Avtomobilist vs. Salavat Yulaev: KHL Match Prediction
On September 14, Avtomobilist will play against Salavat Yulaev again, but this time on home ice. A couple of days ago, the Urals team lost in Ufa with a score of 3:5 and will now try to take revenge in Yekaterinburg. Will the visitors be able to extend their winning streak and become the leaders of the Eastern Conference table? Or will Nikolai Zavarukhin's charges be able to improve their position in the Kharlamov Division? Read about it in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg

Current form
Avtomobilist is returning home after a 3-5 defeat to Salavat Yulaev in Ufa. Nikolai Zavarukhin's charges played matches on their home ice with varying success in early September. The Urals team took points in games against Traktor (3-2) and Sibir (4-0), after which they showed a weak attack and lost to Torpedo (1-3). In the last two games, the Yekaterinburg team did not play their best defense and conceded eight goals in total.
Despite the excellent realization of moments (11.7%), "Auto" very rarely threatens the opponents' goal. The Machinists make an average of 23 shots per game, while the opponents block 18 attempts. Nevertheless, Anatoly Golyshev's team still has a positive difference between goals scored and conceded - 11:10.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Urals' opponents make 35 shots on average
It’s not surprising that Avto started to concede more goals, because the team’s goalkeepers have a lot of work to do in every game.
- Avtomobilist is sent off more than four times per match
The Yekaterinburg players often get sent off and give their opponents many chances.
Injuries and disqualifications
Evgeny Kashnikov and Semyon Kizimov are injured.

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Current form
Salavat Yulaev has not lost yet this season and if they win in Yekaterinburg, they will become the sole leader of the Eastern Conference in terms of percentage of points scored. The Ufa team beat Ak Bars (5:3) and Avtomobilist (5:3) in shootouts and with great difficulty finished off Traktor (2:1, B) in a shootout. The new legionnaires fit in well with Viktor Kozlov's game plan. Sheldon Rempal and Nathan Todd earned four points (1+3) in three games.
Let's note the goalie line of the club from Bashkortostan. Aleksandr Samonov and Semyon Vyazovoy miss only 7.1% of shots per game, although on average 32 shots are made on the goal of the "greens". At the same time, the guests themselves score 15.4%, making only 26 attempts to upset the opponents' goalkeepers.
Interesting trends for betting
- Salavat Yulaev makes 17 power moves per game and allows 15
Ufa forces its opponents to play their game; matches involving the Yulaevites are rich in physical combat.
- Grigory Panin's team won 46% of faceoffs in the new season
So far, Ufa's centers have not been able to show a decent result at the face-off spot.
Injuries and disqualifications
Only Daniil Alalykin is in the infirmary.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total goals 1.5 more
Only one match involving the teams did not see at least two goals scored in the first period.
2.05Bet 3rd period: Salavat Yulaev will not lose
In the four matches played , Avto has never won in the third periods.
1.40Tip and bets
Salavat Yulaev has gained excellent form by the start of the regular season and is making great use of its chances. The Yulaevites are especially strong on home ice, but Viktor Kozlov's team has a good history of matches in Yekaterinburg as well. Since 2020, the Ufa team has only lost once in regulation time on the ice of the Uralets Arena , and now there is an excellent opportunity to extend this streak. Avtomobilist started the season well at home, but failed in the last two games. We believe that the club from Bashkortostan will be able to earn another two points and become the leader of the East.
Our prediction is a victory for Salavat Yulaev with a handicap of 0 for 1.94
Bet on total
Salavat Yulaev plays attacking hockey and has scored five goals against its opponents twice in three games. Avtomobilist also has good scoring ability, while allowing a lot of shots into its possessions. Both teams have been penalized a lot at the start of the regular season, so we don't think they can't score just five goals between them.
Betting Tip - total goals 4.5 more pucks for 1.70
Bet on the total of the first period
The Greens, even in a low-scoring game against Traktor , managed to exchange goals in the first period and generally start their matches very actively. The same can be said about Avtomobilist , in four matches with whose participation only once the total of 1.5 over was not broken in the first 20 minutes.
Betting Tip - total goals 1.5 more pucks in the first period for 2.05