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Kuznetsk Bears - Tolpar: betting tip for the MHL play-in match
On March 28, the Kuznetsk Bears will host Tolpar in the 1/16 finals of the Kharlamov Cup at the Ice Palace in Novokuznetsk. The hosts showed brilliant hockey in the first match of the series and again intend to leave their opponent from Ufa with nothing and make it to the 1/8 finals. Let's see how the opponents' coaching staffs prepared their players for the next battle. Who will be the winner in the confrontation and what bets should I place? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Kuznetskie Medvedi
Russian FederationCurrent form
Recall that the team led by Fedor Polishchuk spent the 2023/24 season brilliantly, took first place in the Silver Division, achieved promotion to the Gold Division of the Eastern Conference, made it to the Kharlamov Cup playoffs, but at the 1/8 finals stage was defeated by Mammoths Yugra 0:2 in the series. The Kuznetsk Bears began their play-in series with two wins in the 2024/25 season with the winning of the first match in Ufa. Metallurg's youth were 0-2 behind in the opening period, but they managed to control their nerves and turn the tide of the meeting in their favor. In the first period, they scored one goal, in the second they turned the game around in their own way and put the squeeze on the opponent, scoring two unanswered goals to the opponent from Ufa. In the third 20 minutes, the opponents could not even bother the goalkeepers with abandoned goals, and the score was 3:2 in favor of the bears until the final siren. It is worth noting striker Nikita Shcheglov, who scored a double.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, the team concedes 2.8 goals per game.
- In the last 10 matches, the club has suffered only one defeat in regular time.
Tolpar
Russian FederationCurrent form
Ufa Tolpar unsuccessfully started the main series of the season in the MHL - the Kharlamov Cup play-in. At home, the club hosted the Kuznetsk Bears from Novokuznetsk and could not cope with the opponent, losing on their home ice. The beginning of the first match was promising. Salavat Yulaev's youth led 2-1 after the first period. However, the representative of the Golden Division of the Eastern Conference turned the tide of the game and was able to hit the Ufa team's goal twice in the second period. The players did their best in the final half, but they failed to put the game into overtime. Tolpar lost 2:3 and went to Novokuznetsk for the second match, where it would not be easy to get Victoria. The score in the series, which runs to two wins, became 0:1, and therefore Ufa made it as difficult as possible for themselves to reach the 1/8 finals of the Kharlamov Cup. It is worth remembering that in the MHL playoffs, the club was burned twice by the Kuznetsk Bears and did not draw conclusions from this before the first match of the series, which led to an unsuccessful start.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has been conceding an average of three goals per game since the beginning of the season.
- In the last two face-to-face games, the club cannot beat its opponent.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In the last meeting of the rivals, more than 1.5 goals were scored in the first period.
1.72Bet 2nd period: victory of the Kuznetsk Bears
In the last two matches, the hosts won in the second period.
2.85Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the bookmakers are again making the guests a small favorite, but we disagree with this. The Kuznetsk Bears are holding a meeting in their arena and intend to win the second victory in the play-in, having mastered all the shortcomings of the last full-time match. The Novokuznetsk team has worked on the mistakes, and we believe that it will win the third victory in a row over its rival from Ufa.
The betting tip is the victory of the Kuznetsk Bears in the match with a coefficient of 2.00
Bet on the total
In this match, the opponents will play openly from the first minutes and intend to once again throw a lot of pucks at each other. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in four of the last five face-to-face matches of the rivals in the MHL, more than five goals were scored, and we believe that in this confrontation the scoring extravaganza will take place.
The betting tip is a total of more than 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.65
Betting on an individual total
The youth of the forge have no problems attacking in matches against the Crowd. The team has not scored less than two goals against the opponent in the last five matches in a row. We believe that the hosts will be able to upset the goalkeeper of the Ufa team more than twice.
Betting Tip - the individual total of the Kuznetsk Bears is more than 2.5 goals in 1.68
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