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It’s time to get out of the crisis.
Salavat Yulaev and Metallurg are not only geographical neighbors, but also longtime conference rivals who have met many times in the late stages of the playoffs. On Monday, they will once again determine the best in the regular season KHL. We make a forecast with a large coefficient, study the opinion of experts and tell you where you can watch the match live
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When will the Salavat Yulaev – Metallurg match start and where to watch the match
Regular season game KHL Salavat Yulaev – Metallurg will take place next Monday, January 16, in Ufa. The beginning is at 17:00 Moscow time. The meeting will be broadcast live on KHL Prime.
Odds of bookmakers for the match Salavat Yulaev – Metallurg
BETCITY analysts failed to identify a clear favorite in the match. The victory of “Salavat Yulaev” in regular time is estimated by the coefficient 2.60 or 37% chance. At the same time, the triumph of the guests from Magnitogorsk is also estimated by the coefficient 2.60 (37% probability), and a draw for 3.60 (26% probability).
At the same time, the victory of the Ufa team, regardless of the presence of overtime or shootouts, is evaluated in the same way as the success of the Magnitogorsk team – by the coefficient 1.90 (50% chance of winning each).
Experts predict the team’s performance at the level of 4-5 goals. The total is set at 4.5 pucks with odds 2.15 for less and 1.70 for more.
If one of the teams manages to score the puck in the first minute of the match, a large odds will play 12.50.
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Before the match
The confrontation between Salavat Yulaev and Metallurg cannot be called the most principled in the KHL. Even for each individual team, there are more significant derbies. Ufa residents sharpen their teeth on Ak Bars, while Magnitogorsk residents have a Traktor at their side. However, there is some spark between these rivals. Not only is the Magnitogorsk airport located on the territory of Bashkiria, but the team captains recently arranged the Ural classic. The head coaches of Magnitogorsk and Salavat Yulaev are former staff colleagues. Viktor Kozlov definitely has something to prove to Ilya Vorobyov.
At the moment, the score is 3-1 in favor of Vorobyov. His ex-assistant won only once – on January 8, when Salavat Yulaev came to Magnitogorsk and dried up last year’s finalists. Andrey Kareev was the first goalkeeper this season who managed to stop Metallurg’s attack. However, before that, Kareev had already managed to miss five goals from the “steelworkers” in two matches, and the Magnitogorsk team scored two against Ilya Yezhov at the end of November, which was enough to win.
With what baggage do the teams approach the fifth meeting of the season? Salavat Yulaev did not lose in 2023, but came to Moscow and failed to cope with Dynamo. The Ufa players generally do not play very spectacularly, but they also have flashes, for example, like 5:1 in a match with SKA. Metallurg, on the contrary, taught them to play bright attacking hockey, but lately it has become less and less common to demonstrate it. The game of Vorobyov’s team has noticeably slowed down, the old combinations do not work, the effectiveness has fallen. And Ilya Petrovich is already resorting to a public “search for men” in the team.
It is paradoxical, but the crisis that has covered Magnitogorsk is taking place against the backdrop of complete personnel well-being. Vorobyov does not have a single injured player in the infirmary. And the situation in Ufa is quite different. Salavat Yulaev has been doing without Canadians Ryan Murphy and Josh Ho-Sang for a long time, but the defender has a chance to play against Metallurg. Kozlov cannot count on Danila Bashkirov and Vladislav Kartaev. All matches of the new year are held by Ufa without Grigory Panin. All this time, the duties of the captain instead of him are performed by Alexander Kadeikin.
Forecast for the match “Salavat Yulaev” — “Metallurg”
It is safe to say that the teams in their current state are unlikely to score more than five goals for two. Magnitogorsk is not playing in attack, and Salavat Yulaev does not have the appropriate personnel. But the “grassroots” nature of the match is rated by analysts as too obvious. We suggest betting on Metallurg. The selection of performers from the Urals does not imply a protracted crisis, and after Vorobyov’s words that he needs men in the team, a useful shake-up should occur in Magnitogorsk.
Our prediction for the match “Salavat Yulaev” – “Metallurg”: the victory of “Metallurg” in the match for odds 1.90.
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