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Metallurg Novokuznetsk - Khimik: betting tip for the VHL match
Metallurg will host Khimik from Voskresensk on January 22 at its arena in Novokuznetsk. In the last match, the hosts won another victory this season and intend not to share points with their pursuer in the tournament table. However, the visitors also look great and will fight hard, and it will be extremely difficult for the home team to win. How will the confrontation end and what bets should you play? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Metallurg is having a great season this year and, despite the fact that the club did not make it to the playoffs in the previous championship, is considered one of the contenders to win the Petrov Cup. The last match against Ryazan was unproductive. The Novokuznetsk club opened the scoring in the second period, but then conceded, and in the third half the team strengthened its advantage, capitalizing on the majority, and brought the match to victory - 2:1 in the end. The game before, Metallurg suffered a defeat in the confrontation with Torpedo-Gorky (3:4 OT). The coaching staff, headed by Andrey Lunev, was pleased with the recent results of their charges, who won seven victories in 10 matches and motivated them for another success before today game. At this stage, the club from Novokuznetsk has 62 points, fifth place in the tournament table and four points behind the first Dynamo from St. Petersburg, but has played one match less.
Interesting trends for betting
- Metallurg has lost to its opponent in its last five games
- The team has conceded seven goals from Khimik in the last three head-to-head games
Khimik Voskresensk
Russian FederationCurrent form
The farm club of Moscow Spartak has been showing a strong game since the start of the regular championship and has been fighting in the playoff zone throughout the season. At this stage, Khimik is in the group of leaders, claiming high places in the regular championship. The blue-yellows have played 44 matches and were able to score 60 points, which correspond to sixth place in the standings. In the last five matches, Voskresensk has won only three times and was able to earn six points. In the last confrontation, the team met with Dynamo-Altai in Barnaul. The match turned out to be eventful. Yegor Bashkatov charges had the advantage throughout the game and crushed their opponent. The match ended in victory - 6:3. The Moscow Region team failed to beat Magnitogorsk Magnitka (4:5) in the previous game, and this failure was the club 17th since the start of the championship, and they have conceded quite a few goals - 109. They are six points behind first place, and their chances for first place have not yet been lost.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last five head-to-head meetings, the team scored 26 goals against their opponents
- The club has not lost in the third period in the last three games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last three meetings, the visitors scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period.
1.95Bet 3rd period: Metallurg win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, the home team won in the third period
2.50Tip and bets
This pair is likely to feature a game on opposite courses with many scoring opportunities. The opponents are excellent at realizing scoring opportunities, and the guests are one of the best teams in the VHL in terms of goals scored. In the past six games, the guests have recorded a total over, and we believe that the opponents will score a lot and a goal extravaganza will take place in the match.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.08
Bet on the outcome
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the hosts as a slight favorite. Metallurg has not been able to defeat its opponent in the past five head-to-head meetings in a row and intends to show a brilliant game and take revenge. The team from Novokuznetsk will use its ice, and we can assume that experience will allow the club to win and will become a decisive factor in the match.
Betting Tip - Metallurg win with odds of 2.12
Bet on individual total
Khimik has been playing great in the attack line since the start of the championship, and in the past three head-to-head matches in a row the club has not scored less than three goals. We can assume that the visiting team will score more than two goals.
Betting Tip - Khimik individual total over 2.5 goals for 2.00
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