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“South Ural” – “Izhstal”: forecast for the VHL match
On December 27, Yuzhny Ural will host Izhevsk Izhstal at its arena in Orsk. The hosts look good this season and are currently fighting in the playoff zone, but the visitors have not been in optimal shape since the start of the championship and are playing uncertainly. Will Yuzhny Ural be able to continue its winning streak and what bets should be played? The answer is in our forecast
Command Analysis
Yuzhny Ural Orsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
It will not be easy to reach the threshold of the last season and get into the playoffs of the Petrov Cup, but the team has a good lead over the catching TOP-16. The density in the VHL standings is very high and each point lost by the club can cost more than one place. This year the club will try to rise higher than in the last championship and will show its best hockey. The club season is going confidently, and Vladislav Otmakhov charges are showing good and meaningful hockey. After 37 games, the team won 23 victories and suffered only 14 defeats with 85 goals conceded and 97 goals scored. In the last confrontation, the team was able to cope on home ice with Olimpia (3:1), losing after the first 20 minutes 0:1. This victory was the fourth in a row. The team played against Perm Molot the previous game and emerged victorious 4:2. At this stage, they have 50 points and are in eighth place in the standings, only five points behind second-placed Ryazan. The fight for the playoffs has just begun, and the team has every chance of maintaining its position in the league.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club concedes 2.3 goals per game per season
- The team has not experienced the bitterness of defeat on home ice in 11 games in a row
Izhstal Izhevsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Izhstal has not been showing a very confident game since the start of the championship. The club simply lacks skill, both in the defensive line and in the final stage. However, the coaching staff has done a lot of work to achieve the set goals, and this has begun to give a positive result. Andrey Shefer charges have won three victories in the last five games and are showing meaningful hockey. The team has missed 139 goals in 38 confrontations, which is the worst indicator in the VHL. In the last meeting, Izhstal met with Magnitka in Magnitogorsk and earned the much-needed two points. The match ended with a score of 4:2 in favor of the Izhevsk team, which scored three unanswered goals in the third period. The team lost to Gornyak-UGMK (2:5) in Verkhnyaya Pyshma the previous game. The team has suffered defeats in 25 matches, occupies 31st place in the standings and has the same number of points, ahead of the last Unison by five points.
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, the team has conceded 3.7 goals per game
- The club has not lost to its opponents in three of its last four away games
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
2.02Rate 2nd period: "Yuzhny Ural"
In the last three matches, the home club won in the second period
1.93Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the hosts as the sole favorites, and we will also give preference to the team from Orsk. Yuzhny Ural has won 11 of its last home matches and intends to continue such a successful series. Vyacheslav Otmakhov charges will use the developed game plan, and we can assume that they will take revenge for the last lost match in Izhevsk.
Forecast - victory of "Yuzhny Ural" with a coefficient of 1.57
Bet on total
In this pair, the game is planned under the dictation of the hosts with a large number of scoring opportunities. The opponents have been throwing in a lot of pucks in recent games, and we believe that the goal extravaganza will take place, as in the last three matches out of five of the team from Orsk.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.25
Bet on individual total
Yuzhny Ural has been showing confident play since the beginning of the season and has scored at least two goals in the last four matches. We can assume that the hosts will be able to score more than three goals.
Forecast - individual total of "Yuzhny Ural" more than three goals for 1.78
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