Salavat Yulaev - Lokomotiv: betting tip for the KHL match

Current form

At the start of the playoffs, Ufa faced Novosibirsk Siberia and failed to show their best hockey throughout the series. Viktor Kozlov's team performed quite strongly on their ice, but they failed to win a single match on the road (4:3 in the series). In the second round, Salavat Yulaev faced Spartak and, after an embarrassing defeat in the second game of the series, was one step away from being eliminated from the tournament. Grigory Panin's squad showed character and achieved success in three meetings in a row, reaching the semifinals (4:3 in the series).

Yulaev's team came to Yaroslavl for a victory and achieved their goal in the opening match of the series (3:1). The Greens put the squeeze on their opponent in the end and deservedly won, although they threw less often than Loko. A day later, Joshua Livo returned to the lineup, but he could not help his partners consolidate the advantage. The Ufa club was losing by two goals before the start of the third period and failed to catch up with the opponent.

Disqualifications and injuries

Gleb Kuzmin and Nathan Todd will miss the upcoming meeting.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Salavat Yulaev makes 34 shots on target.
• Ufa residents receive 5.81 minutes of penalty time

Current form

Lokomotiv got far from the strongest opponent in the first round of the playoffs. The team led by Igor Nikitin completely controlled the course of the series against Torpedo and did not give Nizhny Novgorod a single chance to advance further (4:3 in the series). The railwaymen did not lose a single match and calmly advanced to the next round. In the series against Avangard, Yaroslavl had some problems and they lost the advantage in two matches and achieved success only in the seventh meeting (4:3 in the series).

The locomotives got an important rest time and came out pretty fresh for the first match of the semifinals, but they couldn't realize their chances and missed an offensive goal at the end of the third period. Alexander Yelesin's team did not get too upset and a day later quite calmly took revenge (2:1). Yaroslavl once again led by two goals before the final 20 minutes and lost in it.

Disqualifications and injuries

Semyon Nikulin and Richard Panik will not come to Ufa with their partners.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, the Locomotive makes 32 shots on target.
• According to statistics, Yaroslavl wins 60.2% of face-offs.