“Magnitka” – “Olympia”: forecast for the VHL match

Russian Federation

Magnitka Magnitogorsk

Russian Federation

VHL

23 December 03:00 UTC

Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk

Russian Federation

On December 23, Magnitka will host Olimpia from Kirovo-Chepetsk at its arena in Magnitogorsk. The hosts look much more confident than their opponents this season and continue to fight for the playoff zone at this stage, while the visitors are currently in the basement of the tournament table in their first VHL draw. Will Magnitka be able to win their third victory in a row and what bets should they play? The answer is in our forecast

Magnitka Magnitogorsk vs Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk Prediction and Betting Tips (23.12.2024)

Command Analysis

Magnitka Magnitogorsk

Russian Federation

Current form

In its first season, after the club was founded in 2024, Magnitka is playing in the VHL championship. The team head coach Evgeny Polozov and his players look worthy in matches with more experienced teams, and the team intends to fight for a place in the playoffs. However, this has not been possible so far, as many points have been lost. The team continued to win in the last match and won the sixth victory in seven matches. The team played in Magnitogorsk and beat Perm Molot. The game was equal, the club from Magnitogorsk scored three unanswered goals against the opponent in the second period, but conceded twice in the third 20 minutes. The score 3:2 did not change until the final siren and allowed the team to strengthen its position in the championship. In the previous confrontation, Magnitogorsk emerged victorious in the match against Kazan Bars (3:1). The club has an excellent selection of young players and is currently in 22nd place in the standings with 38 points, lagging behind the TOP-16 by only four points, which will not be easy to win back.

Interesting trends for betting

On average, the club has conceded 2.5 goals per game since the start of the season.
The team has not lost in regulation time in eight of the last 10 games

Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk

Russian Federation

Current form

This season, the team from Kirovo-Chepetsk is trying its hand at the VHL and at a new level for itself, it is not showing the best hockey, but it is giving a fight to more experienced teams. The squad is much weaker than many other opponents, and the club is not yet ready to fight for high places. The team has already suffered 25 defeats this season and conceded 119 goals, while winning 12 times and scoring only 82 goals. In the last game, Olimpia beat Gornyak-UGMK (5:4) in another calendar confrontation, losing 3:4 after the second period. The game before, Yuri Kultynov charges suffered a defeat from Chelyabinsk Chelmet (2:3 OT), scoring all their goals in the second 20 minutes. After 37 games, the club has 29 points and a modest 30th place in the tournament table. Of course, in its first season in the VHL, the team is not aiming for the TOP-16, but it is quite worthy of putting up resistance to more powerful clubs.

Interesting trends for betting

In three of the past games in a row, the club has ended the first period in a draw
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.

1.72

Bet 2nd period: victory of Magnitogorsk

In 3 of the 5 recent matches, the home team won in the second period

2.17

Tip and bets

1.75Magnitka victory

In this confrontation, bookmakers put the home team as the sole favorite, and we fully agree with this. Magnitka won the two previous home games and intends to earn a full two points at its home arena. Ravil Gustamov charges will take advantage of a more balanced team composition, and we can assume that they will inflict another defeat on their opponent.

Forecast: victory of Magnitka with odds of 1.75

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1.6total over 4.5 goals

Bet on total

In this pair, the game is planned to be dictated by the hosts with a large number of scoring opportunities. "Magnitka" has been throwing a lot of pucks at their opponents in recent games, and we believe that the goal extravaganza will take place, as in the last face-to-face game of the opponents.

Forecast - total over 4.5 goals with odds of 1.60

Bet on individual total

Since the beginning of the season, Magnitka has been showing confident play both at home and away, and in four of the last five matches it has scored at least three goals. We can assume that the Magnitogorsk club will be able to score more than three goals again.

Forecast - individual total of "Magnitka" more than 3.5 goals for 2.55

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