Salavat Yulaev Ufa vs Spartak Moscow Prediction 20 September 2026
🔊 Spartak are riding a five-game winning streak on the road and arrive in Ufa as one of the league’s hottest teams early in the season. Salavat Yulaev have also been consistently picking up points, and after a painful loss in the Green Derby, they bounced back with a shutout win over Neftekhimik. Last season, Spartak claimed victory in both head-to-head clashes between these sides. Now, Salavat will look to put an end to the Red-and-Whites’ winning run on home ice.
Spartak claimed victory in both meetings last season.
📊 Back in the 2024/25 season, these rivals clashed seven times in the second round of the playoffs. The series went the distance, with Salavat Yulaev edging through in Game 7 (4-3). The following regular season, however, saw a shift in momentum. Spartak claimed both meetings-2-1 and 5-3-securing the maximum four points on offer. In the second encounter, penalties proved costly for Ufa: Spartak capitalized on the man advantage, scoring three power-play goals.
Head-to-head statistics Salavat Yulaev Ufa - Spartak Moscow
Salavat quickly bounced back after the Green Derby
In their opening five games, Ufa have dropped points just once. The wildest contest was a shootout against Barys (6-8): Salavat outshot their opponents on target (40-35) and held the edge in expected goals-3.2 to 2.6-but that still wasn’t enough to claim even a single point. Viktor Kozlov’s side then squandered a three-goal lead in the third period of the Green Derby, ultimately falling to Ak Bars in overtime (3-4). Devin Brosseau bagged a brace in that clash.
After those two high-scoring encounters, the win over Neftekhimik was a different story altogether. Ufa limited their rivals to just 19 shots on goal, fired 42 themselves, and secured a 2-0 victory. Nikita Zorkin broke the deadlock in the first period, while Jack Rodewald sealed the deal in the third with a power play goal. Semyon Vyazovoy turned aside every shot he faced, recording his second shutout of the season. Gorshkov and Kuzmin remain sidelined through injury.
Match Results: Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Spartak Moscow Team Overview
Spartak’s only defeat this regular season came at the hands of Torpedo (0-1), and since then, Alexei Zhamnov’s side have been on a tear, stringing together five straight wins-scoring at least three goals in every outing. Their most emphatic victory came against Severstal, an 8-0 rout where Spartak dominated the xG tally (3.7 to 2.4) and fired 36 shots on target. The red-and-whites then followed up with solid wins over Metallurg and Traktor.
The trip to Chelyabinsk, however, proved far from straightforward. Traktor matched Spartak with 33 shots on goal and managed to level the score in the third period. The breakthrough came in the 53rd minute, when Daniil Gutik restored Spartak’s lead, before Danil Pivchulin sealed the win with an empty-netter for a 3-1 finish. Artem Zagidulin turned away 32 shots, conceding just once. Galchenyuk, Comtois, and Reilly remain sidelined through injury.
Match Results: Spartak Moscow
⚡️ Key Players
Jack Rodewald has tallied eight points in five games for Salavat Yulaev, scoring five goals and adding three assists. Sheldon Rempal sits on six points with a 1+5 line, while defenseman Alexander Alexeyev also has six points - all from assists.
For Spartak, Alexander Belyaev leads the way with seven points in five appearances, netting five goals and providing two assists. Daniil Orlov has chipped in six points across six games (1+5), and Egor Filin has registered five points with two goals and three assists.
🥅 Goaltenders
Semyon Vyazovoy has featured in four games for Salavat Yulaev, posting three wins and a single loss. He boasts a 95.2% save percentage, a goals-against average of 1.51, and has already recorded two shutouts. Ilya Yelin has stopped 85.7% of shots, while Ilya Konovalov has a save percentage of 75%.
Artyom Zagidulin has started two games for Spartak, conceding just one goal on 61 shots faced. He owns an impressive 98.4% save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average. Ivan Fedotov has appeared in four contests, turning aside 94.4% of shots with a goals-against average of 1.51.
⭐️ Editorial Prediction
Salavat have made a strong start to the season, dropping points just once in their opening five games. However, they've consistently struggled against Spartak in recent meetings. In seven of their last eight head-to-head clashes, Salavat have failed to defeat the Moscow side in regulation time. Spartak also swept both regular-season matchups last year.
The visitors’ current form only strengthens this case. Since losing their opener, Spartak have rattled off five consecutive regulation wins, including impressive road victories over Metallurg and Traktor. While Salavat are certainly capable of making things difficult for the visitors again, Spartak’s winning streak and their recent record in this fixture suggest they’re well positioned to avoid defeat. My pick: Spartak double chance (X2) in regulation.
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