Khimik - Magnitka: betting tip for the VHL match
Khimik will host Magnitka from Magnitogorsk in Voskresensk on January 15. The hosts won the Petrov Cup in the 2022-23 season and would not mind lifting the coveted trophy over their heads once again, having all the prerequisites for this. Let see what the farm club of Moscow Spartak has prepared for us in the game with the league newcomer. Will the hosts be able to win another victory and what bets will play in the match? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Khimik Voskresensk

Current form
Since the start of the regular championship, the team has shown a good game and has been fighting at the proper level throughout the season. At this stage, Khimik is in the group of leaders, claiming victory in the regular championship. The blue-yellows have played 42 matches and were able to score 58 points, which correspond to sixth place in the standings. In the last five matches, Voskresensk won three victories and were able to earn six points. In the last confrontation, the team met with Yuzhny Ural. The match turned out to be rich in events. Yegor Bashkatov charges controlled the course of the meeting, scored two goals in the second and three in the third period and ultimately won 5:1. The game before, the Moscow Region team was unable to beat Chelmet (2:5), and this defeat was the 16th for the club since the start of the championship, and 147 goals scored are one of the best indicators in the league. The gap to first place is six points, but the fight for vacant places in the playoffs is still ahead.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last five games, the team has scored an average of 3.6 goals
- The club has won six victories in the last 10 games

Magnitka Magnitogorsk

Current form
Evgeny Polozov team looks decent in matches with more experienced teams and intends to fight for a place in the playoffs. However, this has not been possible so far, as many points have been lost. The team suffered a defeat in the last match, which was the third in four games. The team played in Ryazan and lost to the club of the same name. The game was equal, the club from Magnitogorsk looked decent, fought at the proper level and did not allow the opponent to hit their goal, and did not score themselves. The final siren recorded the score 0:0, and in the shootout the hosts were more accurate. The previous confrontation Magnitogorsk emerged victorious in the match against Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo-Gorky (2:1). The club has an excellent selection of young players and at this stage is on the 22nd line in the tournament table with 43 points in the asset, lagging behind the TOP-16 by seven points, which, most likely, will not be possible to win back.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club has conceded 2.4 goals per game since the start of the season
- The team has sent the game into overtime only twice in the past 15 games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last four meetings, the home team has scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.90Bet 2nd period: Khimik win
In 2 of the 4 recent matches, Voskresensk won in the second period
2.00Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the home team as the undisputed favorite. The Voskresensk team has gained excellent form, has been showing brilliant play lately and intends to leave the opponent from Magnitogorsk out of business again. Khimik may well beat Magnitka with a difference of two goals, as in the last face-to-face game.
Betting Tip - handicap (-1) puck on Khimik with odds of 1.90
Bet on total
Both teams prefer an attacking style of play. In the last face-to-face match in Magnitogorsk, the opponents scored 10 goals between them. The Voskresensk team four previous meetings in a row were productive, and we believe that a goal extravaganza is likely to take place.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.70
Bet on individual total
Khimik has no problems with goals scored. In seven of the last 10 matches, the team has scored at least two goals and intends to score a lot against the opponent again. We expect the hosts to score at least three goals.
Betting Tip - Khimik individual total over three goals for 1.78