AK Bars Kazan vs Lada Prediction 1 November 2025
🔊 Ak Bars Kazan will host Lada Togliatti on their home ice in another KHL regular season matchup. The hosts have found an impressive stride and are currently the hottest team in the East. Meanwhile, the visitors, after a brief surge, have slipped back into a nearly endless streak of defeats. The favorite for the upcoming clash is quite clear.
Head-to-Head
In 2025, though not in the current regular season, these rivals clashed four times, with the hosts maintaining an overall advantage of 3-1 in victories. Lada's sole triumph came in a shootout (2-1). Overall, the matches were not high-scoring affairs, with more than four goals never recorded in any single game.
Head-to-head statistics AK Bars Kazan - Lada

AK Bars Kazan Team Overview
Anvar Gatiyatulin's squad shows no signs of slowing down. The hosts have already secured 11 consecutive victories. This impressive run has propelled the team to second place in the Eastern Conference standings. A key factor in their numerous successes has been their exemplary defensive play. They've conceded only 50 goals, the best record in the conference. Under these circumstances, claiming the top spot seems just a matter of time, as stopping these guys right now looks incredibly challenging.
Match Results: AK Bars Kazan

Lada Team Overview
The club from the Samara region showed a brief resurgence after Pavel Desyatkov took the helm, but that initial burst of energy quickly faded. Currently, the team has suffered six defeats in their last seven matches, sitting deservedly in second-to-last place in the Western standings. They trail the playoff spots by 10 points, with the gap only widening. Realistically, the visitors' chances of making it to the playoffs are now purely theoretical.
Match Results: Lada
🏒 Projected Lineups
Ak Bars: Bilyalov - Miller, Lyamkin - Yashkin, Semyonov, Alistrov
Lada: Bocharov - Cotton, Semin - Mikhailov, Savchuk, Belousov
🥅 Goalkeepers
Ak Bars' goalie Timur Bilyalov has significantly improved his stats. The local talent boasts a save percentage of 92.3% and stands out as one of the key figures in the team's current successful streak.
Lada's netminder Ivan Bocharov continues to deliver commendable performances. The former Torpedo player maintains an impressive save percentage of 92.6%, which is remarkable for a team far from the playoff contention.
⭐ Editorial Prediction
It's hard to doubt the eventual success of the hosts, but there's another factor worth considering. Kazan's numerous victories often feature a relatively low number of goals. In fact, in 7 of Ak Bars' last 8 matches, no more than five goals were scored. Given the visitors' struggles in attack (only 38 accurate shots), this trend may continue. Our bet is on under 5.5 total goals.