Sakhalin Sharks - Mikhailov Academy Junior betting tip for the MHL match
On January 20, Sakhalin Sharks will host Mikhailov Junior Academy from Tula in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The guests won three previous away matches and were able to fight back their opponents, playing much better and stronger. But the hosts intend to take revenge on their opponent from Tula today. Whose side will fortune be on and what bets should they play? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Sakhalinskie Akuly

Current form
This season, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk team has not been shining with results and has no chance of getting into the top three of the Silver Division of the Western Conference. The opponents fighting for places in the play-in have already pulled away by 14 or more points, and the club does not have such a strong roster with which to fight for high places in the MHL. In the last match, Sergei Bazhukhin charges were unable to beat their opponent from Cherepovets. The match against Almaz was an equal fight and ended 2:3 in the end, and this defeat was the fourth in a row. The game before, the club suffered a crushing defeat from Yaroslavl Loko (0:6). In the Silver Division of the Western Conference, the team occupies sixth place in the standings and has scored only 26 points, and in 32 games played, only 11 victories were won and 85 pucks were scored with 105 goals conceded. Let see if the coaching staff has prepared their players for today confrontation.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club has not scored less than two goals in its last eight out of 10 games
- In four of the last five games, the team has not lost in the third period.

АКМ-Юниор

Current form
The Tula team has been playing in the MHL for several seasons now, but they have not been able to show a powerful and brilliant game year after year. And there is no point in talking about the playoffs at all, since the club has not been able to solve such problems yet. Let us recall that in the last championship the team took eighth place in the Silver Division of the Western Conference and, as always, was left without playoff matches. The current regular championship was a failure for the team. The team suffered 24 defeats, scored only 82 goals, and at the same time conceded 136 goals and won only 11 victories. In the last game, the team met with the Russian Knights in Chekhov and crushed the opponent with a score of 4:0, scoring all their goals in equal numbers. The game before, the juniors of the Mikhailov Academy lost to the same opponent, losing on their home court with a score of 3:4. As a result, the penultimate place in the tournament table and 24 points to their credit.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club averages 2.3 goals per game per season
- The team lost in the last two head-to-head matches in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last two meetings, the hosts scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
1.80Bet 3rd period: Sakhalin Sharks win
In 1 of the 3 recent matches, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk team won in the third period
1.95Tip and bets
In this confrontation, we will give preference to the Sakhalin Sharks, and the favorite of the match is the home team. The home team is playing at its arena, and we hope that it will defeat its opponent again at home. The Sharks are set only for victory, they will use a more balanced lineup and will not leave a chance to the opponent from Tula.
Betting Tip - Sakhalin Sharks win the match with odds of 1.65
Bet on total
In this pair, the hosts will have the advantage. The teams are absolutely different in terms of the level of play and selection of players. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in the last three matches of the Sakhalin Sharks out of five on home ice, less than six goals were scored, and we believe that in this confrontation there will be no goal-scoring extravaganza.
Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.90
Bet on individual total
Sakhalin Sharks have no problems converting scoring opportunities. In the last five matches the team has scored an average of two goals, but we believe that the hosts will be able to upset their opponents more than three times, as in the last face-to-face game in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Betting Tip - individual total of Sakhalin Sharks over 3.5 pucks for 1.98