SKA Khabarovsk vs Ufa

This Round 32 meeting at Lenin Stadium could hardly matter more. SKA Khabarovsk sit 14th on 35 points — just six above the drop zone — with Ufa immediately below in 15th on 31, making three points an absolute necessity for the visitors. SKA arrive in wretched form, taking nothing from their last three matches and conceding eight goals across defeats to Shinnik, Spartak and Rotor. The mood in the camp has soured further after the recent departure of head coach Poddubsky. Ufa halted a two-game losing run with a narrow 1-0 home win over Chernomorets, but their away record is dismal — not a single win in eight trips on the road this season. History leans firmly toward stalemates: seven of their previous meetings have ended level, including a 1-1 draw when the sides met in the first half of the season. With SKA's shaky backline and Ufa's inability to win away from home, another draw looks the most likely outcome. Our prediction: 1-1