Zauralye vs Yuzhny Ural Orsk Prediction 16 January 2026
📣 This Friday, we're set for a clash between Zauralye and Yuzhny Ural. A win in this upcoming match carries special significance for both teams: the hosts aim to solidify their position in the middle of the standings, while the visitors are fighting to escape the relegation zone.
Head-to-Head
📊 Official head-to-head statistics between Zauralie and Yuzhny Ural:
- played 27 matches;
- the hosts have secured 16 wins (including overtime), while the visitors have 11 victories;
- goals scored: 74 against 73;
- average total in the 1st period - 1.13, in the 2nd - 1.29, in the 3rd - 2.13;
- average total per match - 4.42.
The teams last faced each other on 05 November 2025 at Yuzhny Ural's arena, with the final score being 1-3.
Head-to-head statistics Zauralye - Yuzhny Ural Orsk

Zauralye Team Overview
Zauralie are showing decent form, with three wins in their last five games backing this up. The season is relatively successful for the team, with 20 wins against 22 losses keeping them in 15th place. Their average scoring rate is 2.48 goals per game, slightly above the league average. On home ice, the Kurgan side scores even more, averaging around 2.87 goals per match, which is a strong point for them. However, their defense leaves much to be desired, conceding an average of 2.35 goals at home. It's worth noting that Zauralie rarely end their matches in a draw, preferring to play until the end for a win.
Match Results: Zauralye

Yuzhny Ural Orsk Team Overview
Southern Ural are going through a rough patch, as evidenced by their five-game losing streak. In their last ten outings, the Orsk team have managed just two wins against eight losses, scoring an average of only 1.7 goals per game while conceding up to 3.2 times per match-one of the league's worst records at the moment. They sit second to last in the standings, hoping to climb out of the bottom by tightening up their defense and employing aggressive forechecking against more organized opponents.
Match Results: Yuzhny Ural Orsk
Prediction for the 1st period
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 27;
- Number of first-period wins at home - 7; away - 3;
- Average first-period total: 1.13;
- Today's home team averages 0.55 goals, while the visitors average 0.58.
First Period Statistics: Zauralie (home) vs Yuzhny Ural (away)
- Number of matches played in the tournament: 23 vs 17;
- Wins: 12 (52.17%) vs 2 (11.76%);
- Losses: 2 (8.7%) vs 4 (23.53%);
- Draws: 9 (39.13%) vs 11 (64.71%).
- Average goals scored: 1.17 vs 0.41;
- Average goals conceded: 0.39 vs 0.65.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Wins: 3 vs 2;
- Losses: 2 vs 2;
- Draws: 5 vs 6;
- Average first-period total: 1.4 (scored - 0.9, conceded - 0.5) vs 1.7 (scored - 0.7, conceded - 1).
- The total for the first period exceeded 0.5 goals in 7 of Zauralie's last 8 home games.
Outcome Prediction
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 27;
- Home wins - 16, away wins - 11.
Statistics: Zauralie vs Yuzhny Ural
- Matches played in the tournament: 42 vs 39;
- Wins: 20 (48%) vs 12 (31%);
- Losses: 22 (52%) vs 27 (69%);
- Home wins for Zauralie: 13;
- Away wins for Yuzhny Ural: 6.
Last 10 Matches:
- Wins: 6 vs 2;
- Losses: 4 vs 8;
- Home wins for Zauralie: 5;
- Away wins for Yuzhny Ural: 1.
- Zauralie remain unbeaten (in regulation time) at home in 11 of the last 12 head-to-heads against Yuzhny Ural.
- Yuzhny Ural have failed to win (in regulation time) in their last 6 games.
Total Prediction
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Average goals per match for the home team - 2.39, for the away team - 2.35;
- Average goals in head-to-heads - 4.42;
- Both teams scored in the 1st period - 6 times;
- Both teams scored in the 2nd period - 7 times;
- Both teams scored in the 3rd period - 11 times.
Statistics: Zauralie vs Yuzhny Ural
- Average total in the tournament: 4.43 vs 4.28;
- Average goals scored: 2.48 vs 1.64;
- Average goals conceded: 2.26 vs 2.85;
- Zauralie: average total at home in the tournament - 2.87;
- Yuzhny Ural: average total away in the tournament - 1.88;
- Last 10 matches (average goals scored): 2.7 (home - 3.17) vs 1.7 (away - 2).
- Zauralie score fewer than 3.5 goals in 11 of the last 12 head-to-heads against Yuzhny Ural.