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CSK VVS vs Khimik: VHL match forecast
On December 24, CSK VVS will host Voskresensk Khimik in Samara. The hosts have not been playing very confidently this season, but the visitors look strong. Voskresensk intends to take revenge and has 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
Russian FederationCurrent form
The current championship for the "army men" is going as unsuccessfully as the last season, 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 Samara team has already suffered 24 defeats in 38 matches and conceded 110 goals. Sergei Shikhanov team is in 29th place in the standings with 30 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 three confrontations out of five, the team was able to win, and in the past calendar confrontation, they even punished one of the leaders of the league. In the last game, the club was able to crush Ryazan on home ice (5:2), scoring in the minority, the majority and in equal compositions. The team lost the game earlier to Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo-Gorky (1:3).
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, CSK VVS scores 2.2 goals per game
- The team has outplayed its opponent in two of its last three games
Khimik Voskresensk
Russian FederationCurrent form
The team from the Moscow region city previously played in the main league of the continent, but now it is content with only a place in the VHL, where it has been one of the leaders and a favorite for several seasons in a row. In the 2022/23 season, the club from Voskresensk became the owner of the Petrov Cup and does not intend to stop there. The farm club of Moscow Spartak has shown a powerful game since the start of the season and is fighting in the playoff zone. At this stage, Khimik is in the group of leaders, claiming victory in the regular championship. The Blue-Yellows played 37 matches and were able to score 52 points, which correspond to fifth place in the standings. In the last five matches, Egor Bashkatov team has won three times, beating Moscow clubs Unison and Zvezda with the same score of 3:1, and also left St. Petersburg SKA-Neva with nothing (4:1), and the last defeat was in the last match against Penza Dizel (1:2). The gap from the first St. Petersburg Dynamo is six points, and it is, in principle, possible to fight for the leadership in the league.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last five games, the team has scored an average of three goals
- In the last 10 games, the club has won only five victories
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.85Bet 3rd period: Khimik win
In 4 of the 5 past matches, Voskresensk won in the third period
1.85Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the guests as the favorites, who at this stage play more powerfully than the opponent from Samara. The Moscow Region club is playing on someone else ice, lost in the last face-to-face match and intends to take revenge on the opponent. The club from Voskresensk has a more balanced lineup, which will allow it to win and will become a decisive factor in the match.
Prediction: Khimik win with odds of 1.55
Bet on total
This pair is likely to feature a game on opposite courses with many scoring opportunities. However, in four of the five meetings that have taken place, the guests have scored less than 5.5 goals, and we believe that the goal-scoring extravaganza will not take place, as in Khimik last match on away ice.
Forecast - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.77
Bet on individual total
Khimik has no problems in attack, but the hosts have some problems in defense. In the past five matches, the club from Voskresensk scored 14 goals, and we can assume that the guests will still score at least three goals.
Forecast - Khimik individual total is more than three goals for 1.55
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