Torpedo-Gorky - Neftyanik: betting tip for the VHL match
Torpedo-Gorky will host Neftyanik from Almetyevsk on February 1 at its arena in Nizhny Novgorod. The hosts have been showing a brilliant game in recent matches and do not intend to share points with the current holder of the Petrov Cup. Torpedo-Gorky looks great and deservedly occupies a place in the top five of the VHL. Will the home team be able to beat the opponent and what bets in the match will play? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Torpedo Gorky

Current form
The team did not appear out of nowhere - Torpedo-Gorky participated in the 2019/20 season, but financial problems did not allow them to continue playing. The situation was changed by the new philosophy of the Nizhny Novgorod club, which relied on youth. But you can't get everyone through the main team - so the emergence of a farm club in the city was brewing. This season, Alexey Isakov charges have pleasantly surprised - they are in fourth place in the standings, third in the league in goals scored, and are confidently leading in points scored on their home ice. At the same time, there is the very continuity for which the farm idea was created: Torpedo-Gorky plays in a similar style to Igor Larionov team, and also gives regular game practice to the main team players. In the last match, Torpedo-Gorky sensationally lost on home ice to Chelny (1:2 SO). At this stage, the team has scored 69 points and is only one point behind the first Dynamo from St. Petersburg. The team has scored 156 goals during the season and has a goal difference of +33.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club scores 3.2 goals per game
- In the last 10 matches, Torpedo-Gorky suffered only one defeat in regular time

Neftyanik Almetyevsk

Current form
The current holder of the Petrov Cup cannot boast of its results at all at this stage. It will not be easy to climb into the TOP-16 in the regular championship of the current season, and the task is hardly feasible for the club. Artem Anisimov charges are showing a weak game and do not follow the instructions of the coaching staff, which leads to unnecessary losses. The club has suffered six defeats in the last 10 matches, and the team game is not going well. The home series of games for Neftyanik was, in principle, successful - three victories in five matches were won. In the last match, the team suffered a defeat from Toros (2:4), and in the game before that they beat Izhstal (4:1). Most of the championship is behind us, and there are no prerequisites for defending the title earned last year. After 46 matches, the Almetyevsk team is in a lowly 25th place in the tournament table, has 47 points and is eight points behind Yuzhny Ural, which is in 16th place.
Interesting trends for betting
- Since the start of the season, the team has conceded an average of 2.8 goals per game.
- The club has suffered nine defeats in its last 15 matches
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
1.95Bet 3rd period: Torpedo-Gorky win
In the three previous matches, Nizhny Novgorod won in the third period
2.35Tip and bets
In this confrontation, we will give preference to the home team, who look a cut above their opponent from Almetyevsk. The Nizhny Novgorod team has gained good momentum, beat their opponent in the last face-to-face game, are in excellent shape and are going to win again. We can assume that home ice will be the decisive factor in the match.
Betting Tip - Torpedo-Gorky win with odds of 1.98
Bet on total
In this pair, an open game on opposite courses is likely to be planned, and Torpedo-Gorky intends to act as the first number. In four of the past five meetings, the Nizhny Novgorod team scored more than five goals, and we believe that a goal extravaganza will take place.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.75
Bet on individual total
Torpedo-Gorky has no big problems in the attack line, and in the past five matches the club scored 19 goals, while the opponent missed seven goals in the same number of matches. We can assume that the hosts will score more than two goals.
Betting Tip - individual total Torpedo-Gorky more than 2.5 goals for 1.70