Another match in the Ice Hockey. VHL. Regular Season championship between the teams Metallurg Novokuznetsk and HC Norilsk. The meeting will take place at the arena ДС кузнецких металлургов (Новокузнецк) - 16 March 2026 year.
The teams have not faced each other in a long time, so it is not advisable to rely on their head-to-head history..
Let's try to understand and analyze which team is stronger.
Metallurg Novokuznetsk: It is in sixth place in the standings out of 33. The team is in combat form.
In recent matches, the club has shown low scoring in home games. Some data on the latest games:
The last time The team played an away match against the club from the city of Казань - Барс год назад. A stunning shootout with an abundance of goals undoubtedly delighted the fans. The winners, represented by this team, managed to score just one more goal. But that was enough for the victory. One match before this the team Металлург Новокузнецк played an away match against the club Нефтяник, it took place год назад. An exciting shootout with plenty of goals undoubtedly delighted the fans. The team should forget this painful away defeat and move on..
HC Norilsk: Occupies seventh place in the standings out of 33. The team is in perfect form.
In recent matches, the club has shown low scoring in home games. The team has the best attack in their league at the moment. Coach has well-prepared the team in this aspect.Information for thought:
The last time год назад the team played an away match against the club Барс. The match was exciting with шайбами scored. The teams played without worrying about their own goals, which resulted in 7 goals scored шайб. Before this The team played an away match against the club from the city of Набережные Челны - Челны год назад. The match featured шайбами. Both teams played without looking back at their own goals, resulting in a total of 7 goals scored and a loss for Норильск.
Dynamo St. Petersburg
HC Ryazan
Khimik Voskresensk
Rubin
HC Torpedo-Gorkiy
Metallurg Novokuznetsk
HC Norilsk
Molot-Prikamie
Gornyak Uchaly
SKA-Neva
Zvezda Moscow
Ugra
Chelmet
Youzhny Ural
Zauralie Kurgan
HC Tambov
Buran Voronezh
Dinamo-Altai
Neftyanik Almetyevsk
Bars Kazan
Omskie Krylya
HC Rostov
Diesel Penza
Toros
HC Chelny
Sokol Kr
Crystal Saratov
CSK VVS
MHK Olympia K-Ch
Izhstal IzhevskIn the match between "Metallurg" and "Norilsk", a confident victory for the home team is expected. "Metallurg" has won five games in a row, becoming the most productive team. The leader of the attack, Mikhail Shalagin, scores a lot of points. "Norilsk" is not stable and is located in the lower part of the table. In the previous meeting of the season, "Metallurg" won. A high-scoring game with a high total is expected. Therefore, we can expect a victory for "Metallurg" and a good number of goals scored.
My prediction for the Metallurg - Norilsk match in the VHL: bet on the number of goals scored by the away team. Considering that Norilsk has an impressive attacking game and good form, I believe they will score the stated number of goals. It is also worth considering that Metallurg often concedes many goals, which could be an additional argument in favor of my prediction.
Forecast: Novokuznetsk will score at least four goals in the match against their opponent. Metallurg shows high scoring ability, while the opponent is significantly weaker. Although the game is not critical for Novokuznetsk, the team will aim to showcase their strength and confidence. Therefore, we should expect a successful offensive game and a good result, with at least four goals scored.
