Avangard Omsk vs Sibir Novosibirsk Prediction 9 March 2026
🔊 Another Siberian derby of the season is upon us. Sibir have been unable to defeat Avangard on their ice for seven consecutive matches. Will this streak be broken in the final home game for the Omsk team in the regular season? We break down the KHL matchup and offer our editorial prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊 Over the past three seasons, Avangard and Sibir have faced off 11 times: Avangard have claimed victory in eight of those encounters, while Sibir have won three. Notably, on their home ice, the "Hawks" have remained unbeaten in the "Siberian derby" for seven consecutive games.
Head-to-head statistics Avangard Omsk - Sibir Novosibirsk
Avangard Omsk Team Overview
Heading into their matchup against Novosibirsk, Avangard are coming off an away defeat to league underdogs Sochi (1-3). This loss snapped Guy Boucher's team's three-game winning streak. Avangard sit second in the Eastern Conference, but a defeat could almost certainly end their chances of clinching the top spot in the conference.
At home, since the start of February, the Omsk side have alternated between wins and losses. In front of their fans, Avangard boast a solid scoring average of 3.16 goals per game and commendable defensive stats, conceding an average of 2.52 goals per match.
Forward Alexander Volkov remains on the Hawks' injury list. Before the game in Sochi, Guy Boucher made just one change, opting to keep goalkeeper Nikita Serebryakov as a backup. Andrey Mishurov took the spot between the posts.
Match Results: Avangard Omsk
Sibir Novosibirsk Team Overview
Novosibirsk have lost 5 of their last 6 games. Following their defeat to Ak Bars (3-6), the Siberians have drawn even more attention to the playoff race. With five games remaining in the regular season, Yaroslav Lyuzhenkov's team are in eighth place, holding a three-point lead over Amur.
On the road, Novosibirsk have struggled to score, averaging just 2.18 goals per game. Before the game in Kazan, Sibir couldn't score more than two goals in four consecutive matches. Although they broke that streak against Ak Bars, it wasn't enough to secure a win.
Among Novosibirsk's injured players is forward Arkhip Nekolenko. After their victory in Shanghai, Yaroslav Lyuzhenkov removed Daniil Valitov from the lineup, and Timur Akhiyarov returned to the roster after being sidelined with an injury since mid-February. In attack, the Siberians missed Taylor Beck, with Sergei Shirokov taking his spot on the top line.
Match Results: Sibir Novosibirsk
⚡️ Leaders
The top 10 scorers in the league feature three players from the Omsk club: Konstantin Okulov (68 points, 21 goals, 47 assists), Damir Sharipzyanov (64, 23+41), and Andrew Poturalski (62, 25+37). Sharipzyanov is experiencing his first three-game point drought since mid-October, while Poturalski hasn't gone scoreless in three games since mid-January.
Sibir's top point producers are Yegor Alanov and Anton Kosolapov. The defenseman leads the team in assists with 4 goals and 31 assists, while the forward tops the goal-scoring chart with 15 goals. Alanov recorded his first three-point game of the season with an assist hat-trick in Kazan.
🥅 Goalies
In March matchups against Spartak (4-1) and CSKA (2-0), Avangard's net was guarded by Nikita Serebryakov, who made 43 saves with a 97.7% save percentage. Against Sochi, Andrey Mishurov allowed three goals but still posted a respectable save percentage of 90.3%.
After delivering performances with over 90% save rates in 11 games, Mikhail Berdin had a rough outing, conceding five goals in just over half an hour against the "Bars." Anton Krasotkin maintained his solid form in February, achieving a save percentage of 97.2% and a goals-against average of 0.83 over three consecutive reliable games.
Editor's Prediction
Despite their recent low-scoring performances, Sibir gear up differently for clashes with arch-rivals-scoring at least two goals in five of their last six encounters against them. Considering Avangard have conceded at least twice in four of their last five home games this season, backing Sibir's individual total over 1.5 seems a well-founded prediction.
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