Avangard Omsk vs Avtomobilist Prediction 5 February 2026
🔊 Fresh off their road trip, Avangard have extended their winning streak in the Kontinental Hockey League to eight games. Meanwhile, Avtomobilist, after their Far East journey, have had a significant break. How will this pause impact the Ural team's performance against the soaring "Hawks"? We break down this KHL regular season matchup and offer a prediction for the game on February 5th.
Head-to-Head
📊 Over the past five seasons, Avangard and Avtomobilist have faced off 19 times: the Omsk team claimed victory in 10 encounters, while the Yekaterinburg side won 9. Notably, the "Hawks" have been unable to defeat their opponents in regulation time for five consecutive games.
In the 2025/26 season, the Siberians and the Urals met four times: both teams secured a win at home and away. Avangard triumphed twice in overtime (3-2 OT and 2-1 OT), while Avtomobilist clinched victories in regulation time (4-1 and 3-0).
Head-to-head statistics Avangard Omsk - Avtomobilist
Avangard Omsk Team Overview
The Omsk club extended their winning streak to eight games after defeating the Shanghai Dragons 5-3. In Saint Petersburg, Avangard turned the game around against the Chinese team in just 12 seconds, with goals from Vyacheslav Voynov and Michael McLeod flipping the score from 2-3 to 4-3.
Guy Boucher's squad climbed to second place in the Eastern Conference standings with 75 points, surpassing Ak Bars (73) while holding two games in hand. The upcoming match against the Ural team will be their last before a week-long break for the All-Star Game, after which Avangard will head to the Far East.
Avangard's injury list still includes Alexander Volkov, who hasn't played since January 6. Following their victory over Dynamo Moscow (4-1), Guy Boucher made one lineup change, replacing Mikhail Kotlyarevsky with Ivan Igumnov, and adjusted the formations by placing Giovanni Fiore on the third line.
Match Results: Avangard Omsk
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Team Overview
After their Far East tour, the Ural team got a four-day break before heading to Omsk for a game, followed by another four-day hiatus. Yekaterinburg managed to bring back just two points from Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, courtesy of a win against Admiral (4-1). However, these points were enough to secure their hold on the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference.
Nikolai Zavarukhin's squad has been inconsistent on the road, with the victory in Vladivostok breaking a four-game losing streak against Eastern teams. In terms of away performance, Avtomobilist ranks only seventh in the conference.
Since mid-January, defenseman Dmitry Yudin has been sidelined due to injury. Between their games against Far Eastern clubs, Nikolai Zavarukhin made several roster changes: Sergey Zborovsky replaced Yuri Pautov, while Reid Boucher and Artem Kashtanov were rested, making way for Maxim Denezhkin and Semyon Kizimov. Nikita Ishimnikov played for the first time since late November, and Artem Shchuchinov returned to the youth squad.
Match Results: Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
⚡️ Leaders
Among the top five scorers in the KHL, two players from Avangard stand out: Konstantin Okulov with 57 points (18 goals, 39 assists) and Damir Sharipzyanov with 53 points (20 goals, 33 assists). The best defenseman of January in St. Petersburg ended his 11-game scoring streak, while the "Hawks" forward finished his second consecutive game with two points, bringing him within two steps of the 500-point milestone in the KHL. Andrew Poturalski's scoring streak has extended to eight games.
The top three scoring positions for Avtomobilist are held by foreign players: Reid Boucher with 42 points (17 goals, 25 assists), Daniel Sprong with 41 points (17 goals, 24 assists), and Stéphane Da Costa with 38 points (13 goals, 25 assists). The Frenchman is heading to Italy with the national team to participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics hockey tournament. The Dutch forward's scoring streak has grown to three games (3 goals, 3 assists), and Yaroslav Busygin has recorded assists in three consecutive matches.
🥅 Goalies
Since the start of the year, Nikita Serebryakov has missed only three games for Avangard. In the other nine matches, his save percentage never dropped below 90%. In away games against Dynamo Moscow and the Shanghai Dragons, Serebryakov made 63 saves while conceding four goals.
Vladimir Galkin took on the full workload in Far East matches for Yekaterinburg, making 66 saves over two games with a 91.7% save percentage. In mid-January, Evgeny Alikin played most of the games, maintaining a save percentage that never dipped below 90.
Editorial Prediction
Avangard are on an incredible run-Guy Boucher's team can easily turn the game around against the Shanghai Dragons or hold onto a narrow victory against Traktor. Meanwhile, Avtomobilist have had a hectic schedule in February, which might impact their performance.
Omsk have won seven of their last eight games in regulation-we're backing their winning streak to continue and suggest a bet on Avangard to win in regulation time.
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