HC AKM Tula vs Neftjanik Prediction 5 November 2026
🔊 Two teams near the top of the table meet in Tula, but they head into the game in contrasting form. HC AKM Tula have struggled for consistency, while Neftjanik Almetjevsk have looked far more assured throughout the regular season. Still, HC AKM Tula can trouble even opponents of this calibre on home ice. There is no clear favourite: one successful power play or defensive mistake could decide it. Can HC AKM Tula make home advantage count?
Head-to-Head
📊 HC AKM Tula and Neftjanik Almetjevsk have met 14 times in official competition. The home side have won seven of those games, including overtime victories, while the visitors have also won seven. HC AKM Tula hold a narrow edge in goals scored, 36 to 34. The teams average a combined 1.14 goals in the first period, 1.64 in the second and 1.86 in the third, for an average of 4.64 goals per game. Their most recent meeting took place on 28 January 2026 at Neftjanik Almetjevsk’s home arena and ended 2-1.
Head-to-head statistics HC AKM Tula - Neftjanik
Akm Tula Team Overview
HC AKM Tula have played 21 games this season, winning 12 and losing nine. Their win rate stands at 57%, with losses accounting for 43% of their games. Matches involving HC AKM Tula average 4.9 total goals; they score 2.9 per game and concede an average of 2.29. HC AKM Tula have scored 61 goals this season. The second period has been their most productive, accounting for 39.34% of their goals. At home, they average four goals per game. Defensively, HC AKM Tula have conceded 48 goals this season. The second period has proved the toughest, with 35.29% of their goals against coming in that period. On home ice, they concede an average of four goals per game.
Match Results: Akm Tula
Neftjanik Team Overview
Neftjanik Almetjevsk have played 19 games this season, winning 15 and losing four. Their win rate stands at 79%, with defeats accounting for the remaining 21%. Games involving Neftjanik Almetjevsk have averaged 4.26 goals. They have scored 2.79 goals per game and conceded 1.79. The team have scored 53 goals so far, with 35.85% of them coming in the second period - their most productive. Away from home, they have averaged 2.6 goals per game. Neftjanik Almetjevsk have conceded 34 goals this season. The first period has proved their toughest, accounting for 40% of the goals they have allowed. On the road, they have conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game.
Match Results: Neftjanik
First-period prediction
Each of Neftjanik Almetjevsk’s last six games has featured fewer than 1.5 goals in the first period. Over their last ten games, HC AKM Tula have averaged 0.5 first-period goals, while Neftjanik Almetjevsk have averaged 0.7. We’re backing under 1.5 first-period goals at odds of 1.61.
Solid bet
HC AKM Tula’s last 13 matches have all finished with fewer than 6.5 goals. Six of Neftjanik Almetjevsk’s last seven matches have produced fewer than 5.5 goals. We’re backing under 6.5 total goals at odds of 1.2.
*Odds are indicative and may vary between bookmakers.
⭐️ Editor’s prediction
Neftjanik Almetjevsk are rarely involved in high-scoring games. Six of their last seven matches have featured fewer than 5.5 goals, and they have averaged just two goals across their last ten away games. HC AKM Tula have also been solid defensively at home, conceding only 1.2 goals per game over the same stretch. There is a case against a low-scoring contest, though: the Tula side have scored at least three goals in seven of their last eight home games. Even so, the hosts’ defensive record and Neftjanik Almetjevsk’s recent results point to a relatively tight game. My pick is under 5.5 total goals.
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