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Magnitogorsk - Metallurg Novokuznetsk: betting tip for the VHL playoffs match
On March 27, Magnitogorsk will host Metallurg from Novokuznetsk in the third match of the 1/8 finals of the Petrov Cup at its arena in Magnitogorsk. The hosts started the series against the winner of the regular season brilliantly and created a big sensation. However, the guests are showing a good game and are not going to just give away the series. How will the third contest of the rivals end and what bets should I place? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Magnitka Magnitogorsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
The VHL debutant made it to the playoffs in the first year of its creation and is playing a series of 1/8 finals against the leader of the regular season, Metallurg from Novokuznetsk. The club showed that they had a great time in the final part of the championship, and it's clear that their eyes are burning, and the team has turned into a team that can make a lot of noise in the Petrov Cup playoffs. Magnitogorsk is the first team in the history of the VHL to come out of 16th place and win the first two matches of the series. The match started in Novokuznetsk, and the first match brought big surprises. Evgeny Polozov's team defeated the leader and the undisputed favorite of the pair. Magnitogorsk players developed their success in the first two periods, which ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the steelworkers. In the third period, with the majority of the game, the opponent was able to win back one goal, but the squad did not allow the opponent to do anything else – 4-1 in the end. A day later, the opponents played the second match, and it started again discouragingly for the hosts from Novokuznetsk. Magnitogorsk scored the first goal at 56 seconds, and then three minutes later doubled the advantage. This was how the score was kept almost to the end. Already at the last minute, the forge took a biscuit from Nikita Podskrebalin - 2:1 in total.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, since the beginning of the season, the club has scored three goals per game.
- The team has not lost in regular time in 14 consecutive games.
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Novokuznetsk team continues to repeat the 1/8 finals series of the last season of Perm Hammer, which won the regular season, but left the playoffs after the first round. After losing the first match (1-4), head coach Andrey Lunev worked on the mistakes, but it did not help against the advancing Magnitogorsk. The second match in Novokuznetsk was almost sold out – 6,586 spectators at the Korolenko Arena. The start of the match was again left to the opponent. The hosts conceded two goals in the first four minutes of the game and rushed to recoup, but the strength they gave did not give the desired result. Metallurg had a chance to change the course of the meeting during the opening period, but there was a bar in the way. There were moments in equal numbers and in the majority, but it didn't work out to score. In turn, the steelworkers did not take advantage of the excellent opportunity to break away, leaving a five-minute numerical advantage without being realized. In the second period, the score remained the same. In the third half, the forge switched to a six–field game and reduced the gap to 1:2, but it was not possible to win back. The score in the series to four wins was 0:2, and two away games.
Interesting betting trends
- In the last three games, the club cannot beat the opponent.
- The team scores an average of three goals per game.
Trends
Betting period 1: victory of Magnitogorsk
In the last two meetings, the hosts won in the first period.
3.40Bet period 3: total less than 1.5 pucks
In 2 of the 3 past matches of the Steelers, less than 1.5 goals were scored in the third period.
1.87Tip and bets
In our opinion, the hosts are the favorite in this confrontation. Magnitogorsk outplayed their opponents in the last two games and created a big sensation in the Petrov Cup playoffs. Today, the hosts intend to win their third victory and get closer to the triumph in their first season in the VHL. The Magnitogorsk squad will use their ice, and we can assume that the younger team will be able to defeat the Novokuznetsk team.
Prediction – victory of Magnitogorsk in the match with a coefficient of 2.30
Bet on the total
In this pair, a game is planned to be dictated by the hosts with many dangerous attacks. Magnitogorsk implements the created scoring chances well, and in the last three out of five matches of the Magnitogorsk club, the total was higher. We believe that the scoring extravaganza in the confrontation will take place.
The betting tip is a total of more than 4.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.85
Betting on an individual total
The hosts have no problems attacking, and the club has scored 13 goals in the last five matches. We can assume that the Magnitogorsk team will score more than two goals, since in the last four matches out of five, less than two goals were not scored.
The betting tip is that Magnitogorsk's individual total is more than 2.5 pucks in 2.50 seconds.
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