Mammoths of Ugra - Steel Foxes: betting tip for the MHL playoffs match
On April 2, Mammoths of Yugra will host Steel Foxes from Magnitogorsk in Khanty-Mansiysk as part of the 1/8 finals. The first battle of the rivals for the right to compete in the quarterfinals of the Kharlamov Cup finals will take place today. The guests passed the play-in stage without any problems and intend to fight and take risks again, but the opponent is much stronger than the Perm Hammer. Will the foxes be able to break the resistance of their opponent and what bets to play? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Mamonty Yugry

Current form
Throughout the regular season, the Mammoths of Ugra were in the top three of the Eastern Conference Gold Division. Following the results of the first part of the season, the squad took third place, and in early January, the club soared to first place and remained there until March, when it lost both home matches to its direct competitor Irbis. Kazan is the only team in the 2024/25 season that Dmitry Burlutsky's team failed to beat in any of the four meetings. The team's longest winning streak was 13 matches, which is a repeat of the club record. The Mammoths are the best team in the East in terms of achieving the majority, and the youth of Ugra conceded the fewest goals in the Eastern Conference (96 goals). The club's best result in the MHL is the bronze medals in the 2012/13 and 2018/19 seasons, and the Mammoths of Ugra have twice won the conference.
Interesting betting trends
- The club concedes an average of 1.8 goals per game.
- In the last 10 games, the Mammoths of Ugra have won six victories.

Stalnye Lisy

Current form
According to the results of the regular season, the Steel Foxes took the sixth place in the Eastern Conference Gold Division and were one point ahead of the seventh Auto. The team had 29 wins. The Foxes took the penultimate place in their division in terms of the number of goals scored – 152 goals. The biggest victory was won over AKM-Novomoskovsk with a score of 6:0. Throughout the regular season, the Young Steelworkers alternated winning streaks with not the most successful stretches. Mikhail Fedorov is the best scorer of the team. In 45 matches, the striker scored 43 (17+26) points, but has not scored in the matches on the ice yet. Magnitogorsk met with the Perm Hammer in the play-in. Two matches were enough for the squad to win and reach the playoffs. The opponent was beaten 3-1 in Perm, and defeated 6-1 on home ice. Thus, Stanislav Shumik's team made it to the 1/8 finals and intend to fight for the Kharlamov Cup, just like in the distant 2009/10 season.
Interesting betting trends
- The team scores an average of three goals per game.
- In the last 10 matches, the club suffered only two defeats.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In 2 of the last 3 meetings of the hosts, more than 1.5 goals were scored in the first period.
2.13The bet of the 2nd period: the victory of the "Steel Foxes"
Magnitogorsk won the last three matches in the second period.
3.60Tip and bets
In this confrontation, the bookmakers make the hosts the favorites, and it's hard to disagree with this. Mammoths of Ugra are holding a meeting in Khanty-Mansiysk, they will use their ice and win their first victory in the playoffs, which will allow them to take a step closer to the quarterfinals, which the club has not been able to overcome for two years in a row. Mammoths have been playing well on the court in recent games, and we believe that they will leave their opponent from Magnitogorsk with nothing.
The betting tip is the victory of the Mammoths of Ugra with a coefficient of 1.80
Bet on the total
In this match, the owners of the ice will take advantage and will act as the first number. It is worth paying attention to the fact that in the last three face-to-face matches of the four opponents, less than five goals were scored, and we believe that there will not be very many of them in this confrontation either.
The betting tip is a total of less than 5.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.95
Betting on an individual total
The Mammoths of Ugra have no problems in attack, the team has scored 18 goals against the opponent in the last five face-to-face matches. We believe that the hosts will be able to upset the goalkeeper of the Steel Foxes more than twice, as they have not scored fewer goals in the last four matches against their opponent.
Betting Tip - the individual total of the Mammoths of Ugra is more than 2.5 goals in 1.75