As part of the third match of the VHL playoffs, the players of Rubin and Sokol will come face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this confrontation? Our sports portal evaluates the teams' chances of success."Ruby"
Tyumen residents were able to confidently defeat Chelmet with a score of 4:0 in the series within the 1/8 finals of the VHL playoffs, without giving the opponent any chance to fight. But with the AKM, Rubin had to sweat. The team of today's hosts put the squeeze on the opponent only in the decisive seventh match, and defeated the opponent with a score of 4:1. Interestingly, in two meetings against the "Falcon", the "rubinovs" looked great, but lost to the opponent both times in overtime (2:3 FROM and 1:2 FROM).
"Falcon""Sokol" played against "Hammer" at the 1/8 finals stage, and suffered significantly.
It was possible to defeat the opponent only in the seventh meeting. In the decisive match, the "birds" were able to defeat the opponent with a score of 5:2. There were seven matches in the confrontation with Toros. Moreover, in the last seventh match, Sokol also confidently outplayed the opponent with a score of 6:1, showing a great level of play at the most crucial moment. In two semifinal games, Sokol was stronger than today's opponent in overtime (2:1 FROM and 3:2 FROM).
Statistics and figures: Rubin is the favorite of the meeting;
- The score in the series is 2:0, ahead of Sokol;
- Both meetings of the series ended in overtime;
- The last full-time game of the opponents ended with a score of 3:2 in overtime in favor of the "Falcon".
- Forecast
I think that in this meeting Rubin will be able to win over its opponent.
In addition, the hosts will have a head start of 1 puck, and will soak the score in the series. It is unlikely that Krasnoyarsk will be able to win the third game in a row.