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Kristall vs. Torpedo-Gorky: VHL match forecast
On December 22, Kristall will host Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo-Gorky in Saratov. This season, the visitors have been playing more confidently than their opponents, while the hosts are determined to win and break a series of four defeats in a row. Whose side will fortune be on and what bets will play? The answer is in our forecast
Command Analysis
Kristall Saratov
Russian FederationCurrent form
Last season, the Saratov club became one of two teams that managed to miss more than 200 goals. After that, the coaching staff did a lot of work on the mistakes, made adjustments to the defensive line and improved the game in attacking actions, which began to give results. Saratov looks much more confident, but it is not possible to fight for the TOP-16, since the opponents play stronger and more powerfully. The team has been showing an uncertain game lately, but can play on equal terms with more experienced teams in the VHL. Kristall was able to win only two victories in the past 10 matches, over Toros and Olimpia (3:2). In the past match, Sergei Golobovich charges showed character, but were unable to beat the Ufa team, and in the previous game they lost to Izhstal (2:3). The team is in 30th place in the tournament table, has 29 points behind them, and they won’t be able to make up the gap of a dozen points from the playoff zone before the end of the regular season.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Saratov Kristall concedes 2.6 goals per game
- The team has won five of its last 10 home games
Torpedo Gorky
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Nizhny Novgorod club continues to surprise with its game and has already come close to the championship leaders. The team surpasses many rivals in class and even looks stronger than many teams in the regular championship. The club plays with full dedication, fights at the proper level, if they continue to show the same results, then they can break into the leaders of the regular season. However, this is not the main thing, and the most important thing is to win the Petrov Cup. Alexey Isakov team played away in the last calendar match and were able to win again. The team fought with Samara CSK VVS. The meeting was dictated by the Nizhny Novgorod team and ended with a 3:1 victory. The game before, Torpedo-Gorky defeated Penza Diesel (2:1). At this stage, the third line in the tournament table, 54 points in the asset and only four points behind the first St. Petersburg Dynamo, but two more games have been played. The team scored 117 goals during the season, which is a good result in the championship.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club scores three goals per game
- In the last 10 matches, Torpedo-Gorky suffered only one defeat
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last three meetings, the visitors scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.75Bet 2nd period: Torpedo-Gorky win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, Nizhny Novgorod won in the second period
2.35Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the guests as the favorites, and it is hard to disagree with this. Kristall is fighting in the basement of the tournament table and looks much weaker than the opponent from Nizhny Novgorod. Torpedo-Gorky is playing on someone else ice, won the last face-to-face game and intends to gain the upper hand again. The visiting club has a more balanced team composition, which will allow it to win the match.
Prediction - Torpedo-Gorky wins the match with odds of 1.59
Bet on total
This pair is likely to play on the counterattack with a small number of scoring opportunities. It is worth noting that in four meetings in a row the hosts have scored less than 5.5 goals, and we believe that the goal-scoring extravaganza will not take place, as in the last face-to-face match between the opponents
Forecast - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Bet on individual total
Kristall has had some shortcomings in attack lately, but the visitors have no problems in defense. In the past five matches, the club from Saratov has missed 14 goals, and we can assume that the visitors will score more than two goals.
Forecast - individual total "Torpedo-Gorky" more than 2.5 goals for 1.68
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