Salavat Yulaev Ufa vs HC Sochi: Prediction & Preview
Salavat Yulaev Ufa host HC Sochi at Ufa Arena in KHL Round 9 on 27 October 2026. Form, head to head, key numbers and our model's prediction.
Match context
Salavat Yulaev Ufa welcome HC Sochi to Ufa Arena for Round 9 of the 2026/2027 KHL season on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. The puck drops at 14:00 UTC (10:00 ET).
The hosts are 12th of 22 teams with 21 points from 20 games, having scored 58 goals and conceded 62. HC Sochi are 21st with 10 points from 18 games, with 5 wins and 13 defeats so far.
Form guide
Salavat Yulaev Ufa have alternated results, with a form line of LWLWL. Their latest outing was a 1-2 home defeat to Ak Bars Kazan on 25 October, after a 5-4 win away at Metallurg Magnitogorsk on 21 October.
Before that they lost 0-2 at Admiral Vladivostok, won 4-3 at Amur Khabarovsk and were beaten 2-4 at home by Sibir Novosibirsk. Two of those three defeats came by a two-goal margin.
HC Sochi arrive with a form line of WWLLW and two straight wins. They won 4-3 away at HC Lada Togliatti on 25 October and 3-2 at home to Dinamo Minsk on 22 October, after home defeats of 2-5 to Shanghai Dragons and 3-6 to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Their run also includes a 3-2 win away at Ak Bars Kazan on 12 October.
Head to head
Salavat Yulaev Ufa have won 3 of the last 5 meetings and HC Sochi 2. The most recent, on 30 September 2026, went HC Sochi's way 6-3 on home ice.
Before that, Salavat Yulaev Ufa won 2-1 at home on 20 March 2026 and 2-1 away on 24 January 2026. HC Sochi won 2-1 at home on 19 November 2025, while Salavat Yulaev Ufa won 3-1 at home on 5 October 2025.
Key numbers
Salavat Yulaev Ufa have scored 58 goals and conceded 62 in 20 games, keeping 3 clean sheets. HC Sochi have managed 31 goals and let in 65 across 18 games, without a clean sheet.
That defensive record is the clearest gap between the sides. No top scorer data is available for either team.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's model gives Salavat Yulaev Ufa an 83% chance of winning, against 17% for HC Sochi, and rates its confidence as high. The pick is Salavat Yulaev Ufa, with 3-2 the most likely score.
The model is built on points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage, and the hosts lead on the standings and goal difference. HC Sochi's two recent wins and their 6-3 victory in the last meeting suggest a close game, and this estimate is not a guarantee.
Most likely score: 3-2
Our own model, from points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. An estimate, not betting advice.
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