Norilsk - AKM betting tip for the VHL match

Russian Federation

Norilsk

Russian Federation

VHL

29 January 04:00 UTC

AKM

Russian Federation

Norilsk will host AKM Tula at its Arktika Arena on January 29. The hosts managed to earn two points in the last match, but almost missed out on victory. Today, Norilsk has a chance to win again, as it always looks confident on its home court. How will the confrontation end and what bets should you play? The answer is in our betting tip

Norilsk vs AKM Prediction and Betting Tips (29.01.2025)

Command Analysis

Norilsk

Russian Federation

Current form

Let us recall that Norilsk debuted in the VHL championship last season and managed to get to the playoffs in its first season. For a newcomer, the result is brilliant, but it was not possible to break the resistance of Tyumen Rubin in the 1/8 finals. The current championship is going well for the club from the city of the same name and from the start of the current championship the team has been fighting in the playoff zone. The team plays confidently, fights at the proper level and acts at high speed with full dedication. Vladimir Gusev charges have won 28 victories since the beginning of the championship and only eight times transferred the game to overtime. In the last match, the club beat Khimik (2:1) on home ice, but in the game before that the team suffered a defeat from Ryazan (2:3). The team scored 151 goals in 45 games, which is one of the best results in the championship. As a result, 59 points in the asset and 10th place in the tournament table, six points behind the top five.

Interesting trends for betting

On average, since the start of the championship, Norilsk has conceded 2.8 goals per game
The club has not lost in the first period in the last five games

AKM

Russian Federation

Current form

In the last championship, the team reached the final of the Petrov Cup for the first time in its history. However, they failed to win the honorable trophy, but not all is lost, and they need to make a lot of effort to reach the final of the competition. However, this is not so important, since next season AKM will rise to a higher level and will represent the weapons city in the main hockey league of the country. True, there is one big problem - the lack of a stadium, but the team management intends to hold matches in the Moscow region. If we talk about the result, it so far ensures performance in the knockout matches. At this stage, the team has won 27 victories, scored 137 goals and earned 58 points. AKM is in 11th place in the tournament table, fights in the playoff zone at the proper level and has a gap of five points from the catching TOP-16. In the last match, the club managed to beat Krasnoyarsk Sokol on the other side of the ice (2:1), having won the fourth victory in five games. And in the game before, Oleg Gorbenko charges beat Novokuznetsk Metallurg in a shootout.

Interesting trends for betting

In the last three face-to-face games, the team has not suffered a single defeat from its opponent.
The club has not lost in the first period in the last three games.

Trends

Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals

In the last three meetings, the visitors scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.

1.83

Bet 2nd period: AKM win

In the last match, the visiting team won in the second period

2.85

Tip and bets

1.77total under 5.5 goals

This pair is likely to play on counterattacks with a small number of scoring opportunities. The club from Tula has been scoring a little lately, and Norilsk alone will not be able to break a high total. In the past four matches, AKM recorded a total under, and we believe that the opponents will score little and there will be no goal extravaganza in the match.

Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals with odds of 1.77

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1.6AKM will not lose

Bet on the outcome

In this confrontation, the home team is the favorite. However, AKM has won four victories in the past five matches, intends to continue to show excellent play and achieve its goals for the season. The team from Tula will use its experience, and we can assume that a more balanced team composition will be the decisive factor in the match, and the club is capable of getting at least a draw

Betting Tip - AKM will not lose with odds of 1.60

Bet on individual total

AKM has been playing great in the defense line since the start of the championship, and in the past three matches in a row the club has not conceded more than one goal. We can assume that the home team will score no more than two goals.

Betting Tip - individual total of Norilsk less than 2.5 goals for 2.02

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