conceded 98 goals. Sergei Shikhanov charges are in 30th place in the tournament table with 23 points in the asset, and in the past 10 games they have lost seven times. There is no chance of reaching the playoffs at all, but CSK VVS is capable of providing due resistance to more experienced teams. It is worth noting that the team from Samara has not been able to win in regular time in nine matches in a row and has scored only 17 goals in them. In the last game, the team was unable to beat Toros on home ice (1:3), and in the previous match they beat the outsider Izhstal (4:3 SO).
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, CSK VVS scores 2.1 goals per game
- The team has failed to beat its opponent in the last five games and has conceded 30 goals in them
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last five meetings, the home team has scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.78Bet 2nd period: Molot win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, the Bears won in the second period
1.93Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the hosts as the favorites, who at this stage play more powerfully and stronger than their opponent from Samara. Molot plays on its home ice, has won three of the last five games and intends to continue the fight for a place in the playoff zone. The club from Perm has a more balanced roster, which will allow it to win and will become a decisive factor in the match.
Prediction: Molot win with odds of 1.60
Bet on total
This pair is likely to feature a head-to-head game with many scoring opportunities. However, in four of the five home games, less than 5.5 goals were scored, and we believe that the goal-scoring extravaganza will not take place, as in the last face-to-face match between the rivals
Forecast - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.68
Bet on individual total
Molot has no problems in attack, but the visitors have some problems in defense. In the past five matches, the Perm club scored only 10 goals, but we can assume that the hosts will still score at least three goals.
Forecast - individual total of "Molot" more than three goals for 1.68