Sakhalin Sharks vs. Dynamo-Shinnik: MHL match forecast
On December 14, Sakhalin Sharks will host Dynamo-Shinnik in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The hosts won another victory in the last match, were able to repel their opponents from the Golden Division on the road, and today they intend to continue what they started at home. Whose side will fortune be on and what bets should they play? The answer is in our forecast
Match announcement
Sakhalinskie Akuly
Current form
The team has not been showing great results this season and has no chance of making it into the top three of the Western Conference Silver Division. The opponents fighting for play-in spots have already pulled ahead by 11 or more points, and the club does not have a strong roster to compete for high spots in the MHL. In the last match, Sergei Bazhukhin men were able to beat the Amur Tigers. The match was dominated by the Sakhalin Sharks and ended 3:1 overall, where the team was losing 0:1 after the first period and was able to turn the tide of the match by scoring two goals in the second and one in the third 20-minute period. The previous game, the club left no chance for Mytishchi Atlant, defeating the opponent 5:1 overall. In the Silver Division of the Western Conference, the team is in sixth place in the standings and has only 21 points, and in 23 games played, only nine victories have been won and 64 goals have been scored with 69 goals conceded. Let see how head coach Sergei Bazhukhin prepared the team for the game with the leader from Bobruisk.
Dinamo Shinnik
Current form
Last season, the team did not become a clear outsider of the "Silver" division of the Western Conference, but imposed a fight on more experienced and famous teams and fought for an exit to the play-in. At the end of the season, the club suffered two unnecessary defeats in a row and the team lacked only two points in order to get into the top three and show themselves in the knockout matches. In the current MHL draw, the Belarusians have the task of reaching the playoffs and at this stage they are coping with this goal. After 27 matches, the hockey players leave the most pleasant impression in terms of the result and quality of the game, being the leader of their division. Andrei Mikhalev charges won 22 victories in the MHL, suffered only five defeats and are ahead of the "Red Army" by four points, have one game in reserve. In the last calendar match, the team beat Typhoon (2:1 OT), scoring only in the majority. The game before, the youth of Minsk Dynamo won in Vladivostok against the youth team of Admiral 5:4 in the end.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has suffered only one defeat in its last 10 matches.
- In the last five matches, the club has scored an average of 3.6 goals per game
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
1.63Bet 2nd period: Sakhalin Sharks win
In the two previous matches, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk team won in the second period
4.40Tip and bets
In this confrontation, we will give preference to the Sakhalin Sharks, but the favorite of the match is the guests from Bobruisk. The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk team is holding the meeting at its arena, and we hope that it will not lose big, and intends to fight for victory. The home team is set only for victory, will take advantage of the opponent mistakes and provide worthy resistance.
Forecast – handicap (+1.5) of a puck on the Sakhalin Sharks with odds of 1.97
Bet on total
In this pair, the guests will have the advantage. The teams are absolutely different in terms of the level of play and selection of players. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in the last five face-to-face matches of the opponents in the MHL, less than seven goals were scored, and we believe that in this confrontation there will be no goal extravaganza.
Forecast - total under 6.5 goals with odds of 1.68
Bet on individual total
Sakhalin Sharks have no problems converting scoring opportunities. In the last five games, the team has scored an average of three goals, and we believe that the hosts will be able to upset their opponents more than twice.
Forecast - individual total of "Sakhalin Sharks" more than 2.5 pucks for 2.25