Olimpia vs. Dynamo-Altai: VHL match forecast
On January 6, Olimpia will host Dynamo-Altai from Barnaul at its arena in Kirovo-Chepetsk. The hosts look much weaker than their opponents this season and continue to fight at this stage in the basement of the tournament table, while the guests are fighting to get into the 16 best teams of the league. Will Olimpia be able to win another victory in the championship and what bets to play? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk

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 27 defeats this season and conceded 127 goals, while winning 12 times and scoring only 84 goals. In the last game, Olimpia lost in another calendar confrontation with Yuzhny Ural (1:3), winning 1:0 after the first period. The game before, Yuri Kultynov charges suffered a defeat from Magnitka (1:5), conceding two goals in the second and three in the third 20-minute period. After 39 games, the club has 29 points and is in the penultimate line 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
- The club has not lost in the first period in seven games in a row.
- On average, Olimpia concedes 3.3 goals per game

Dynamo Altay

Current form
The team has changed a lot compared to last season. The coaching staff headed by Dmitry Parkhomenko has done a great job, and it remains to be hoped that the task of reaching the playoffs will be accomplished. Both on home and away ice, the team can upset anyone, which it has proven more than once this season. It is worth noting that the team has won four victories in the last six confrontations and is acting confidently on the court. After a successful home series of three games, where the club was able to earn five points, the team is going on tour and will play four games. The last match against Kazan "Bars" was an equal fight, but in regular time the opponents were unable to determine the winner, but in overtime the guests were stronger - 2:3 as a result. But in the previous match, Barnaul beat "Neftyanik" (2:1 B). At this stage, Dynamo are in 20th place in the league table, have 43 points and are two points behind Bars, who are closing the TOP-16.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost in regulation time in the last six matches
- The club averages 2.7 goals per game
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In 4 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.72Bet 3rd period: Olimpia win
In 2 of the 5 recent matches, the home club won in the third period
3.15Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the guests as the favorites, but we disagree. Olimpia won the two previous home games and, playing at its home arena, intends to earn a full two points. The team from Kirovo-Chepetsk will use the support of loyal fans, and we can assume that they will inflict another defeat on their opponent and win a very important victory in the season.
Prediction: Olimpia wins the match with odds of 2.15
Bet on total
This pair is expected to play under the dictation of the hosts with a small number of scoring opportunities. The opponents have been throwing few pucks at their opponents in recent games, and we believe that the goal-scoring extravaganza will not take place, as in the last game of Olimpia on home ice.
Forecast - total under 4.5 goals with odds of 2.15
Bet on individual total
Since the beginning of the season, Dynamo-Altai has been showing confident play both at home and away, but in the last four matches in a row it has scored no more than two goals. We can assume that the Barnaul club will again be unable to score more than two goals.
Forecast - individual total of "Dynamo-Altai" less than 2.5 goals for 1.92