Sputnik – Avto: forecast for the MHL match
On February 5, in Almetyevsk, Sputnik will host Avto at the Jubilee Arena. The guests are having a good season in the MHL, fighting for the top five in their division and intend to show brilliant hockey again. But the hosts in the "Silver" division are showing a disgusting game, and it will be extremely difficult to resist on their own court. Who will be the winner in the confrontation and what bets should I place? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Sputnik Almetyevsk

Current form
In the current MHL draw, the club does not shine with results and does not have a single chance of getting into the Kharlamov Cup playoffs. The youth team of Almetyevsk Neftyanik looks disgusting from the start of the championship, very often does not follow the instructions of the coaching staff, which indicates the low results of the team. Sputnik is currently in ninth place in the standings of the Silver Division of the Eastern Conference, two points behind the leading Snow Leopards. In 40 matches of the season, the team led by Daniil Arkhipov scored only 12 wins, scored 91 goals and suffered 28 defeats with 150 goals conceded, which corresponds to 25 points scored. In the last calendar match, the squad lost to the Steel Foxes with a score of 1:5, but earlier in the match they defeated Victoria over AKM-Nomoskovsk (8:4).
Interesting betting trends
- On average, the club has been scoring 2.2 goals per game since the start of the championship.
- The team has outplayed its opponent three times in the last five face-to-face games.

Avto Yekaterinburg

Current form
Last season, Avto took seventh place in the Golden Division and made it to the play-in round, where it prevailed over Ladya in a series of two wins. However, in the 1/8 finals, the club had rivals "Polar Bears" from Chelyabinsk, from whom the team was defeated 1:3 in the series. The Yekaterinburg club is playing a decent game this season and looks much more confident than in the last MHL championship. In 39 calendar meetings, the team was able to win 22 victories and suffered five fewer defeats, which allowed them to score 47 points and place themselves on the seventh line in their division. In the last game, the club played away against Reactor and lost. The game was dictated by the hosts, and Nizhnekamsk had the initiative. Thus, the club from Yekaterinburg was defeated 1-4 in the end. This was the third setback in the last five fights. The team had won 3-1 against the Mammoths of Ugra the previous game.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, the team scores three goals per game.
- In the last 10 matches, the club has won seven victories.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In 3 of the last 5 meetings of the hosts, less than 1.5 goals were scored in the first period.
1.92Bet period 2: victory of Sputnik
In 1 of the last 3 matches, the home club won in the second period.
5.80Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the bookmakers make the guests the favorites, but the hosts should not be discounted. Sputnik is holding a meeting in its arena, has won three victories in the last five face-to-face games and intends to give the opponent a fight with the help of its fans. We believe that the team from Almetyevsk, at least, will not lose much.
Forecast – handicap (+2.5) pucks for Sputnik with a coefficient of 1.68
Bet on the total
In this match, the guests will take advantage and will dictate the game throughout all three periods. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in the last three matches of the "Auto" less than six goals were scored, and we believe that in this confrontation the scoring extravaganza will not take place.
The forecast is a total of less than 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.92
Betting on an individual total
Sputnik has had no problems offensively lately, and the team has scored 15 goals over the past five confrontations. We believe that the hosts will be able to upset the opponent's goalkeeper more than twice.
The forecast is that Sputnik's individual total is more than two goals in 2.55