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Norilsk vs Chelny: VHL match forecast
On December 25, Norilsk will host Arktika in Chelny at its arena. In the last match, the hosts were able to earn two points and pleased their audience in Norilsk with a positive result. Today, Norilsk has a chance to win again, as the guests look much weaker. How will the confrontation end and what bets should you play? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Norilsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Before today game, Norilsk had a week off and was preparing to win another victory this season. In the last match, the team hosted Krasnoyarsk Sokol at its arena. The match was extremely tough for Vladimir Gusev team. They played quite well, and the game was successful and productive. Norilsk scored four goals against their opponents in the first period and brought the game to victory - 5:3 in the end. But in the previous match, the team failed to earn valuable points and did not score a single goal, which is a rarity this season. The team lost to Novokuznetsk Metallurg (0:2). Norilsk is one of the most productive teams in the championship, having scored 122 goals. The club from Norilsk has won 22 victories since the beginning of the championship and lost a baker dozen of matches. As a result, 46 points in the asset and 11th place in the tournament table, and the catching TOP-16 are three points away.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, since the start of the championship, Norilsk has scored 3.5 goals per game
- The club has not lost in the first period in the last four games
HC Chelny
Russian FederationCurrent form
The representative of Naberezhnye Chelny has not been playing very confidently in the last period and has suffered seven defeats in the last 10 matches. The work on mistakes after the last championship is certainly noticeable, but it is too early to talk about the playoffs, and the gap from the TOP-16 will most likely not be made up. The team was able to win 16 victories in 39 games and scored 105 goals, which indicates a good implementation of goal-scoring opportunities. In the last calendar match, the team lost on the away ice to Krasnoyarsk Sokol (0:3), having missed one goal in the first and two in the second period. The club could not cope with Metallurg (1:2) in the away game in Magnitogorsk earlier, where the Chelny team was only able to make up one goal in the third 20-minute period. Alexander Sokolov team is in a modest 27th place in the tournament table and has only 34 points. The team has already suffered 23 defeats and has missed quite a few goals against Chelny - 133.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the team scores 2.7 goals per game per season.
- The club from Naberezhnye Chelny has never won in Norilsk in its history
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In 1 of the last 3 meetings, the home team scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
1.67Bet 3rd period: Norilsk win
In 1 of the 3 recent matches, the home team won in the third period
1.77Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the home team is the favorite. Norilsk has won seven victories in the past ten games and intends to continue to show a brilliant game and please its fans. The team from Norilsk will use its ice, and we can assume that a more powerful lineup will allow the club to win and will become a decisive factor in the match.
Forecast - handicap (-1.5) puck on Norilsk with odds of 1.75
Bet on total
This pair is likely to see a game on opposite courses with many scoring opportunities. The opponents are great at realizing scoring opportunities, and the hosts are one of the best teams in the VHL in terms of goals scored. In the last two face-to-face matches of the opponents, the total was higher out of three, and we believe that the opponents will score a lot and a goal extravaganza will take place in the match.
Forecast - total over 6.5 goals with odds of 2.15
Bet on individual total
Norilsk has been playing well in the attack line since the start of the championship, and in the past six out of ten matches the club has not scored less than three goals. We can assume that the home team will score more than three goals.
Forecast - individual total of Norilsk more than 3.5 goals for 1.65
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