Yuzhny Ural - Buran: betting tip for the VHL match
On January 22, Yuzhny Ural will host Buran from Voronezh at its arena in Orsk. The hosts look good this season and are currently fighting in the playoff zone, but the visitors are not in optimal shape and are fighting for the TOP-16. Will Yuzhny Ural be able to end a series of six defeats in a row and what bets should be played? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Yuzhny Ural Orsk

Current form
The team will most likely make it to the Petrov Cup playoffs this season, as it has a good lead over its rivals fighting for the TOP-16. The VHL standings are very tight and every point lost by the club can cost more than one place. This season, the club will try to achieve the highest achievement and show its best hockey. The season is going well, but Vladislav Otmakhov team has slowed down and is on a series of six defeats in a row. After 44 games, the team has won 24 victories and suffered 20 defeats with 104 goals conceded and 107 goals scored. In the last confrontation, the team was able to cope on home ice with Tambov (2:3 OT), tying the score five minutes before the final siren while short-handed. The team played the previous game in Tula against AKM and lost 2:4 in the end. At this stage, they have 55 points, 12th place in the standings and five points more than clubs outside the top 16 teams in the league. The fight for the playoffs continues, and we will see what the club has in store for us before today game.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Yuzhny Ural scores three goals per game per season
- The team has suffered only three defeats in its last 15 home games.

Buran Voronezh

Current form
In the current VHL championship, the hurricanes are showing a good game, fighting for the playoff zone and if they do not start winning regularly, they will find themselves without knockout matches. Buran is not playing the away series of games very confidently. In the two previous meetings, the Voronezh team failed to defeat their opponents, continuing their unsuccessful home series, in which they lost to Diesel (2:3) and Kristall in a shootout. In the last game against Chelmet, the team showed fighting qualities, fought on equal terms with the opponent, but could not get points. The game ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the Chelyabinsk team. The team lost the game before in Verkhnyaya Pyshma to Gornyak-UGMK (2:3 B). Filipp Metlyuk charges are in 19th place in the tournament table, have won 20 victories in 45 games and were able to score 124 goals. The gap from the 16 best teams of the league is only two points. Let see if the coaching staff worked on the mistakes and how they prepared the team for today game.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team scores and misses an average of 2.8 goals
- Buran has not lost in the second period in the last five games
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In 3 of the last 5 meetings, the home team scored more than 1.5 goals in the first period
2.12Bet 2nd period: draw
In 3 of the 5 previous matches of the visiting club, there was a draw in the second period
2.70Tip and bets
In this confrontation, bookmakers put the hosts as the favorites, but we will give preference to the team from Voronezh. Yuzhny Ural has lost in six previous matches in a row, and Buran intends to continue such an unsuccessful series of the hosts of the ice. Filipp Metlyuk charges will use the developed game plan, and we can assume that they will end their losing streak and get the much-needed two points.
Betting Tip - Buran wins the match with odds of 1.95
Bet on total
In this pair, the game is planned to be dictated by the guests with a small number of scoring opportunities. The opponents have not been scoring many goals in recent games, and we believe that the goal-scoring extravaganza will not take place, as in the last two matches in a row of the visiting team.
Betting Tip - total under 4.5 goals with odds of 1.95
Bet on individual total
Buran has been showing good play since the start of the season and has scored at least two goals in nine of the last 10 matches. We can assume that the visitors will be able to score at least two goals again.
Betting Tip - Buran individual total is more than two goals for 1.63