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Zvezda vs. Buran: VHL match forecast
On December 26, Zvezda will host Voronezh Buran at the CSKA Arena in Moscow. Last season, the opponents made it to the Petrov Cup playoffs and intend to fight in knockout matches this championship. However, they have not been showing a very confident game lately, and the guests have left the zone of the 16 best teams of the league at this stage of the competition. Will the opponents be able to identify the winner in regular time and what bets will play in the match? The answer is in our forecast
Command Analysis
Zvezda Chekhov
Russian FederationCurrent form
Zvezda has never won the Petrov Cup in its history, but in the 2019/20 season it won the regular VHL championship. Rinat Khasanov team is playing well in the current VHL championship, they were leading the championship at the beginning of the season, but then they slowed down and gradually dropped to the middle of the standings, showing not entirely confident results at this stage. In recent matches, the team from Moscow cannot find its game, suffered six defeats in 10 past matches, but so far it is closing the playoff zone and is ahead of the catching TOP-16 by only one point. However, the team position is shaky, as the rivals intend to fight for the highest places, are not lagging behind and are close on their heels. In the last confrontation, the "army men" met on their ice with "Tambov" and won a crushing victory with a score of 8:3, winning in all three periods, but the guests opened the scoring in the match. The game before, the team was able to overcome the resistance of the "condors" from Rostov-on-Don, winning in overtime. In 38 confrontations, the CSKA farm club won 20 victories with 18 defeats, scored 124 goals and conceded 111 goals.
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, Zvezda has scored an average of 6.2 goals in its matches
- The team has failed to beat its opponent in its last five matches
Buran Voronezh
Russian FederationCurrent form
In the current VHL championship, the "hurricanes" are showing a good game, fighting for the playoff zone and have already changed the head coach during the season. Buran is not playing away games quite the way the coaching staff would like and was unable to achieve a single victory in two games. The Voronezh team suffered a crushing defeat in the confrontation with St. Petersburg "Dynamo" (2:8), having missed four goals in the second and three in the third period. However, in the match against SKA-Neva, the Voronezh team put up due resistance, but failed to take home at least one point. The match was dictated by the "army men", who controlled the course of the meeting and won 3:2 in the end. Filipp Metlyuk charges are in 18th place in the tournament table, have won 18 victories in 38 games and were able to score 105 goals. The gap from the 16 best teams of the league is only one point and today will be a real battle. Let see if the coaching staff has worked on the mistakes and how well they prepared the team for the game.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team scores an average of 2.8 goals
- In the last five games, Buran has failed to win in the first period.
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.
1.70Bet 2nd period: Zvezda win
In 1 of the 3 recent matches, the Muscovites won in the second period
2.55Tip and bets
Both teams prefer an attacking style of play. In a recent face-to-face match, the opponents scored five goals between them, and the opponents' last meetings in the championship were also productive. We believe that a goal-scoring extravaganza will take place.
Forecast - total over 4.5 goals with odds of 1.63
Bet on the outcome
In this confrontation, the home team is the favorite. The Moscow team is gaining momentum again and has shown confident play in recent games and intends to win another victory today. "Zvezda" may well emerge victorious today, and it time to take revenge on the opponent.
Forecast - Zvezda win with odds of 2.15
Bet on individual total
Zvezda has no problems with goals scored. In four of the last six matches, the team scored at least two goals, and the visitors have not conceded fewer in two games in a row. We expect the Army Men to score at least three goals.
Forecast - individual total of "Zvezda" more than 2.5 goals for 1.85
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