Torpedo-Gorky - Magnitka: betting tip for the VHL match
Torpedo-Gorky will host Magnitogorsk Magnitka on January 11 at its arena in Nizhny Novgorod. The hosts have been playing brilliantly in recent matches and do not intend to share points with the league's newcomer. Torpedo-Gorky looks great and deservedly occupies a place in the top five of the VHL. Will the home team be able to beat the opponent and what bets will play in the match? The answer is in our betting tip
Match announcement
Torpedo Gorky
Current form
One can only admire the results of the Nizhny Novgorod club this season. The team returned to the VHL after a long absence and is not inferior to its rivals in class, and even looks stronger than many rivals in the regular championship. The club plays with full dedication, fights for every centimeter of ice and has the opportunity to claim the Petrov Cup, but it is too early to talk about it. Alexey Isakov's charges cause a lot of problems for more famous rivals, which they proved in the last calendar match, where the team fought on their arena with a strong rival from Orsk. The meeting was held on equal terms and ended with the victory of the Nizhny Novgorod club with a score of 3:1. The game before, Torpedo-Gorky left no chance for Chelyabinsk Chelmet (6:4). At this stage, the fourth line in the tournament table, 59 points in the asset and only four points behind the first Dynamo. The team scored 131 goals during the season and has a goal difference of plus 26.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club concedes 2.5 goals per game
- In the last 10 matches, Torpedo-Gorky suffered only one defeat in regular time
Magnitka Magnitogorsk
Current form
Magnitka is playing in the VHL championship in its first season after the club was founded in 2024. Evgeny Polozov's charges look worthy in matches with more experienced teams, and the team intends to fight for a place in the playoffs. However, this has not been possible yet, as a lot of points have been lost. The team lost again in the last match and suffered a second defeat in a row. The team played in Magnitogorsk and lost to Neftekamsk Toros. The game was even, the club conceded in the second period, but was unable to recover and, in addition, conceded into an empty net - 0:2 in the end. In the previous confrontation, Magnitogorsk failed to cope with Izhstal (2:4). The club has an excellent selection of young players, but at this stage is only on the 22nd line in the standings with 40 points in the asset, lagging behind the TOP-16 by six points, which will not be easy to win back.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, the club has scored 2.6 goals per game since the start of the season.
- The team won seven of the last 10 games
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last three meetings, the home team scored less than 1.5 goals in the first period.
2.05Bet 2nd period: Torpedo-Gorky win
In 2 of the 3 recent matches, Nizhny Novgorod won in the second period
2.35Tip and bets
In this confrontation, we will give preference to the home team, who look a cut above their opponent from Magnitogorsk. The Nizhny Novgorod team has gained good momentum, in two home games in a row they have outplayed their opponents, are in excellent shape and are going to win again. We can assume that home ice will be the decisive factor in the match.
Betting Tip - Torpedo-Gorky win with odds of 1.93
Bet on total
In this pair, a closed game on opposite courses is most likely planned, and Torpedo-Gorky intends to act as the first number. In eight of the past ten meetings, the Nizhny Novgorod team scored no more than four goals, and we believe that the goal extravaganza will not take place.
Betting Tip - total under five goals with odds of 1.75
Bet on individual total
Torpedo-Gorky has no major problems in the attack line, and in the past three matches the club scored a devil's dozen goals, while the opponent missed seven goals in the same number of matches. We can assume that the hosts will score more than two goals.
Betting Tip - individual total Torpedo-Gorky more than 2.5 goals for 1.75