Neftyanik - Olimpia: betting tip for the VHL match
As part of the regular VHL championship, Almetyevsk Neftyanik and Olympia from Kirovo-Chepetsk will play. The hosts are the current champions of the league, but they have completely failed this season and are not even in the playoff zone. The guests are in an even worse situation - they are in the penultimate place in the championship. Which of the opponents will be able to win on January 21? The answer is in our betting tip for this match

Command Analysis

Neftyanik Almetyevsk

Current form
Neftyanik managed to become the VHL champion last season, but it is unlikely to defend this trophy, because now the club from Almetyevsk is in the lower half of the tournament table. Representatives of Tatarstan occupy only 25th place in the ranking and are already seven points behind the top 16. Artem Anisimov charges showed a disgusting game in the away series of games, where they lost three matches out of four, losing to Dynamo-Altai (1:2), Novokuznetsk Metallurg (2:4), Krasnoyarsk Sokol (2:4), but then won against Norilsk (2:1). After returning to their court, the Almetyevsk team managed to beat Kazan Bars (1:0), but then lost to Chelny (1:2).
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last six matches, the hosts have never scored more than two goals.
- The team scores an average of 2.5 goals per game

Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk

Current form
This season, the club from Kirovo-Chepetsk is making its debut in the VHL and at a new level, it is not showing its best hockey, but it is giving a fight to more experienced teams. The team roster is much weaker than many other opponents, and the club is not yet ready to fight for high places. The club has won only 14 matches out of 45 and is in penultimate place in the standings. The visitors have scored exactly 100 goals in 45 matches, ahead of only four opponents in this indicator. In the last match, Olimpia managed to win an away victory over HC Chelny with a score of 3:2. Before that, the team suffered losses to Norilsk (3:7) and Kazan Bars (2:3). Of course, in its first season in the VHL, the team is not aiming for the TOP-16, but will try to at least not finish the season in last place.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team scores an average of 2.2 goals per game
- The club has won only two of its last eight matches
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
This bet has played in three of the hosts' last four matches
1.88Bet 3rd period: Neftyanik win
This bet has played in the hosts' last three matches
1.90Tip and bets
The opponents are in the lower half of the standings and are clearly not having the best season. The hosts are the current VHL champions, but this time they risk not even getting into the playoffs. The team rarely wins, but today the club has an excellent chance to please its fans at least a little, because they will have to play with a newcomer to the league, occupying the penultimate place. We believe that the team from Almetyevsk will not yield to the obvious outsider.
Our betting tip is Asian handicap (-1) on Neftyanik for 1.75
Bet on total
The opponents are not in the playoff zone for nothing. The teams have obvious problems with attacking and converting scoring chances. Most likely, in the confrontation of outsiders we will see an equal game without a large number of goals scored. We suggest betting on the total under.
Our prediction is total under 5.5 goals at 1.85
Bet on individual total
Even in winning matches, Neftyanik does not please its fans with high performance. In recent matches, the club has scored one or two goals and is unlikely to perform much better in the match with Olimpia. We believe that the hosts will not score more than three goals.
Our betting tip is Neftyanik individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.72