Zauralie - Bars: forecast for the VHL match
"Trans-Urals" will host the Kazan "Bars" on December 19 at the Mostovik arena in Kurgan. After a successful away series, the hosts moved home to Kurgan and intend to continue their fight to get into the TOP 16. But the guests have been defeated in two consecutive games on someone else's ice. Will the hosts be able to get another victory and force the opponent to play by their own rules? What are the stakes to play in the confrontation? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Zauralye Kurgan

Current form
The current championship is going badly for the Kurgan club. The team has been playing a good game since the start of the championship, but in some cases it does not use the created scoring chances and thus loses points. The last game against Norilsk was the fourth in a series of away games, and the team was able to meet the expectations of fans and bookmakers. The club earned two points in Norilsk, defeating their opponent with a score of 2:0. The Kurgan team had failed to open the gates of the Krasnoyarsk Sokol a game earlier, losing 0:1 to their opponent after a shootout. The Trans-Urals have won two victories in the last three games and have not lost in regular time. The team suffered a lot of defeats in the season – 26 failures with 27 wins. The club was able to score 132 goals and conceded 123 goals. As a result, Artyom Sedunov's team has 61 points in the asset and 17th place in the standings, one point behind the playoff zone and one less game played than the 16th Diesel.
Interesting betting trends
- In the season, on average, the "Trans-Urals" scores 2.5 goals.
- In nine of the last ten games, the club did not win in regular time.

Bars Kazan

Current form
At this stage, the Kazan club is very close to the top 16 teams, but it cannot break into the top 16 teams in the league. In the last 10 matches, the squad suffered five defeats, and all of them were in regular time. The wards of Alexander Stepanov could not beat the Mammoths in the last confrontation on someone else's ice." Kazan fought on equal terms with the opponent in all three periods, looked decent, but failed to realize scoring chances – 1:2 in the end. The squad had lost a game earlier to Rubin Tyumen (0:4). Since the beginning of the championship, Bars has suffered 27 defeats and conceded 165 goals, with 28 wins and 147 goals scored. After 53 games, the team is on the 18th line in the standings with 61 points in the asset and is only one point behind the rivals from the TOP 16. The club from the capital of Tatarstan will make every effort to represent the republic in the matches through and through.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, the club concedes three goals per game.
- A team cannot beat its opponent in four consecutive games.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In the last three meetings of the hosts, less than 1.5 goals were scored in the first period.
1.67The 3rd periodbet: victory of the "Trans-Urals"
In 2 of the last 3 matches, Kurgan won in the third period.
2.60Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the bookmakers put up a small favorite of the hosts, and the "Trans-Urals" at home will have a difficult resistance to the opponent. The Kurgan team is fighting at the proper level in the season and shows a masterful game from match to match. We believe that the "Trans-Urals" will win, as in the last four face-to-face matches.
Forecast – victory of the "Trans-Urals" in the match with a coefficient of 1.70
Bet on the total
This pair is going to play on opposite courses with a small number of scoring chances. The opponents have been throwing a lot lately, but the last four out of five matches, the "Trans-Urals" finished with a total less. With the convincing defensive play of the teams, it's hard to count on a scoring extravaganza.
The forecast is a total of less than 4.5 goals with a coefficient of 2.02
Betting on an individual total
In the last five face-to-face matches, Zauralye scored an average of 2.6 goals against the opponent and today they intend to continue their good statistics against Barca. We can assume that the Kurgan team will score more than two goals against their opponent.
The forecast is that the individual total of the "Trans-Urals" is more than 2.5 goals in 1.93