LiontipsSKA - Salavat Yulaev: betting tip (cf 1.85) and bets on the KHL match
Command Analysis
Current form
Igor Larionov's team is not very stable in the tournament. The beginning of 2026 was frankly not a success for the Army team – a series of seven defeats in a row, an anti–record in the club's history, almost cast doubt on getting into the top eight. To the credit of the army team, in February the team came out of a knockdown and scored a series of four away wins, including over the higher-ranked Minsk and Severstal. The match against Salavat Yulaev opens a long home series – the team will play the next 7 games in its arena.
Leonid Tambiev, who had been the head of the Vladivostok Admiral for several years before, recently joined the SKA coaching staff. The club's management and fans have the right to hope that his rich experience as a player and coach will help balance the team's game at the final stage of the regular season. Currently, SKA shares the eighth place in the Western Conference standings with Spartak with 62 points and is 15 points ahead of the Shanghai Dragons in the fight for a place in the playoffs. In the previous match, the Army team brought two points from Astana, confidently beating Barys with a score of 5:0.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nikita Zaitsev, Igor Larionov and Trevor Murphy are in the owners' infirmary.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, SKA makes 29 shots on target
- The Army team wins 47.2% of face-offs per game
Current form
Ufa started the year with a bang, losing only twice in 13 matches and winning eleven. Such a powerful sprint made it possible to overcome the setbacks of the beginning of the season, and now Salavat, with 60 points, has firmly established itself in the cup eight of the Eastern Conference. Today, the team looks quite capable of challenging a Motorist in a dispute for fourth place. Ufa currently has a six-match winning streak, which they are, of course, ready to continue. Alexander Zharovsky, who opened last season with Ufa, is productive, and the three foreign players Jack Rodwald, Sheldon Rempal and Devin Brosseau are showing good form. They all top the list of the team's top scorers.
In the previous match, Salavat hosted Magnitogorsk Metallurg at home and managed to win a strong-willed victory over the season leader in a series of free throws (4:3, B). Sheldon Rempall and Devin Brosseau scored three points each (two goals and one assist each, with Rempall scoring the winning shootout), two Evgeny Kuznetsov scored assists, and Alexander Zharovsky scored one. In the first game of the season against SKA in November, Ufa prevailed with a score of 2:1.
Disqualifications and injuries
All the Ufa leaders will play in St. Petersburg.
Interesting betting trends
- Ufa players, according to statistics, carry out17 power techniques per match
- Yulaev's team makes an average of 27 shots on target per game.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: total more than 1.5 goals
In the last five games with Ufa, the second period was productive.
1.72Bet period 1: Ufa residents will not lose
The hosts have not lost in the first period for six consecutive games.
1.50Tip and bets
SKA scored a great move, but after the break, Igor Larionov's team did not have the most difficult calendar. Salavat Yulaev continues to fight for the fourth place in the East, while the guest leaders and goalkeeper are in optimal condition. Ufa have won five matches in a row and were able to put the squeeze on the best team in the league in the last meeting. We think that the hosts will not be able to impose their hockey on the opponent. We believe that the Greens will take away at least one test point from St. Petersburg.
Betting Tip - Salavat Yulaev will not lose in 1.85
Betting on an individual total
SKA looked very pale in attack for a long time. Yes, Sergei Plotnikov's squad has managed to score a lot of goals in recent away matches, but now an opponent with an extremely reliable defense is coming to visit the red and blue. Semyon Vyazovoy is in great shape, so we don't expect more than two or three scoring shots from the Petersburgers.
We take SKA's individualtotal of less than three goals for 1.65
