Tambov - Crystal betting tip for the VHL match
Tambov will host Saratov Crystal on its home arena on January 9. The hosts pleased fans with a positive result in the last home game and intend to continue winning today. However, it will not be easy to do this, as the guests intend to take revenge for the past defeat. Will the Tambov team be able to win on their home ice and what bets should be played in the match? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

HC Tambov

Current form
At this stage of the VHL championship, the club has gained good momentum, is in the playoff zone and looks on par with more famous clubs. The team shows excellent hockey, fights at the proper level, intends to not lose face in the regular championship in front of their fans and fight in the knockout matches. In the last home match, Alexey Fetisov's charges easily beat Samara CSK VVS (6:1), where they scored three goals in the majority and did not allow the opponent to create many scoring chances. And in the previous game, the team dealt with the leader St. Petersburg Dynamo (2:1), not allowing the opponent to tie the score in the third period. Tambov won 22 victories in the championship, scored 119 goals, but lost 19 matches with 99 goals conceded. At this stage, the team from Tambov has 51 points and is in ninth place in the tournament table.
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, the team has conceded an average of 2.4 goals
- The club has not lost to its opponent in the last three games

Kristall Saratov

Current form
The team played well in the last home series of three matches, where they won two victories over not the weakest opponents. In the match against Ryazan, Saratov fought on equal terms with their opponent and emerged victorious in overtime. But in the game against AKM, everything was decided in regulation time, where Kristall scored two goals against the opponent and turned out to be stronger - 2:1 in the end. However, between these matches, the club believed in its worth and suffered a crushing defeat from Voskresensk Khimik (4:7), leading after the first period 2:1 in the score. The team from Saratov is on the 27th line in the tournament table, has 35 points behind it, and it will not be possible to make up for the 10-point gap from the playoff zone before the end of the regular season. Saratov has never been famous for outstanding results and plays its own hockey from year to year. The coaching staff has done a lot of work since the start of the championship, made adjustments to all lines and the team began to look much more confident, but it is not possible to compete for the top 16, since Sergei Golubovich's charges lack skill and experience.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Saratov Crystal misses 2.7 goals per game
- The team has suffered six defeats in its last 10 games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: Tambov win
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the hosts won in the first period
2.12Bet 2nd period: total over 1.5 goals
In the three previous matches of the Tambov team, more than 1.5 goals were scored in the second period
1.78Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the hosts as the sole favorites, and Alexey Fetisov's team intends to win another victory in the home game. Tambov shows excellent play from match to match and looks much stronger than the opponent from Saratov. We believe that the home team will take advantage of its ice and emerge victorious in the duel.
Betting Tip - Tambov win with odds of 1.65
Bet on total
This pair is expected to play on opposite courses with a large number of scoring opportunities. The hosts have been scoring a lot lately, and the last three matches out of five have ended with a total over. We believe that it is worth counting on a goal extravaganza.
Betting Tip - total over five goals with odds of 1.97
Bet on individual total
Tambov has scored an average of four goals in the last five games, while Kristall has missed 14 goals in the same number of games. We can assume that the Tambov club will score more than three goals against its opponent.
Betting Tip - Tambov's individual total is more than three goals for 1.90