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Metallurg Novokuznetsk - CSK VVS: betting tip for the VHL match
On February 27, Metallurg will host CSK Air Force from Samara at its arena in Novokuznetsk. The hosts' season is going well, at this stage they are fighting for the first place in the regular season, but the guests are showing a less interesting game and will not fight in the playoffs. However, you should not underestimate the army men, otherwise you can lose like that. How will the confrontation end and what bets should I place? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
Russian FederationCurrent form
Last year, the Forge did not qualify for the playoffs, which led to changes in both the squad and the coaching staff. The start of the season was not a shock one, but then Metallurg pulled himself together and flew up – now the team has made its way to the vice-leaders of the VHL. Strengthening definitely helped the team, but even before that, the Novokuznetsk club's squad was already so good. The squad suffered 19 defeats from the start of the championship last calendar year. Metallurg in the match against Zvezda was less focused on winning and was unable to convert the created scoring chances into abandoned goals. The team lost to the hosts from Moscow 2:3, scoring all their goals in the third period. The game before, the club defeated Unison (6:2), and before that, SKA Neva had no chance (3:0). At this stage, Andrey Lunev's team has 82 points in the asset, the second place in the standings and the club has secured a place in the playoffs.
Interesting betting trends
- In the last five games, the club has conceded an average of two goals.
- The team scores an average of three goals per game.
VVS Samara
Russian FederationCurrent form
The Samara club failed last season and, as a result, was able to take only 23rd place in the standings, which did not allow them to compete in the Petrov Cup playoffs. The current championship is also going poorly, and the coaching staff is unable to establish a game in all lines that will bring results. Most of the championship is over and the Army team is just finishing the championship, as they do not claim anything. Sergey Shikhanov's team is in 27th place in the standings with 50 points, and they have lost five times in the last six games. There is no chance of reaching the playoffs at all, but the Air Force is able to put up proper resistance to the more experienced teams of CSK. It is worth noting that the team from Samara cannot win in regular time in six consecutive matches and scored only 10 goals in them. In the last game, the squad could not beat Dynamo Altai on someone else's ice (1:4), and lost to Magnitogorsk (2:4) in the previous match.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, CSK Air Force scores 2.2 goals per game.
- The team has not been able to beat Metallurg in the last five games and has conceded 21 goals in them.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In 2 of the last 5 meetings of the hosts, more than 1.5 goals were scored in the first period.
1.95Bet period 3: victory of Metallurg
In the last two matches, the home team won in the third period.
1.75Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the hosts are the favorite. Metallurg has outplayed its opponents in the past eight out of ten matches and today it intends to continue punishing its opponents. The Novokuznetsk squad will benefit from the experience, and we can assume that a more powerful team will be able to defeat the Samara team with a minus handicap, as in the last three face-to-face matches.
The betting tip is a handicap (-1.5) of the puck on the Pulse with a coefficient of 1.72
Bet on the total
In this pair, a game is planned to be dictated by the hosts with many dangerous attacks. Metallurg implements the created scoring chances well, and in the last home match of the Novokuznetsk club, the total was higher. We believe that the scoring extravaganza in the confrontation will take place.
The betting tip is a total of more than 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 2.15
Betting on an individual total
The hosts have no problems attacking, and the club has scored 19 goals in the last five matches. We can assume that the Novokuznetsk team will score more than three goals, as they have not scored less than three goals in a row in the past five head-to-head matches.
The betting tip is that Metallurg's individual total is more than 3.5 goals in 1.97
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