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“Bars” – “Magnitka”: forecast for the VHL match
On December 17, Bars will host Magnitka from Magnitogorsk at its arena in Kazan. The hosts look much more confident this season than last championship and are fighting for the playoff zone at this stage, while the visitors are still outside the TOP-16 in their first season. Will Bars be able to win their third victory in a row and what bets should they play? The answer is in our forecast
Command Analysis
Bars Kazan
Russian FederationCurrent form
At home in Kazan, Bars looks much more confident than away, and has already managed to win two victories in a row. The last match with Gornyak-UGMK was rich in events and goals. The opponents exchanged goals in the first period and spent a long time looking at each other. In the second half, Kazan turned the game around, scored two goals, but conceded twice in the third 20 minutes. Overtime did not reveal a winner, but in the shootout, the Ak Bars farm club was more accurate. The team beat Chelmet (5:4) in the previous match. Since the beginning of the championship, Alexander Stepanov team has won 16 victories and scored 96 goals, with 18 defeats and 106 goals conceded. After 34 games played, the team is in 19th place in the standings with 39 points and is only one point behind its TOP-16 rivals.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club concedes three goals per game
- The team has not lost on home ice in three games in a row
Magnitka Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
In its first season after the club was founded in 2024, Magnitka is playing in the VHL championship. The team head coach Ravil Gustamov and his players look good in matches with more experienced teams, and the team intends to fight for a spot in the playoffs. However, this has not been possible so far, as many points have been lost. The team ended a series of four victories in a row in the last match. The team played in Almetyevsk and suffered a defeat from Neftyanik. The game was even, the club from Magnitogorsk opened the scoring in the second period, but managed to concede twice before the end of the half. The score 1:2 did not change until the final siren and did not allow them to strengthen their position in the championship. In the previous confrontation, Magnitogorsk emerged victorious in the match against Chelny (7:2), scoring five unanswered goals against their opponents in the second 20 minutes. The club has an excellent selection of young players and is currently in 24th place in the standings with 34 points, already six points behind the TOP-16, which will be very difficult to win back.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club has scored 2.6 goals per game since the start of the season.
- The team has not lost in the third period in two games in a row
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
1.94Bet 2nd period: Barca victory
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, the home club won in the second period
2.47Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the home team as a slight favorite, and we fully agree with this. Bars won the two previous home games and intends to earn a full two points at their home arena. Alexander Stepanov charges will take advantage of a more balanced team composition, and we can assume that they will inflict another defeat on their opponent, taking revenge for the loss in Magnitogorsk.
Prediction - Barça wins the match with odds of 1.68
Bet on total
In this pair, the game is planned under the dictation of the hosts with a large number of scoring opportunities. The opponents in the last games throw a lot of pucks to their opponents, and we believe that the goal extravaganza will take place, as in the two past matches of the team from Kazan.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.08
Bet on individual total
Since the beginning of the season, Bars has been showing confident play both at home and away, and in three of the last five matches it has scored at least three goals. We can assume that the Kazan club will be able to score more than two goals again.
Forecast - individual total of "Barca" more than 2.5 goals for 1.95
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