Sputnik - Irbis: MHL match betting tip
On January 21, Sputnik will host Irbis from Kazan at its arena in Almetyevsk. The guests are fighting for first place in the Golden Division of the Eastern Conference this season, while the opponent does not claim high places in the championship. On whose side will fortune be in the Tatarstan derby and what bets should be played? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Sputnik Almetyevsk

Current form
Sputnik cannot put down the past season as an asset, where it took seventh place in its division and did not qualify for the play-in of the Kharlamov Cup, and in the current MHL draw, its results are not shining. The youth team of Almetyevsk Neftyanik from the start of the championship does not look quite confident, acts at low speeds and does not always follow the instructions of the coaching staff, which indicates the team low performance. Sputnik in this segment is in ninth place in the standings of the Silver Division of the Eastern Conference, lagging behind Tyumen Legion by four points. In 34 matches played this season, the team under the leadership of Daniil Arkhipov won only 10 victories, scored 75 goals and suffered 24 defeats with 128 goals conceded, which corresponds to 21 points scored. In the last calendar match, the team lost to Nizhny Novgorod Chaika with a score of 1:3, leading 1:0 in the score after the first period. But in the previous confrontation they defeated Snow Leopards (5:1).
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, since the start of the championship, the club has scored two goals per game
- The team has lost to its opponent in its last four head-to-head games

Irbis Kazan

Current form
Irbis is a youth club of Ak Bars. Last season, the club took fifth place in its division and made it to the playoffs of the Kharlamov Cup, but failed to beat Nizhny Novgorod Chaika. Excellent preparation for the current MHL draw allows them to show decent results and fight for the leading places in the Golden Division of the Eastern Conference. In the last confrontation, Irbis inflicted a crushing defeat on Neftekamsk Reaktor (8:0), scoring seven goals in equal numbers, which allowed them to come close to the leader Mamonty Yugra. The Kazan team is in second place in their division in the standings and is ahead of the catching Omskie Yastreby by only two points. The team played the previous game in Kazan and defeated Chaika (3:1), not allowing the opponent to realize scoring opportunities. At this stage, the team has 26 victories to its credit, suffered only nine defeats, scored 126 goals and conceded only 73 goals.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club has scored three goals per game over the last five games
- The team has suffered only four defeats in its last 15 games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In 4 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
2.15Bet 3rd period: Irbis victory
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, Kazan won in the third period
1.55Tip and bets
Based on the previous face-to-face game in Almetyevsk, Irbis is the favorite of today meeting and intends to achieve a fifth face-to-face victory in a row. We believe that the coaching staff of the Kazan team has once again set their charges up for victory, will take advantage of the opponent mistakes and emerge victorious.
Betting Tip - handicap (-2.5) puck on Irbis with odds of 1.80
Bet on total
In this match, the visitors will take the advantage and will act first number, devoting a lot of time to attacking actions. However, it is worth paying attention to the fact that in four of the last five matches, Kazan scored less than seven goals. We can assume that in this confrontation there will not be so many of them.
Betting Tip - total under 6.5 goals with odds of 1.65
Bet on individual total
Irbis has first-class forwards who can score a lot. The team from Nizhnekamsk scored 15 goals in the last five games, and we believe that it will not be difficult for the guests to score more than four times.
Betting Tip - Irbis' individual total is more than four goals with a coefficient of 1.60