Salavat Yulaev - Siberia: betting tip for the KHL match

Russian Federation

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Russian Federation

KHL Playoff

27 March 07:00 UTC

Sibir Novosibirsk

Russian Federation

Salavat Yulaev will play the first match of the KHL playoff series against Siberia. Ufa players look like a clear favorite in this confrontation, especially when they play on their own ice. However, this season they have already lost to Novosibirsk on the home court during regular time, so is everything so obvious in this fight? What should I bet on in the opening meeting? You can find out about this from our betting tip

Salavat Yulaev Ufa vs Sibir Novosibirsk Prediction and Betting Tips (27.03.2025)

Command Analysis

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Russian Federation

Current form

Salavat Yulaev finished the regular season in the second position of the Eastern Conference and was able to earn a total of 93 points. The team showed fairly stable results, but from time to time it went through bad periods during which it could not pull itself together. Sometimes she demonstrated powerful hockey in matches with the leaders, and in the very next game she lost to the obvious outsider of the championship.

Nevertheless, Ufa managed to get into the playoffs, staying in great shape. Let's remind that they won four victories in a row. So, on their ice, in a stubborn struggle, they dealt with Dinamo Minsk (4:3B), then went to the exit, where they alternately beat Avtomobilist (4:1), Siberia (3:1) and proved their superiority over the underdog in the person of Barys with a score of 4:1. It is noteworthy that in none of the three previous matches did they have more than one puck in the net.

Viktor Kozlov's squad, by the way, plays more strongly on their ice than on the road, as they have allowed themselves to be dealt with only six times during the regular season. Plus, she's great defensively and usually doesn't need more than two missed goals.

Disqualifications and injuries

Alalykin and Kuzmin will not be able to help their team in the first match of the series.

Interesting betting trends

Salavat has a 59:41 ratio of goals scored and conceded in the first period.
Ufa players perform 15 power moves per match

Sibir Novosibirsk

Russian Federation

Current form

Siberia could have stayed outside the playoff zone altogether, but it still coped with the task-at least for this season, pulling itself together in time. In the end, the team was able to beat even the Admiral, although in this case it was not without luck, since the Vladivostok team themselves suffered a crushing defeat from the Petrochemical in their final match.

Novosibirsk players did not have stable results throughout the season and, as a rule, relied on performances in the home arena, where they felt extremely comfortable and could deal with almost any opponent. By the way, the snowmen had an unpleasant fallout before the start of the playoffs, because after a successful match against Barys (3:2), they lost to the same Ufa (1:3) and Ak Bars (2:3 OT).

We emphasize that Siberia does not always have a good offensive game and is usually limited to two abandoned goals in meetings, especially when playing against powerful opponents. As a rule, the snowflakes are most unsuccessful in their second game, in which they have a 59:67 ratio of goals scored and conceded, so we can say that playing with distant benches causes them a lot of difficulties.

Disqualifications and injuries

Butuzov, Gordeev and Rasskazov will not take part in the upcoming match due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

Siberia gets an average of 6.16 minutes of penalty time per match.
Siberia wins 50.2% of face-offs

Trends

Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks

In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period was inconclusive.

1.70

The 3rd periodbet: Ufa victory

In two out of three meetings against Novosibirsk, the hosts achieved victory in the third segment.

2.15

Tip and bets

1.72Salavat's victory

Salavat looks preferable to his counterpart in this confrontation and, of course, is obliged to start this series with a victory. Ufa players have kept most of the head-to-head fights for themselves this season and often achieved victory within 60 minutes. Plus, the last match between the clubs, which took place quite recently, ended in favor of the greens with a score of 3:1, and then they played away. Kozlov's team performs much better on its own ice, so we suggest betting on its success.

Betting Tip - Salavat's victory in 1.72

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1.6In Siberia, there are less than two washers

Betting on an individual total

Siberia is sometimes unable to score even two goals on foreign pitches. Novosibirsk residents demonstrate mediocre performance in matches against strong opponents and have difficulty realizing their chances. If Ufa players don't give their opponent extra chances to score and don't move away a lot, they won't let the snowmen score two goals.

We take Siberia's individual total of less than two goals for 1.60

Bet on the total total

We won't expect a lot of goals scored in this match. Salavat, led by Viktor Kozlov, prefers to play in the playoffs in an extremely closed style and acts exclusively with an eye on defense. By the way, four of the previous five meetings between the clubs were also less than total. Based on this, we are betting on this outcome.

We bet on a total of less than five goals for 1.70

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