Omskie Krylia - SKA-Neva: VHL match betting tip
On January 8, Omskie Krylia will host SKA-Neva at the Avangard Arena in Omsk. The hosts won their last two home games, ending their losing streak, and today they intend to show brilliant hockey against a strong opponent. However, it won't be easy, as the army team looks much stronger. Will the Omsk team be able to put up a fight against their opponents and what bets should they play in the match? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Omskie Krylia

Current form
It will not be easy to fight for a place in the playoffs of the Petrov Cup in the current VHL competition. The team fights with opponents at the proper level, executes the developed game plan, but in some moments lacks skill in the final stage. In the last match, Omskie Krylia continued a series of two victories in a row and were able to win over Khanty-Mansiysk Yugra. The Omsk team fought with the opponent on equal terms throughout the match, scored first and did not lose the advantage. The match ended with a hard-fought victory for Omskie Krylia 2:1, where all the goals were scored by equal teams. At this stage, the team has 16 wins and 22 losses, 37 points in the asset and an intermediate 26th place in the standings. The fight for the zone of the 16 best clubs in the league is still ahead and Andrey Evstafyev's charges have a theoretical chance to climb there. The gap from Bars, who are closing the playoff zone, is eight points, which will not be easy to win back.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Omskie Krylia scores 2.3 goals per game
- The team has suffered eight defeats in its last 10 matches.

SKA-Neva

Current form
The management of the St. Petersburg club is not discussing the task of getting into the playoffs this year, but trying to get to the final of the Petrov Cup is not an easy task, since the opponents in the current VHL draw look worthy. The team is playing well in the regular championship, and Nikolai Voevodin's charges are showing a meaningful game and give 100% in every match. The team won 22 victories in 40 games and scored 110 goals. The team earned 47 points, which allows them to be in 14th place in the standings, and the gap from the catching TOP-16 is only two points. In the first away game of 2025, SKA-Neva suffered an away defeat in Tyumen. The match against Rubin was an equal fight, but the army team lost - 1:2 in the end. The previous match, the team from St. Petersburg played against Tambov and was able to break the resistance of the opponent, winning in a shootout.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club concedes an average of 2.6 goals per season
- The team has lost to opponents in four of its last five away games
Trends
Bet 1st period: draw
In 2 of the last 3 meetings between the hosts, there was a draw in the first period
2.60Bet 2nd period: Omskie Krylia win
In the last match, Omsk won in the second period
3.10Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the guests from St. Petersburg as the favorites, but the club from Omsk intends to take revenge for the past defeat. In recent matches, Omskie Krylia showed a confident game and looked stronger than their opponent. We believe that Andrey Evstafyev's team will take advantage of its ice and win the confrontation.
Prediction - Omskie Krylia wins the match with odds of 2.10
Bet on total
This pair is expected to be a closed game dictated by the home team, which will gain a comfortable advantage and bring the game to a logical conclusion. The hosts have not scored much lately, and the guests have not pleased with many goals in recent games. We believe that the goal extravaganza will not take place, as in the last four face-to-face matches.
Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.62
Bet on individual total
Omskie Krylia scored an average of two goals in the last three matches and showed excellent attacking play. We can assume that the Omsk club will score more than two goals against its opponent, since it has not scored less in three face-to-face matches on its ice.
Betting Tip - individual total of Omskie Krylia more than 2.5 goals for 2.12