Admiral Vladivostok vs Salavat Yulaev UFA Prediction 2 March 2025
📢 Will the "Sailors" be able to take revenge for Friday's defeat? On Sunday, the second game of the week between Vladivostok and Ufa will take place. The hockey players won't just go through the motions on the ice, as both teams need to strengthen their position in the standings.
Head-to-Head
In the current season, the teams have met three times, and no clear favorite has emerged from the past matches. In October, the "Greens" first defeated the "Sailors" at home with a score of 2:1, but a few days later on the same ice, they lost to them (2:4). In the Friday match, the Vladivostok team was trailing during the game, but thanks to a goal by 26-year-old Alexander Shepelev, they managed to take the match to overtime, eventually losing in the shootout series (2:3 SO). In the Far East, matches between these clubs tend to be intense and often feature a small number of pucks. For instance, in the last ten meetings, the total over 4.5 has been achieved on the "Sailors'" ice only twice.
Head-to-head statistics Admiral Vladivostok - Salavat Yulaev UFA
Admiral Vladivostok Team Overview
Leonid Tambiev's team is positioned seventh in the Eastern Conference and is still competing with the "wolves" and the "snowmen" for a playoff spot. The opponents are also continuing to earn points, and any slip-up could push the "sailors" out of the top eight. In the last ten games, the Vladivostok team has been performing well, with only Traktor and Avangard delivering regulation time losses; in the other seven games, the "sailors" have always managed to earn at least one point. The home series in Vladivostok continues, and Libor Sulak and company will strive not to disgrace themselves and to perform admirably in the remaining 9 games of the championship.
Match Results: Admiral Vladivostok
Salavat Yulaev UFA Team Overview
The team from Ufa is currently in third place in the conference, but the standings in the East could still change. Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Avangard Omsk continue their successful performances and could push the "greens" out of the top 4. The team from Ufa would prefer not to start the first round of the playoffs as visitors, so they will strive to perform well in the remainder of the regular season (their last match against the resilient "sailors" confirms this). Recently, the "greens" lost three matches in a row, but team leaders Josh Leivo, Sheldon Rempal, and Nathan Todd quickly got the team back on track and were the headliners in the last two victories over Togliatti and Vladivostok.
Match Results: Salavat Yulaev UFA
🏒 PROBABLE LINEUPS
Admiral: Mishurov - Shulak, Shepelev - Soshnikov, Shestakov, Petukhov
Salavat Yulaev: Samonov - Khafizullin, Zorkin - Rempal, Khmelevski, Yan
🥅 GOALIES
The times when Admiral had one of the best goalies in the KHL, Nikita Serebryakov, have long passed. Now Leonid Tambiev has to rely on the 23-year-old Andrey Mishurov, who, by the way, has been excellent in recent matches, allowing more than three pucks in only one out of ten encounters.
The coaching staff of Salavat Yulaev will likely again choose the 29-year-old Alexander Samonov. The goalie made 36 saves in Friday's game and has been the undisputed leader at the last line for the past three games. There is also a young goalie, Semyon Vyazovoy, on the bench, who shone in the middle of the month.
Editor's Prediction
In the upcoming match, the stakes are too high to rush forward recklessly and showcase scoring wonders. The "Sailors" will likely prefer defensive hockey against such a formidable opponent, as any mistake in attack will send Sheldon Rempal and Joshua Leivo on a rendezvous with the goalkeeper. Matches in the Far East are historically known for a low number of pucks. We draw attention to the tournament standings and statistics, which show that in Vladivostok, only two out of the last ten matches were high-scoring, and we suggest considering a total match under 5.5.No comments
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