As part of one of the matches of the regular VHL championship, the players of Sokol and HC Rostov will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this meeting? Our sports portal evaluates the opponents' chances of success. "Falcon"
The Sokol hockey players are demonstrating a good level of play this season. The team of the hosts has the fourth place in the standings of the regular VHL championship. The home team has 64 points, and the gap from the second "Metallurg" is minimal and is only 2 points. Sokol has managed to win the last four games. The club was stronger than such opponents as "Miner-UMMC", "South Ural", "Chelmet" and "Buran". In this match, the hosts are also favorites.
HC Rostov
The Rostov team this season shows far from the most solid level of play. The visiting team is on the 18th line in the championship standings, with 47 points to its credit. The gap from the playoff zone is only 4 points, so the fight for vacant tickets is still ahead. In the last five games, the Rostov team was able to win 3 victories. After winning games against Zvezda Moscow (3:2) and Omsk Wings (4:3), the Southerners lost to Metallurg from Novokuznetsk in a shootout.
Statistics and figures: The hosts are the favorites of the meeting;
- Sokol has a 4-match winning streak;
- HC Rostov won 3 out of 5 meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 4:3 in favor of Rostov (victory in overtime).
- Forecast
In this match, Sokol will be able to take revenge on its opponent.
The hosts are in great game shape and will be able to extend it to the upcoming game. Our bet will be in favor of the host team for a solid quote.