Metallurg Magnitogorsk vs Salavat Yulaev Ufa Prediction

Metallurg Magnitogorsk play Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the KHL on 21 October 2026, priced on the match winner including overtime and shootout. The bookmaker line has Metallurg Magnitogorsk as the favourite at decimal odds of 1.465, against 2.696 for Salavat Yulaev Ufa. The implied chance is 64.8% for Metallurg Magnitogorsk and 35.2% for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, once the bookmaker margin is removed.

We have no head-to-head record for these teams in our data, although Metallurg Magnitogorsk beat Salavat Yulaev Ufa on 9 October 2026 in a recent KHL game. Metallurg Magnitogorsk won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5, including a win over Dinamo Minsk on 14 October 2026. Salavat Yulaev Ufa won 3 and lost 2 of 5, the latest being a win over Amur Khabarovsk on 17 October 2026.

We pick Metallurg Magnitogorsk to win, the market favourite once the margin is removed. Recent results lean to Metallurg Magnitogorsk and moved the market chance of 64.8% up by 1.3 points, giving a confidence of 66%. The team news and the starting goaltenders are not available to us, which is the main risk.