Norilsk - Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Forecast and bets on the VHL match

Current form

After a long break, the team hosted Barnaul Dynamo-Altai in the last match. The match was extremely difficult for Vladimir Gusev team. They played quite well, and the game was combative. Norilsk opened the scoring in the second period, began to maintain the advantage and tried not to make mistakes in defense. At the end of the third period, the team could not hold out and conceded a goal a minute and a half before the final siren, but in overtime they finished off their opponent. The team earned two points and continues to fight in the playoff zone. In the previous game, they beat Barnaul on their ice with a score of 2:1. Norilsk became the most productive team in the first round, scored the most, but there were also too many goals conceded. The club from Norilsk won 21 victories since the beginning of the championship and transferred the game to overtime only six times. The team has scored 117 goals in 33 games at this stage, which is one of the best results in the championship. As a result, 44 points in the asset and 10th place in the tournament table, four points behind the top five.

Interesting trends for betting

• On average, 6.6 goals have been scored in Norilsk games since the start of the championship
• The club has not lost in the second period in the last five games

Current form

Metallurg, like its opponent, had more than a week off, and despite such a long break, did not lose its game form. The match against Sokol in Krasnoyarsk was unproductive. The "feathered ones" opened the scoring in the first period, but the Novokuznetsk club held out, as there were many unjustified penalties. In the third period, the team completely dominated and was able to equalize the score, transferring the game to overtime, finished off the opponent and earned the much-needed two points. In the previous match, the team beat the same Krasnoyarsk team with a score of 4:3 on home ice. At this stage, the club from Novokuznetsk has 46 points, seventh place in the tournament table and eight points behind the first Dynamo from St. Petersburg, but has played one match less.

Interesting trends for betting

• Metallurg has never won in Norilsk
• The team has suffered only two defeats in its last 10 games.