“Chelmet” – “Olympia”: forecast for the VHL match
On December 19, Chelmet will host Olimpia from Kirovo-Chepetsk at its arena in Chelyabinsk. The hosts have not looked very confident lately, suffering defeats in five games in a row, but today they intend to break this series. And the guests are not in optimal shape at this stage. Will the hosts be able to win and what bets should they play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Chelmet Chelyabinsk

Current form
Last season, the club was left outside the TOP-16 and intends to fulfill the club management task and fight in the knockout matches. There can be no talk of winning the Petrov Cup, since the opponents from the upper part of the tournament table have a more powerful and balanced roster. So far, the Chelyabinsk team has not quite coped with the task and in the last confrontations they have not shown quite confident and meaningful hockey, and the coaching staff needs to correct mistakes in all lines. The Chelyabinsk team managed to win 18 victories in 37 games and occupy 17th place in the tournament table. Of course, the team is failing the championship, and it is necessary to correct the situation and start gaining the coveted points. In the last confrontation, Marat Askarov charges suffered a home defeat from Molot (0:2), and in the game before that they lost on the away ice to Kazan Bars (4:5). Chelmet has scored 108 goals and has already suffered 19 losses. The team is behind its rivals fighting for the top 16 in the league only in additional indicators, and it needs to make every effort to earn its place in the playoffs.
Interesting trends for betting
- In four of the five recent matches, the club has not lost in the first period
- On average, 5.6 goals are scored in the team games

Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk

Current form
In the last championship, the team from Kirovo-Chepetsk played in the NMHL, where they took first place in the Eastern Conference. However, the club did not get past the quarterfinals in the playoffs and is trying its hand at the VHL this season. Olimpia did not have a good start in the new league. The team roster is much weaker than many of its other rivals and the team is not yet ready to fight for high places. The team has already suffered 24 defeats this season and conceded 112 goals, while winning 11 times and scoring only 75 goals. In the last game, Olimpia won 2:1 over Saratov Kristall, scoring all of their goals in the third period. The game before, Yuri Kultynov team beat Samara CSK VVS with a football score of 1:0, scoring a goal in the first 20 minutes. After 35 games, the club has 26 points and a modest penultimate line in the standings. Of course, in its first season in the VHL, the team does not aspire to the TOP-16, but it is quite worthy of putting up resistance.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club has failed to score in the second period in three consecutive games.
- On average, Olimpia concedes 3.2 goals per game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last five meetings, the visitors scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.80Bet 3rd period: Chelmet victory
In 1 of the 3 recent matches, the home team won in the third period
1.95Tip and bets
The hosts are the clear favorites in this matchup. Chelmet has suffered defeats in five previous games and intends to break the losing streak by playing on home ice. The team from Chelyabinsk will use a more balanced lineup, and we can assume that experience will be the deciding factor in the match.
Forecast - Chelmet victory with odds of 1.65
Bet on total
In this pair, a game under the dictation of the hosts with a large number of scoring opportunities is planned. The hosts of the ice have been throwing in plenty in recent games, and we believe that a goal-scoring extravaganza will take place, as in the three past matches out of five of the team from Chelyabinsk
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.03
Bet on individual total
Since the beginning of the season, Chelmet has shown, in principle, a good game on its home ice and has scored 12 goals in the last five home games. We can assume that the hosts will be able to score more than three goals.
Forecast - individual total of "Chelmet" more than three goals for 1.70