CSK VVS vs. Torpedo-Gorky: VHL match forecast
On December 20, CSK VVS will host Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo-Gorky in Samara. The hosts have not been playing very confidently this season, but the visitors look better, intend to emerge victorious today and have the opportunity to show brilliant hockey. Whose side will fortune be on and what bets should be played in the match? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

VVS Samara

Current form
The Samara club failed last season and as a result could only take a place in the lower part of the tournament table, which did not allow them to fight in the playoffs of the Petrov Cup. The current championship is also going unsuccessfully, and the coaching staff cannot direct the team in the right direction. The second round of the VHL championship is already in full swing, and the "army men" suffered 23 defeats in 36 matches and conceded 105 goals. Sergei Shikhanov charges are in 29th place in the tournament table with 28 points in the asset, and in the past 10 games they have lost six times. There can be no talk of knockout matches, but CSK VVS is capable of providing due resistance to more experienced teams. It is worth noting that in the last two confrontations the team was able to snatch victories outside the 60 minutes of the game. In the last game, the club in Neftekamsk was able to beat "Toros". After two periods, the hosts were leading 3:1, but in the third 20-minute period, the Samara team managed to equalize the score, and in the shootout they were more accurate. The team had emerged victorious in the battle with Izhstal (2:1 B) the game before.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, CSK VVS concedes 2.9 goals per game
- The team has not been able to defeat its opponent in the last two games.

Torpedo Gorky

Current form
The club three-year absence from the VHL championship was only beneficial. The team returned to the All-Russian Hockey League only this season and started on a high note. Alexey Isakov charges have been showing excellent play since the beginning of the championship, playing with full dedication and acting at high speeds, causing many problems for more experienced and famous opponents. In the last calendar match, the team played on the other side of the arena with Penza "Dizel" and won a confident victory with a score of 2:1, scoring one goal in the first and second periods. The game before, the Nizhny Novgorod team beat SKA-Neva with the same score, losing 0:1 by the 14th minute of the third 20-minute period. At this stage, the high fourth line in the tournament table, 52 points in the asset and a gap of six points from the leader St. Petersburg "Dynamo", but to the second "Ryazan" only additional indicators. The team scored 114 goals during the season, is in the top five in this indicator.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club scores 3.2 goals per game
- In the last eight matches, Torpedo-Gorky suffered only one defeat
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In 4 of the last 5 meetings, the visitors scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.84Bet 3rd period: Torpedo-Gorky win
In 1 of the 3 recent matches, Nizhny Novgorod won in the third period
2.12Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the guests as the favorites, who at this stage play more powerfully than their opponent from Samara. Torpedo-Gorky plays on the opponent ice, has won nine of the last 10 games and intends to continue the fight for supremacy in the league. The club from Nizhny Novgorod has a more balanced roster, which will allow it to win and will become a decisive factor in the match.
Forecast - Torpedo-Gorky win with odds of 1.73
Bet on total
This pair is likely to feature a game on opposite courses with many scoring opportunities. However, in five games in a row, the guests have scored less than 5.5 goals, and we believe that the goal-scoring extravaganza will not take place, as in the last game of CSK VVS on home ice in Samara.
Forecast - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.76
Bet on individual total
Torpedo-Gorky has no problems in attack, and the hosts have minor problems in defense. In the past five matches, the club from Nizhny Novgorod scored 11 goals, but we can assume that the guests will still score at least three goals.
Forecast - individual total "Torpedo-Gorky" more than 2.5 goals for 1.50