The regular season VHL match for the season 2023-2024 between competitors from the bottom half of the league table kicks off at 13:00 GMT. Russian hockey enthusiasts will witness the showdown between the Kazan based team "Bars" and Krasnoyarsk's "Sokol".
"Sokol" hockey players have taken part in 53 official VHL regular season matches for the 2023-2024 season. With 53 matches played and 62 points garnered, "Sokol" claims the 15th spot in the league standings. The team performed much better in the previous year, managing to make it to the Petrov Cup final, where they fell short against formidable competitors from "Khimik" Voskresensk.
As it stands, the Krasnoyarsk based "Sokol" holds the 15th place in the league table with a 2-point lead over its direct competitor at the 17th spot. They have three more games to play in the regular season, and they need to clinch at least two victories to stay on the safe side. In their last 5 matches, "Sokol" suffered only 1 defeat.
Backup squad "Ak-Bars" had 54 appearances in the 2023-2024 VHL regular season. With 44 points earned in 54 matches, Bars sits in the 25th place in the league table. Once again, the 2023-2024 season turned out to be a disappointment for "Bars". While the club was going for a playoff berth in the Petrov Cup, they couldn't keep up with the heightened competition and fell out of the top-20.
Currently, "Bars" is placed 25th and their battle is effectively over with only 2 matches remaining that won't change the team's position. In their last 5 matches, "Bars" managed to secure 3 victories.
"Bars" and "Sokol" have faced off in 24 matches. "Sokol" claimed the victory 17 times, while Kazan's "Bars" triumphed in the remaining 7 encounters.
Bars' Individual Total Under (ITU) is pegged at less than 2 goals scored.
"Sokol" will win in regular time. The Krasnoyarsk club is clearly superior to its rivals from Kazan and exhibits clear competitive motivation to triumph, while for "Bars", the season has already come to an end. All that remains is to tough it out to the finish line and go on vacation.
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