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SKA vs. Salavat Yulaev: KHL Match Prediction
On January 25, SKA will once again try to achieve success in a duel with a very serious opponent. The Petersburgers will play at their home arena, where they will meet Salavat Yulaev. Our experts have prepared a betting tip in which they will tell about the current form of the clubs and help to identify the most optimal bets
Command Analysis
SKA St. Petersburg
Russian FederationCurrent form
SKA continues to demonstrate unsatisfactory results, losing to almost all opponents on its way. The losing streak began with a 0:5 defeat to Spartak, which was a serious blow to the team. In that match, problems in defense prevented the St. Petersburg team from effectively using its attacking potential. Despite many dangerous moments, the puck stubbornly refused to go into the goal. After the defeat to Spartak, the team went to Moscow, where they met with Dynamo. Weaknesses in defense were revealed again, which led to a 4:5 defeat. Goalkeeper Zavragin blocked 87% of shots, but this did not save the team from failure. However, it is worth noting the efforts of defenseman Nikishin, who scored two goals and made an assist, which became an important contribution to the team play. The away series of the army team continued with a match against the leader of the Western Conference, Lokomotiv. The team once again showed a bright game in attack, but problems in defense led to a defeat in extra time with a score of 3:4. Zavragin, as in the previous match, did not play reliably enough, reflecting only 84% of the shots.
Returning to their home arena, SKA faced Severstal and unexpectedly suffered a rout (4:7). The team defense failed to cope with its responsibilities again, and goalie Moyasevic was replaced in the second period after the fifth missed goal. The attack also failed to compensate for the shortcomings in defense. Despite a series of failures, the club continued to play at home and played a return match with Lokomotiv. To the surprise of many, the team won a confident victory with a score of 5:2, breaking its losing streak. It seemed that this series of failures would be replaced by another rise, but this did not happen. Rotenberg charges were unable to cope with Moscow Dynamo in the return match, suffering a defeat by two goals (3:5). Once again, the reason for the failure was a terrible game in defense, which allowed the opponent to make a comeback in the third period.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kuznetsov and Vorobyov are currently in the SKA infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, SKA scores 3.7 goals per game
The team remains the most productive in the league.
- On average, the St. Petersburg team receives 8.5 penalty minutes per match.
The team is not known for its good discipline and very often breaks the rules, which leads to removals.
Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Russian FederationCurrent form
Salavat Yulaev completed its three-game home series, which ultimately turned out to be successful. In the first match, the team met with Neftekhimik and left them no chance, defeating them dry with a score of 5:0. Not only the attacking line showed a great game, but also goalkeeper Vyazovoy, who managed to reflect all the shots and get a shutout. And the most productive forward was Livo, who got a hat trick and gave an assist. It seemed that due to the home advantage, the Ufa team would be able to consolidate their success and also confidently cope with a more powerful competitor in the person of Avtomobilist, but this did not happen. The first two periods were an equal fight, but in the third twenty minutes, the Yekaterinburg team realized their numerical superiority, and then picked up the pace and scored two more goals, which ultimately led to a defeat with a score of 1:4. This time Vyazovoy was unable to provide cover, stopping only 84% of the shots.
The Greens were able to rehabilitate themselves in front of the fans in the final match of the home series, in which they left Avangard no chance, defeating it dry (4:0). What is especially noteworthy is that at that moment the Hawks were in excellent shape and had a huge number of victories to their credit. Salavat showed an amazing game in attack and made 46 shots at the Hawks' goal in three periods. Goalkeeper Vyazovoy also rehabilitated himself, once again making a shutout. Then Kozlov charges went to visit Sochi, where they did not notice any resistance at all and realized their entire attacking potential, thanks to which they won with a difference of seven goals (8:1). In particular, it is worth praising forward Rempal, who made a hat-trick. Such successful performances helped the Ufa team to retain second place in the Eastern Conference table, and also reduce the gap from the leader to three points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Salavat Yulaev has no serious problems with its roster. Only Kuzmin and Varlov are in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- On average, Salavat misses 2.36 goals per match
Ufa players are distinguished by their excellent defensive play.
- The Greens converted 21% of their majority attempts
The club boasts a good power play, which allows it to consistently punish opponents for rule violations.
Trends
Bet First Goal: SKA
In four out of six head-to-head matches, SKA opened the scoring
1.77Goal in each period bet - yes
In four of the six head-to-head matches, the teams scored a goal in each period.
1.55Tip and bets
Salavat Yulaev received a boost of confidence after a crushing victory over Sochi. Now the team will go to visit a much more powerful opponent, but also has a good chance of success, as it continues to be in excellent shape, which cannot be said about the home team. Indeed, SKA is losing points from match to match and is inferior not only to opponents of its level. What is especially noteworthy is that home walls practically do not help to achieve success. So we suggest taking advantage of the unreasonably high odds and making a confident bet in favor of the guests.
Our prediction is Salavat Yulaev victory in the match for 2.30
Bet on total
The upcoming match should definitely be productive. As we have already noted many times, SKA has huge problems in defense and constantly suffers losses because of this. So far, the team has not been able to improve its defense and is trying to compensate for this deficiency at the expense of the attacking line. Salavat Yulaev is also not used to sitting in defense, so as a second bet we choose total over.
Betting Tip - total over 5.5 goals for 1.83
Bet on the outcome of the first period
In the first period, SKA has every chance to create serious problems for Salavat Yulaev, as it will feel superior due to the home advantage. We believe that the Petersburgers will be able to win in the starting segment.
Prediction: SKA wins in the first period with a handicap of (0) for 1.65
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