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Khimik vs. Gornyak-UGMK: VHL match betting tip
Khimik Voskresensk and Gornyak-UGMK from Verkhnyaya Pyshma will play in the regular VHL championship. Both teams are in the playoff zone and are in leading positions. The hosts are in sixth place, and the visitors are in the third place. The distance between the teams is four points. Who will be able to improve their standings on January 9? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Khimik Voskresensk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Khimik has ambitious goals for this season and has been showing a strong game from the very beginning. The team has secured a place in the playoffs and is currently in sixth place in the overall standings. At the moment, the blue-yellows have played 39 matches, in which they have won 24 in regular time and one in overtime, scoring 54 points. The farm club of Moscow Spartak played their last three matches on the road. The team failed to score points in matches with Penza Diesel (1:2) and Samara CSK VVS (1:3), but managed to confidently beat Saratov Kristall (7:4) in an exciting confrontation. During this season, the hosts have scored 136 goals and in this indicator they are second only to today's opponent.
Interesting trends for betting
- In each of the last seven matches, the home team has scored in the third period
- In each of the last six home games, Khimik has scored at least one point
Gornyak Uchaly
Russian FederationCurrent form
Gornyak-UMMC has shown excellent progress this season. The Urals team finished the last championship only in 19th place, outside the playoff zone, but now the club occupies a prestigious third place and is only five points behind the top. The visitors prefer attacking hockey and have scored 148 goals this season, being the most productive team in the league. At the same time, the club has conceded 117 goals, which is more than any other team in the playoff zone. Since the end of December, the team has had a winning streak, which has already reached four matches. The team from Verkhnyaya Pyshma managed to beat Izhstal (5:2) and Toros (3:2) on home ice, and then continued to win on the road. In the new year, Andrey Shefer's charges broke the resistance of Torpedo-Gorky (5:4 OT) and Ryazan (5:3).
Interesting trends for betting
- The team won four games in a row
- In the last four matches, Gornyak-UMMC won the first period
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
This bet has played in seven of the last eight away matches
1.83Bet 3rd period: draw
This bet has played in the last three head-to-head matches
3.05Tip and bets
Khimik looks good on home ice and has not been without points in a home game since mid-November. Gornyak-UMMC has won four games in a row, but almost all of them were won by a small margin. The only exception was the game with Izhstal, the main outsider of the VHL. We believe that such a classy team as Khimik has enough skill to interrupt the opponent's winning streak. We believe that the home advantage will help Voskresensk achieve a positive result.
Our betting tip is Asian handicap (-1) on Khimik for 1.97
Bet on total
This pair is likely to see a closed game on counterattacks. In three of the four past meetings of Khimik, less than five goals were scored, and we believe that the goal-scoring extravaganza will not take place, as in the last home match of the Voskresensk team.
Our prediction is total under 5.5 goals for 1.83
Bet on individual total
Khimik has had no problems with defensive actions in recent games, and the club has not conceded more than two goals in the last three head-to-head matches. We can assume that the visitors will score no more than two goals.
Our betting tip is individual total of Gornyak-UGMK less than 2.5 goals for 1.62
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