Kuznetskie Medvedi - Sibirskie Snaipery: MHL match betting tip
On January 8, Kuznetskie Medvedi will host Sibirskie Snipers from Novosibirsk in Novokuznetsk. The hosts can't find their game and haven't won in the past two matches. The opponents look equal, intend to give each other a tough fight and try to earn at least one point. Whose side will luck be on and what bets should you play? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Kuznetskie Medvedi

Current form
The Novokuznetsk Metallurg youth team is playing weaker in the current MHL than last year, and the team is dragging itself along in the basement of the tournament table. Kuznetsk Bears are approaching this match motivated to win, as they have lost in the past two games. In the last match, the club suffered a defeat on away ice from Mamonty Yugra (1:2 SO), where they showed excellent defense and did not allow the opponent to act freely on the ice. The game before, Sergei Chubykin's charges lost to the Mamonty (1:3). It is worth noting that the team is famous for its ability to make powerful attacks and quick counterattacks, but cannot boast of productivity this season - only 77 goals have been scored, less than any other club in the Golden Division of the Eastern Conference. The last place in the tournament table indicates a low level of play, but the team is clearly determined to continue the fight for the play-in, where they are only one point behind the Siberian Snipers.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the Kuznetsk Bears score 2.4 goals per game
- The club has not lost to its opponent in its last three home games

Sibirskie Snaipery

Current form
The team from Novosibirsk can count the last 10 calendar confrontations. The farm club of Siberia won six victories in them, did not lose in regulation time in seven matches and scored a devil's dozen points in them. In the last match, the team led by Denis Maskalenko could not cope with the Mamonty of Yugra (1:3), scoring the only puck in the opponent's goal in the second period. The game before, the Siberian Snipers won a very important victory over the Mamonty with a football score of 1:0. In the last five games, the team scored 26 goals and conceded only 13 goals. Since the start of the season, the team has scored 108 goals and is among the top five teams in the Golden Division of the Eastern Conference in terms of scoring. At this stage, the team has left the honorable last place, occupies the eighth line in the tournament table, which gives the right to fight in the knockout matches. The club from Novosibirsk has 27 points and is nine points behind seventh-placed Avto.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has scored an average of five goals in its last five games
- The club has suffered only two defeats in its last eight games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In the last two meetings, the hosts scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period
1.92Bet 2nd period: Kuznetskie Medvedi win
In 2 of the 4 recent matches, the Novokuznetsk club won in the second period
2.90Tip and bets
Based on the previous face-to-face game in Novokuznetsk, the Bears are the undisputed favorites of today's meeting, but bookmakers put the guests in the front rows. We believe that the coaching staff of the Novokuznetsk team has once again set their charges up for victory, will take advantage of the opponent's mistakes and emerge victorious.
Betting Tip - Kuznetsk Bears win with odds of 2.65
Bet on total
In this match, the hosts will take the advantage and will act as the first number, devoting a lot of time to attacking actions with an eye on defense. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in the last two home matches of the Kuznetsk Bears, more than five goals were scored in a row. We can assume that in this confrontation there will be many of them.
Betting Tip – total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.75
Bet on individual total
Kuznetskie Medvedi have first-class forwards who can score a lot. The team from Novokuznetsk scored 21 goals in the last five head-to-head games, and we believe that it will not be difficult for the hosts to score more than three times.
Betting Tip – Kuznetskie Medvedi individual total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.78