SKA-Neva vs. Zvezda: VHL match betting tip

Russian Federation

SKA-Neva

Russian Federation

VHL

23 January 02:00 UTC

Zvezda Chekhov

Russian Federation

SKA-Neva will host Moscow Zvezda on January 23 at the Hockey City Arena in St. Petersburg. The hosts won the last home game and thus ended their unsuccessful series of defeats and today they intend to show brilliant hockey against a strong opponent. However, this will not be easy, since the Moscow army men look decent during the season. Will the guests be able to give the opponent a fight and what bets to play in the match? The answer is in our betting tip

SKA-Neva vs Zvezda Chekhov Prediction and Betting Tips (23.01.2025)

Command Analysis

SKA-Neva

Russian Federation

Current form

The management of the St. Petersburg club is not discussing the task of getting into the playoffs this year, but trying to get to the final of the Petrov Cup is not an easy task, since the opponents in the current VHL draw look worthy. The team is doing well in the regular championship, Nikolai Voevodin charges are showing a meaningful game and giving 100% in every match. The team won 24 victories in 44 games and scored 126 goals. The team earned 51 points, which allows them to close the 16 best teams in the league, and the gap from the catching TOP-16 is only additional indicators. In the last game, SKA-Neva inflicted a crushing defeat on their opponent. The match against Unison was dictated by the team from the banks of the Neva, which crushed the Muscovites - 8:3 in the end. The previous match, the club from the Northern capital played against Yugra in Khanty-Mansiysk and was unable to break the opponent’s resistance, losing 1:3.

Interesting trends for betting

The club concedes an average of 2.7 goals per season
The team has outplayed its opponents in three of its last five home games

Zvezda Chekhov

Russian Federation

Current form

At the start of the championship, Zvezda showed brilliant results and was the leader of the VHL for some time. However, Rinat Khasanov charges slowed down and gradually fell to the middle of the tournament table, showing not entirely confident results. At this stage, the team from Moscow seems to have corrected the situation, won three victories in five past matches, occupies the 15th place in the tournament table and is located in the zone of the 16 best teams of the league. However, the squad position is shaky, since the catchers are not lagging behind and are nipping at their heels. In the last confrontation, the army team met away with Dynamo St. Petersburg and suffered a defeat from the leader with a score of 2:3, having missed the decisive goal 40 seconds before the final siren. The game before, the team had a goal shootout with the opponent in Kurgan, having beaten Zauralye 5:7 in the end. In 44 confrontations, the CSKA farm club won 24 victories with 20 defeats, scored 144 goals and missed 129 goals.

Interesting trends for betting

Since the start of the season, the average goal scored in Zvezda matches has been six
The team has been unable to defeat SKA-Neva in the last four matches

Trends

Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals

In the last three meetings, the home team has scored more than one goal in the first period.

1.95

Bet 2nd period: SKA-Neva win

In 2 of the 3 recent matches, the home club won in the second period

2.55

Tip and bets

1.7SKA-Neva victory in the match

In this confrontation, bookmakers put the hosts from St. Petersburg as the favorites, and the club intends to win their fifth head-to-head victory in a row. In the last matches, SKA-Neva showed a confident game and looked stronger than its opponent. We believe that Nikolay Voevodin team will take advantage of its ice, earn two points and push the opponent out of the standings.

Betting Tip - SKA-Neva wins the match with odds of 1.70

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2.1total over 5.5 goals

Bet on total

This pair is set to have a closed game dictated by the home team, which will gain a comfortable advantage and bring the game to a logical conclusion. The hosts have been scoring a lot lately, and the visitors have been pleasing us with goals scored in recent games. We believe that the goal-scoring extravaganza will take place, as in the last four face-to-face matches.

Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 2.10

Bet on individual total

SKA-Neva has scored an average of three goals in the last five games and has shown excellent offensive play. We can assume that the St. Petersburg club will score more than two goals against its opponent, as it has not scored fewer in five head-to-head games in a row on its home ice.

Betting Tip - SKA-Neva individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.80

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