Metallurg Novokuznetsk - Torpedo-Gorky: betting tip for the VHL match

Russian Federation

Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Russian Federation

VHL

17 January 22:00 UTC

Torpedo Gorky

Russian Federation

Metallurg will host Torpedo-Gorky from Nizhny Novgorod at its arena in Novokuznetsk on January 18. The rivals are having a successful season, and they are within easy reach of the leaders, while the guests are showing brilliant results and fighting for first place in the regular championship. However, you shouldn&#39;t underestimate each other, otherwise you can lose. How will the confrontation end and what bets should you play? The answer is in our betting tip

Metallurg Novokuznetsk vs Torpedo Gorky Prediction and Betting Tips (18.01.2025)

Command Analysis

Metallurg Novokuznetsk

Russian Federation

Current form

The coaching staff had done a lot of work on the mistakes before the championship started and since the start of the new VHL tournament the team has been showing a completely different game, unlike the previous season. The team won its 27th victory in the regular championship in the last calendar match. Metallurg was more focused on winning in the match against Neftekamsk Toros and was able to convert the created scoring chances into goals. The team won against the guests from Neftekamsk (5:1), scoring three goals in the third period and one in the first two halves. The previous game the club beat Izhstal (5:0), fulfilling the pre-developed game plan of the team coach, and did not allow the Izhevsk club to create scoring chances. At this stage, Andrey Lunev team has 59 points, fifth place in the tournament table and a two-point gap from their opponent, but they have played three matches less. The density in the tournament table is very high and each lost point can cost more than one place.

Interesting trends for betting

In four games in a row, the club has not lost in either the second or third period
The team averages three goals per game

Torpedo Gorky

Russian Federation

Current form

Let us recall that the club was absent from the championship for three years due to financial problems and returned to the All-Russian Hockey League only in the current season and has been showing brilliant results from the very start. Alexey Isakov charges play with full dedication and act at high speeds, causing many problems for more experienced and famous opponents. In the last calendar match, the team played on the other side of the stadium with Barnaul Dynamo-Altai. The team won a hard-fought victory with a score of 4:3, scoring two unanswered goals to the opponent in the third 20-minute period. The game before, the Nizhny Novgorod team suffered a completely unnecessary defeat from Magnitogorsk Magnitka (1:2) and today they will try to get the coveted points. At this stage, the high fourth line in the tournament table, 61 points in the asset and the gap from the leader of St. Petersburg Dynamo is only three points, but one match more has been played. The team has scored 136 goals during the season, they are in the top five in this indicator.

Interesting trends for betting

On average, the club scores three goals per game
In the last 10 matches, Torpedo-Gorky suffered only three defeats

Trends

Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals

In the last three meetings, the home team scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.

1.72

Bet 3rd period: Metallurg win (with odds of 2.20)

In the last two matches, the home team won in the third period

2.20

Tip and bets

1.8Metallurg victory

The hosts are the favorites in this confrontation. Metallurg has outplayed its opponents in the past two matches and intends to continue its successful streak today. The team from Novokuznetsk will use its experience, and we can assume that a more powerful team will allow it to win against the Nizhny Novgorod team.

Betting Tip - Metallurg win with odds of 1.80

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2.18total over 5.5 goals

Bet on total

In this pair, the game is planned under the dictation of the hosts with many dangerous attacks. Metallurg is not bad at realizing the created scoring chances, and in the past two home matches of the club in the VHL, the total was recorded over. We believe that the goal extravaganza in the confrontation will take place.

Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.18

Bet on individual total

The hosts have no problems in attack, in the past five matches the club scored 16 goals. We can assume that the club from Novokuznetsk will score more than two goals.

Betting Tip - Metallurg individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.65

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