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Izhstal - Norilsk: betting tip for the VHL match
Izhstal will host Norilsk from the city of the same name on its arena in Izhevsk on January 16. The season for the Izhevsk team is going much worse than the last championship, and today the club intends to fight for victory. However, Norilsk is fighting for the playoffs and will not give up the victory in the match to the opponent. How will the confrontation end and what bets to play? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Izhstal Izhevsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
The team from Izhevsk failed to compete in the Petrov Cup playoffs last championship, and the team has failed to make it into the top 16 teams in the league for five seasons in a row. Izhstal has been playing terribly since the start of the championship. The club simply lacks skill, both in the defensive line and in the final stage. However, the coaching staff has done a lot of work to achieve the set result, and it has begun to bear fruit. Andrey Shefer charges have won six victories in the last 10 games, and the club has not lost in regulation time in seven games. The team has conceded 149 goals, which is the worst result in the VHL. In the last meeting, Izhstal played at home against Krasnoyarsk Sokol and won. The match ended with a score of 2:2, and the Izhevsk team won in the shootout. The team was defeated in the previous game in a duel with Novokuznetsk Metallurg (0:5). The team has lost in 27 matches, occupies 29th place in the tournament table and has only 35 points in the asset, lagging behind Chelny by one point.
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, the team has conceded an average of 3.5 goals per game
- In the last three head-to-head games, the club suffered only one defeat from its opponent.
Norilsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
The team played away against Perm Molot in the last match. The match was extremely difficult for Vladimir Gusev team. They played quite well, but the game was not entirely successful and productive. Norilsk was losing 1:2 in the score, but five seconds before the final siren, they realized the majority and brought the game to a shootout, where they were unable to realize their attempts - 2:3 in the end. The team failed to earn the precious two points, but continues to fight in the playoff zone. The team defeated Olimpia from Kirovo-Chepetsk (7:3) in the previous game. Norilsk is one of the most productive teams in the championship, having scored 137 goals. The club from Norilsk has won 24 victories since the beginning of the championship and lost 16 matches. As a result, 51 points in the asset and 13th place in the standings, but the catching TOP-16 are only two points away.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, since the start of the championship, Norilsk has scored 3.4 goals per game
- The club has not lost in the third period in its last three away games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In 2 of the last 3 meetings, the visitors scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
1.90Bet 3rd period: Norilsk win
In the last two matches, the visiting team won in the third period
1.97Tip and bets
In this confrontation, Norilsk will again play only for victory. The guests have recently looked much stronger than Izhstal and intend to win another victory in the championship. The team from Norilsk will use the developed game plan, and we can assume that experience and a more balanced team composition will be the decisive factor in the match.
Betting Tip - Norilsk win with odds of 1.65
Bet on total
This pair is expected to play on counterattacks with a small number of scoring opportunities. The opponents have been doing well in attack in recent games, but they have not been able to score many goals. In the past seven out of 10 matches of Izhstal, there was no scoring extravaganza, which we expect today.
Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.68
Bet on individual total
Izhstal has problems in the final stage, and since the start of the championship the club has scored two goals on average. We can assume that the hosts will score no more than two goals, as in the last face-to-face match on their ice.
Betting Tip - Izhstal individual total less than two goals for 1.75
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