Sochi - Salavat Yulaev: betting tip (cf 1.95) and bets on the KHL match

Current form

Sochi residents remain on the tenth line in the West and intend to at least retain the penultimate place in the conference. Dmitry Mikhailov's team scored only 35 points in 45 matches this season and have already lost their real chances of reaching the playoffs. The Southerners got off to a great start in the new calendar year, but now they are on a streak of five defeats in six starts. The Leopards' away series ended with games against SKA (2:1) and Lada (0:4), while Sochi could not put the squeeze on the guests from Cherepovets (4:5, OT) at home.

By the eighth minute of the game against the lynx, the hosts were losing by two goals, but Pavel Dedunov managed to score one goal before the break. In the second 20 minutes, the Sochi team took great advantage of their chances. Timur Hafizov and then Max Ellis hit the opponent's goal twice and made a comfortable advantage for their partners. The Southerners could not withstand the pressure of one of the leaders of the West and conceded twice, and then were beaten in overtime.

Max Ellis became the new top scorer of the hosts. He scored 23 points (14+9) in the goal+pass system.

Disqualifications and injuries

Danil Seroukh, Matvey Guskov and Denis Vengrzhanovsky will miss the upcoming meeting due to injuries.

Interesting betting trends

• Sochi wins 47.9% of face-offs on average.
• According to statistics, the leopards perform 24 power moves per match.

Current form

Salavat Yulaev has established himself well enough in the top eight of the conference and now occupies the sixth place in the East. The team led by Viktor Kozlov scored 48 points in 48 starts and equaled Tractor, which continues to fight for a place in the top five. Grigory Panin's squad has demonstrated a strong level of play since the end of December and has posted a series of seven wins in eight matches. Before the trip to Sochi, Yulaev's team lost in Yekaterinburg (2:6), and then lost at home to Avangard (2:5).

In the first period of the match against Omsk, Ufa's defense crumbled and by the end of the 15th minute, the then hosts were losing by three goals. Sheldon Rempal scored one goal in the second 20 minutes, making the most of it, but the Greens missed twice more in the third period. Alexander Khokhlachev scored a non-decisive goal less than two minutes before the end of regular time.

Alexander Zharovsky remains the top scorer of the guests. He scored 35 points (13+22) in the goal+pass system.

Disqualifications and injuries

Dean Stewart, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andrey Vasilevsky will not help their partners in Sochi.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Salavat Yulaev wins 46.6% of face-offs
• Ufa players perform an average of 18 power moves per game.