LiontipsIzhstal – Torpedo-Gorky. VHL match forecast and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
The Izhevsk team will be completely without matches for the sixth season in a row. With an uncertain game and a weak selection of players, the leadership should not count on the playoffs. Izhstal has been playing a disgusting game since the start of the championship. The club lacks skill, both in the defensive line and in the final stages. The coaching staff does a lot of work to achieve the result, but the tasks are not being solved. Konstantin Maslyukov's team has suffered seven defeats in the last 10 games, and since the beginning of the season there have been as many as 33. The squad has scored only 98 goals and is one of two teams that have not yet exceeded a hundred goals. In the last meeting, Izhstal faced Toros at home and lost. The match ended with a score of 1:2, and this setback was the fourth in a row. The squad had lost a game earlier to Molot Perm (0:3). The team occupies the penultimate place in the standings and has only 37 points in the asset, ahead of the last "Unison" by six points.
Interesting betting trends
- Since the beginning of the season, the team has scored an average of two goals per game.
- In the last 10 games, the club has won only two victories in the first period.
Current form
The club's three-year absence from the VHL championship was only beneficial. The team returned to the All-Russian Hockey League only this season and started it on a positive note. Alexey Isakov's team has been playing a great game since the beginning of the championship, playing with full dedication and operating at high speeds, causing many problems to more experienced and renowned opponents. In the last calendar match, the squad played in a foreign arena with the Perm "Hammer" and was defeated 2:4, leading 2:1 in the score after the first period. A game earlier, Nizhny Novgorod outplayed Olimpija with a 1-0 football score, scoring the only goals in the third 20 minutes. At this stage, the fifth place in the standings is high, 71 points in the asset and four points behind the leader Novokuznetsk Metallurg, but three points ahead of the second Tyumen. The team scored 160 goals during the season and is among the top five in this indicator.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, the club scores three goals per game.
- Torpedo-Gorky has suffered three defeats in the last five matches.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In the last three meetings of the hosts, less than 1.5 goals were scored in the first period.
1.85Bet 3rd period: Torpedo-Gorky victory
In 1 of the last 3 matches, the visiting team won in the third period.
1.89Tip and bets
In this confrontation, Torpedo-Gorky will again play only to win. The guests have recently looked much stronger and more powerful than Izhstal and intend to win their third victory in a row. The Nizhny Novgorod squad will use the developed game plan, and we can assume that experience and a more balanced team composition will be decisive factors in the duel.
The forecast is a victory for Torpedo–Gorky with a coefficient of 1.78
Bet on the total
In this pair, a counterattack game with a small number of scoring chances is planned. The hosts have been playing poorly offensively in recent games, and Torpedo-Gorky alone can no longer break through the total. In the last five matches of the Izhevsk club, the scoring extravaganza did not take place, which we expect today.
The forecast is a total of less than 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.78
Betting on an individual total
Izhstal has problems in the final stages, and since the start of the championship, the club has scored an average of two goals. We can assume that the hosts will score no more than two goals, as in the last two face-to-face games.
Forecast - Izhstal's individual total is less than two goals in 2.00
