“Barys” - “Salavat Yulaev”: forecast for the KHL match
The league main outsider, Barys, will settle the score at home with Salavat Yulaev on October 16. The Astana team broke its long losing streak, but it is still hard to believe in their victory over the Ufa team. However, Viktor Kozlov team hasn't been doing so well lately either. What should you bet on in this confrontation? You will find out the answer from the forecast

Command Analysis

Barys Nur-Sultan

Current form
Barys is still in the last place of the Eastern Conference and the overall table. The team has only seven points and continues to show mediocre results. However, after a long series of five defeats, it found the strength to beat Avangard (1:0), but again scored only one goal. Let us emphasize that before this, the Astana team lost to Spartak (2:4), the same Avangard (0:4) and Avtomobilist (3:4), in all cases at least four pucks ended up in their net.
It has already become obvious to everyone that Barys will not be able to fight for a playoff spot this season unless Vyacheslav Butsaev and his coaching staff make some phenomenal breakthrough. However, in the current reality, this is simply impossible to achieve, since there is no progress in the Bars' game. They create very few dangerous moments at the opponent goal, but they themselves concede in response on average at least four times.
Disqualifications and injuries
Savitsky, C.J. Smith and Starchenko will not play in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Barys allows an average of at least 33 shots on goal
Astana players spend most of their time in defense and play second fiddle.
- The Barça win 46.9% of their faceoffs
Barys does not have center forwards with good statistics on faceoffs.

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Current form
Salavat Yulaev continues to worsen its position in the Eastern Conference standings and has already dropped to eighth place. The team has not been playing well lately, and it is no coincidence that it has suffered three defeats in three games. Let us recall that they only managed to deal with Spartak (5:2), but in the next match with Dynamo Moscow, the Ufa team again lost with a score of 2:4. Viktor Kozlov has not been able to improve the defense of his team, and they continue to let in three or four goals per game.
No matter how well the "greens" play in attack, they cannot compensate for their mistakes in defense to the full extent. But the team plays very well in unequal compositions. For example, "Salavat" has 23.6% of the majority implementation, and also has 83.6% of the neutralization of the extra man. The main scorer in the team remains Josh Livo, who fully justifies one of the highest salaries in the league, but his efforts are clearly not enough to achieve results.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kuzmin and Tsulygin will not take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Salavat has a 14:7 record in goals scored and conceded in the second period
The Ufa players are playing well in the second twenty minutes and are playing well with the far benches.
- According to statistics, Ufa residents score at least three goals
The Greens play strong in attack and spend a lot of time in the opponent zone, so it is not surprising that they are scoring a lot now.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was unscoring
1.75Bet 2nd period: away team win
In four out of five matches, Ufa players achieved success in the second period
1.95Tip and bets
"Barys" looks much weaker than its opponent not only in terms of results, but even in terms of its roster. "Salavat" is obliged to earn two points in this confrontation, despite the fact that things have not been going well for it lately. Viktor Kozlov team usually plays well against the championship outsiders and wins thanks to its class. "Barsy" have never won even two games in a row, and the day before they beat Omsk, so they have practically no chance of a favorable outcome.
Prediction - Salavat win for 1.55
Bet on individual total
Salavat plays well in attack and usually scores at least three goals even in matches with top clubs. Barys is not one of them, and often has at least four pucks in its net. It is noteworthy that in the last two out of three head-to-head meetings, Ufa also broke through the defense of their opponent at least five times.
We bet on Salavat individual total over 3.5 goals for 2.10
Total Bet
Previous matches involving guests were often spectacular and had more than five goals scored. Salavat is trying to play open hockey this season and sometimes neglects to be attentive in defense. Barys, in turn, misses a lot, so we expect to see a lot of goals in the upcoming match.
We take the total over 5.5 pucks for 2.15