Lokomotiv vs Salavat Yulaev: betting tip for the KHL match

Russian Federation

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Russian Federation

KHL Playoff

27 April 06:30 UTC

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Russian Federation

Lokomotiv passed the Vanguard with great difficulty in the second round of the playoffs and will now play against Salavat Yulaev. On April 27, Ufa residents will come to Yaroslavl and try to take away the advantage of home ice from their opponents. Viktor Kozlov's team performed a real miracle, winning back from the score 1:3 in the series against Spartak. Now they have an even more difficult task ahead of them. Will it be possible to start with a victory? This is stated in the betting tip for the match

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl vs Salavat Yulaev Ufa Prediction and Betting Tips (27.04.2025)

Command Analysis

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Russian Federation

Current form

Loko dominated their side of the table throughout the season and were the best team in the league as a whole. Igor Nikitin's team finished the regular season on the first line in the KHL without any problems and took the first trophy in the club's recent history. Yaroslavl players performed especially well on their own half of the ice and did not allow their opponents to bother their goalkeepers too often. The Volzhans have earned the right to start on their ice in all the confrontations, including the possible final of the Gagarin Cup.

Alexander Yelesin's squad went through the Torpedo rink, not allowing Nizhny Novgorod residents to take at least one match (4-0 in the series). After a fairly long rest, Lokomotiv competed in the quarterfinals with Avangard for the second time in a row. Yaroslavl lost the opening match, but then turned out to be stronger three times. After two misfires, the locomotives were one step away from relegation, but still put the squeeze on Omsk on the ice of Arena 2000 (4:3 in the series).

Disqualifications and injuries

Semyon Nikulin will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injury.

Interesting betting trends

On average, the Locomotive makes 32 shots on target.
According to statistics, Yaroslavl wins 59% of face-offs.

Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Russian Federation

Current form

Salavat Yulaev played unevenly in the regular season and often failed, losing in series. Viktor Kozlov's team became the best ice hockey team in the East and showed the most powerful hockey in Ufa. Yulaev's team improved at the end of the regular season and broke into second place in the conference, retaining the right to start in the playoffs at home in the opening two series. The best sniper in the league, Joshua Livo, was very good before the start of the matches and showed excellent execution of moments, scoring 49 goals.

Ufa began the second part of the tournament with a confrontation against Siberia. The Greens literally did not notice their opponent in the Republic of Bashkortostan, but they could not win in Novosibirsk. In the end, they took advantage of the seeding advantage and went out to Spartak (4-3 in the series). After a successful start, Salavat Yulaev lost three fights in a row and miraculously reached the next stage.

Disqualifications and injuries

Gleb Kuzmin and Nathan Todd will miss the upcoming meeting.

Interesting betting trends

On average, Salavat Yulaev makes 36 shots on target.
Ufa residents receive 5.79 minutes of penalty time.

Trends

Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals

In the last four games, the teams did not score more than one goal.

1.60

Bid for the 2nd period: The hosts will score

Yaroslavl scored against the opponent in the second period in three out of four matches.

1.55

Tip and bets

1.95victory of the Locomotive

Lokomotiv is in high spirits after such a hard-fought victory in the last round of the playoffs. Yaroslavl residents should understand that they should never lose at home to a team that plays better than others on its own ice. Salavat Yulaev has already been on the verge of relegation twice, but he was constantly sleeping thanks to the support of his native stands. The Greens have beaten the Railwaymen twice this season, but they are unlikely to be able to beat Igor Nikitin's team. We think that the hosts will start with a victory. We offer a bet on winning first in regular time.

Our betting tip is that Lokomotiv will win in 1.95

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1.73Salavat Yulaev's goal is less than two goals

Betting on an individual total

Salavat Yulaev plays great in attack at home, but he can't create anything away. It's hard to imagine that Viktor Kozlov's team will be able to impose their game on Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. The railwaymen perform well at Arena 2000 and very rarely miss in large numbers. We don't expect more than one or two hits from the Yulaev team.

The betting tip is Salavat Yulaev's individual total of less than two goals in 1.73

Bet on the total

The series between the two defensive teams is unlikely to be bright. In the first game of the confrontation, the teams will look at each other and wait for the moments. Lokomotiv will play number one and will not allow the opponent to throw often in his possession. Railroad workers know how to play by the score, so we're unlikely to see many goals.

Betting Tip - total less than 4.5 goals in 1.90

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