Torpedo-Gorky - Gornyak-UGMK: VHL match forecast
Torpedo-Gorky will host Gornyak-UGMK on January 5 at its arena in Nizhny Novgorod. The hosts have exceeded all expectations recently and do not intend to give up the victory to their opponent from Verkhnyaya Pyshma. Torpedo-Gorky looks confident and deservedly occupies a place at the top of the tournament table. Will the home team be able to beat the opponent, and what bets in the match will play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Torpedo Gorky

Current form
The Nizhny Novgorod club continues to surprise with its game and has already come close to the championship leaders. The team surpasses many rivals in class and even looks more powerful and stronger than many opponents in the regular championship. The club plays with full dedication, fights at the proper level, and if they continue to show the same results, then they can break into the leaders of the regular season. However, this is not the main thing, and the most important thing is to win the Petrov Cup. Alexey Isakov team played away in the last calendar match and could not win. The team fought with Saratov Kristall on equal terms, but the game ended with a victory for the hosts with a score of 2:1, and this defeat was the second for Nizhny Novgorod in the last 14 matches. The game before, Torpedo-Gorky defeated Samara CSK VVS (3:1). At this stage, sixth place in the tournament table, 54 points in the asset and only one point behind the second Rubin. The team scored 118 goals during the season, which is a good result in the championship.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club concedes 2.5 goals per game
- In the last 10 matches, Torpedo-Gorky won eight victories

Gornyak Uchaly

Current form
The team from Verkhnyaya Pyshma has never won the regular championship or the Petrov Cup in its history. The team is a VHL fighter with a good selection of players who perform at the proper level, but in some moments they act masterfully both in attack and defense. Having failed the end of the last season, Alexey Alekseyev charges are still following all the instructions of the coaching staff, and the club looks much better than last year. The team from Verkhnyaya Pyshma dealt with Toros in the last game. The match was a fierce struggle and ended with the victory of Gornyak-UGMK (3:2). This victory was the 22nd in the season and allowed them to take fifth place in the standings. In the previous game, the team was able to break the resistance of Izhstal on their ice, winning 2:0 in the end. The team has 52 points, scored 138 goals, and is playing with full dedication, but in some moments they need to step up and act more confidently. It is worth noting that the team is first in the league in goals scored.
Interesting trends for betting
- Gornyak-UGMK has suffered only two defeats in regulation time in its last 15 games
- On average, the team concedes 2.8 goals per game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last three meetings, the home team scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.83Bet 2nd period: Torpedo-Gorky win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, Nizhny Novgorod won in the second period
2.40Tip and bets
In this confrontation, we will give preference to the home team, who look stronger than Gornyak-UGMK at this stage. The Nizhny Novgorod team has gained good momentum, has outplayed its opponents in seven games in a row on its ice, is in excellent shape and is going to win another victory. We can assume that experience and dedication will be decisive factors in the match.
Prediction - Torpedo-Gorky wins the match with odds of 1.62
Bet on total
In this pair, an open game on opposite courses is most likely planned, and Torpedo-Gorky will act as the first number. In the last seven meetings in a row, the Nizhny Novgorod team scored less than five goals, and we believe that the goal extravaganza will not take place.
Forecast - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.74
Bet on individual total
Torpedo-Gorky has no major problems in the attack line, and in the past six out of seven matches the club has not scored less than two goals. We can assume that the hosts will score more than two goals.
Forecast - individual total "Torpedo-Gorky" more than 2.5 goals for 1.65