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“Salavat Yulaev” - “Sochi”: forecast for the KHL match
Salavat Yulaev will finally return to their home arena on October 22 after a long away series. In the upcoming match, the team will meet Sochi and will try to rehabilitate themselves for their not-so-great performances away from home. Our experts, in turn, have prepared a forecast in which they will tell you about the current form of the teams, and will also help you decide on the most relevant bets
Command Analysis
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Russian FederationCurrent form
Salavat Yulaev has completed an away series, which in the end turned out to be far from successful. In the first match, the team met with CSKA and was unable to show its attacking potential at all, losing dry (0:2). What is noteworthy is that the Ufa team was much more active than their opponent, but the puck stubbornly refused to fly into the target. A completely opposite situation occurred in the match with Spartak, where they managed to crush the Muscovites with a score of 5:2. Forwards Livo and Khmelevsky showed their best side, scoring twice each. However, the Greens were unable to consolidate their success; on the road against Moscow Dynamo, they had serious problems in defense, which led to another failure (2:4).
The Ufa team managed to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans in a duel with the main outsider of the league, Barys, having a hard-fought victory over the obvious outsider with an advantage of only one goal (3:2). This time, goalkeeper Vyazovoy made a big contribution to the success, reflecting 94% of the shots and also giving an assist. As expected, away to Traktor, Kozlov charges once again failed to play reliably in defense, suffering their third defeat in the away series (2:4). Due to the large number of lost points, Salavat dropped to eighth place in the Eastern Conference table, where it remains to this day.
Disqualifications and injuries
Salavat Yulaev does not have any serious problems with its roster. The team is practically in full combat readiness, and the least significant players, such as forward Gleb Kuzmin and defender Yaroslav Tsulygin, remain in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Salavat concedes an average of 3.1 goals per match
One of the main problems of Ufa remains their weak defensive play, which is the main reason for the loss of points.
- On average, the Greens take 30 shots per match
Salavat Yulaev itself prefers open attacking hockey and consistently makes a large number of shots on goal.
HC Sochi
Russian FederationCurrent form
The start of the season for Sochi was extremely difficult, but during the regular championship the team was still able to pick up the pace and now pleases fans with successful results. After another series of defeats in three matches, the Leopards went to play away, where they met an opponent of their level in the person of Kunlun and were able to crush them dry with a score of 4:0. It seems that Red Star did not expect such fierce resistance from the opponent, which Sochi took advantage of. The most productive forward was Rasskazov, who scored an assist hat-trick. It is also impossible not to note the efforts of goalkeeper Ivanov, who managed to earn the fourth "dry" in his career.
Few could have expected that Sochi would be able to consolidate its success away from CSKA, as the Army Men are two heads better both in terms of their lineup and their overall play. But Zubov charges met the Muscovites just when they were down, which they were able to take advantage of, snatching victory in a shootout (4:3). This time it is difficult to even single out any of the players, as many distinguished themselves with effective actions.
Disqualifications and injuries
Sochi is currently playing in full combat strength, all players are in action.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sochi converted only 15% of their power play attempts
So far, the Leopards have not been able to play well in the majority; the team rarely punishes opponents for rough and sloppy play.
- On average, Sochi scores only 2.5 goals per match
Problems with performance continue to haunt the club from season to season.
Trends
Bet First goal: “Salavat Yulaev”
In four out of six head-to-head matches, Salavat Yulaev opened the scoring
1.50Goal in each period bet - yes
In four out of five head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period
1.50Tip and bets
Bookmakers do not believe in another success of Sochi at all and give huge odds for its victory, but it is quite dangerous to use this. Indeed, the "leopards" surprised both their fans and all other hockey fans, especially with an away victory over CSKA. However, it is worth considering that such things happen quite rarely. Also, we must not forget that for Sochi the upcoming match will be the third away, which means that fatigue will affect their game. Salavat Yulaev, on the contrary, returned to the home arena, where they have practically not lost this season.
Our prediction is a victory for Salavat Yulaev with a handicap of (-1.5) goals for 1.75
Bet on total
Salavat Yulaev prefers very active attacking hockey, which allows the team to often score a large number of goals, but it is worth noting that the club defense is not the most reliable. All this together should have a good effect on the overall performance of the upcoming match.
Forecast - total over 5.5 goals for 1.77
Bet on the outcome of the first period
Salavat Yulaev must take into account the mistakes of Sochi previous opponents and not allow themselves to underestimate their opponent. Also, due to the home advantage, the Ufa team has every chance to create serious pressure on the Leopards from the first minutes of the match and ultimately earn an advantage in the starting segment.
Forecast - Salavat Yulaev wins in the first period for 1.87
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