Metallurg vs. Salavat Yulaev: Ivan Romazan Memorial Tournament Match Betting Tip
The oldest pre-season tournament in memory of Ivan Romazan will start in Magnitogorsk on August 27. Metallurg will play Salavat Yulaev in the first match. The teams recently met each other in Ufa and then the club from Bashkortostan was stronger. Will the Foxes be able to take revenge for the defeat? Or will the losing streak continue? Read our betting tip for the game

Command Analysis

Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Current form
Andrey Razin's team approaches the final tournament of pre-season training with four defeats in five games. At the tournament in Ufa, Metallurg was able to achieve success only in the game against Neftekhimik (2:1), but lost to teams from Yekaterinburg (2:4), Ufa (1:3) and Cherepovets (2:6).
It is worth noting that the Foxes played only against Salavat Yulaev and Avtomobilist in the main squad. The Urals team played the rest of the games in August with the participation of young players and hockey players from the farm club.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Foxes are taking 34 shots per game.
- Metallurg blocks 13 shots per game on average
Estimated composition
Nabokov, Podskrebalin, Yakovlev, Orekhov, Press, Maklyukov, Khabarov, Minulin, Eremenko, Silantyev, Grass, Bashkirov, Mikhailis, Kozlov, Petunin, Vovchenko, Geraskin, Wilson, Akolzin, Johnson, Korobkin

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Current form
After the end of the season, Salavat Yulaev played only on home ice. Viktor Kozlov's team suffered an unpleasant defeat to Severstal (0:1), after which they got down to business and beat Neftekhimik (4:2), Metallurg (3:1) and Avtomobilist (4:1). Ultimately, the hosts took only second place in the table, losing the main trophy to the guests from Cherepovets.
Joshua Leivo had a great performance, scoring four points in the matches against Yekaterinburg and Magnitogorsk.
Interesting trends for betting
- Salavat Yulaev is sent off almost four times per match on average
- Ufa players block 16 shots per game
Estimated composition
Samonov, Vyazovoy, Khafizullin, Vasilevsky, Varlov, Panin, Tsulygin, Zorkin, Gazimov, Komarov, Suchkov, Khmelevsky, Todd, Rempal, Sharov, Leivo, Kuzmin, Valeev, Korenev, Sorokin, Guskov, Efremov
Trends
Bet 1st period: Salavat Yulaev win or draw
Ufa did not lose to Magnitka in the first 20 minutes in three of the four previous matches.
1.45Bet 2nd period: total under 1.5 goals
In four of the five head-to-head matches, the teams failed to score at least two goals in the second period.
Tip and bets
Salavat Yulaev beat Metallurg at a home tournament, and at that time the steelworkers played with Ilya Nabokov in goal and in a lineup close to optimal. Magnitka is not playing its best hockey this summer, so the club from Ufa will definitely have a chance to score. We believe that in this game it would be more appropriate to take the double chance of the guests.
Our prediction - Salavat Yulaev will not lose for 1.75
Bet on total
Both teams prefer to play defensively and rarely please the stands with a large number of goals scored in face-to-face matches. At the Bashkortostan Republic Cup, these teams scored only four accurate hits between them. We don't think the game pattern will change much in Magnitogorsk.
Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals for 1.90