AK Bars Kazan vs Torpedo Prediction 9 November 2026
🔊 The Kazan side keep dropping points, and even their playoff spot no longer looks secure. AK Bars Kazan have won just two of their last eight games, with recent losses to Sibir and Traktor making matters worse. Torpedo N. Novgorod, by contrast, have established themselves in the Western Conference’s top three and have picked up points in six straight games. They have already beaten AK Bars Kazan twice this season, most recently on the Kazan side’s home ice. Anvar Gatiyatulin’s team now have another chance to end that run. But can they get past an opponent who rarely come away empty-handed, even when they play poorly?
Kazan is not helping yet
📊 Torpedo N. Novgorod have already beaten AK Bars Kazan twice this season. Their most recent meeting took place in Kazan on October 21 and was a fairly tight game. Semyon Terekhov scored for the hosts, and Anton Sizov scored for the visitors. Neither regulation nor overtime produced a winner, and the visitors came out on top in the shootout (2:1). For AK Bars Kazan, that loss was part of a much more troubling trend. The Kazan team have now gone seven straight head-to-head games without beating Torpedo N. Novgorod in regulation. Even home ice has yet to help them turn things around.
Head-to-head statistics AK Bars Kazan - Torpedo
The lead slips away again
Sixth place in the Eastern Conference and 24 points after 25 games are far from what Kazan had hoped for. Anvar Gatiyatulin’s team have won only twice in their last eight games. One of those rare wins came against Salavat Yulaev (2:1), and AK Bars Kazan had to come from behind. They then lost to Sibir (1:3) and could not get past Traktor either. In Chelyabinsk, the visitors trailed not only on the scoreboard but also in expected goals - 1.9 to 3.2. The team are short-handed, too: Artyom Galimov and Mitchell Miller are out injured.
In Chelyabinsk, AK Bars Kazan initially recovered from a poor start. After conceding an early goal, Ravil Yakupov tied the game, and Alexander Khmelevskiy put the visitors ahead by putting away a rebound in front of the net. In the second period, Maxim Bykov finished a counterattack off a pass from Nikita Dynyak to extend the lead to two goals. But Kazan could not hold on. Traktor cut the deficit before the intermission, then scored twice in less than a minute midway through the third period. The home team scored their final goal shorthanded. AK Bars Kazan lost (3:5), despite dominating the faceoffs 41:19. The teams were almost even in shots on goal (28:30).
Match Results: AK Bars Kazan
Six matches with points
Torpedo have taken 31 points from 22 games and moved into the top three in the Western Conference. The Nizhny Novgorod team have picked up at least a point in six straight games, though they did lose twice during that stretch. Dinamo Minsk beat them in overtime (2:1), and Avtomobilist won in a shootout (3:2). The Moscow clubs, however, could not stop Alexei Isakov’s team. Torpedo first beat Spartak (3:1) despite a sizeable deficit in expected goals - 1.1 to 2.5. They then beat Dynamo. On the roster front, Viktor Fyodorov and Sergei Skvortsov have returned from national-team duty and are expected to join the team in Kazan.
Against Dynamo Moscow, Torpedo took a significant step toward victory in the first period. Sergei Goncharuk opened the scoring after Michael Vecchione won a faceoff, and Pavel Kraskovsky doubled the lead soon after. In the second period, Matvei Polyakov capitalised on an opponent’s mistake to restore the two-goal lead. Torpedo then had to spend more time defending. The Moscow side cut the deficit and pulled their goalie for an extra skater, but Nikita Shavin scored into the empty net. Dynamo still managed to score once more after that. Torpedo held on to win (4:3). It was Isakov’s team’s third victory over Dynamo this season.
Match Results: Torpedo N. Novgorod
First-Period Prediction
AK Bars Kazan have not scored in the first period in six straight home games against Torpedo N. Novgorod. This season, they have averaged 0.64 goals in the first period at home. We pick AK Bars Kazan first-period team total under 0.5 goals at odds of 2.02.
Total Goals Prediction
Under 5.5 goals has landed in 17 of AK Bars Kazan's last 19 KHL games. At the same time, five straight games have had over 3.5 goals - those results do not contradict an under 5.5 bet. We pick under 5.5 total goals at odds of 1.53.
Reliable Bet
Under 6.5 total goals has landed in 8 of AK Bars Kazan’s last 9 home games against Torpedo N. Novgorod. In addition, 17 of AK Bars Kazan’s last 19 games have had fewer than 5.5 goals, which also supports the higher line. We’re taking game total under 6.5 goals at odds of 1.22.
*Odds are approximate and may vary between bookmakers.
⭐️ Editor's Pick
AK Bars Kazan gave up a two-goal lead again, and losses like that only raise more questions about their current form. Torpedo N. Novgorod look more assured and find ways to earn points even in difficult games. They have gone six straight games without losing in regulation and have avoided defeat in seven of their last eight away games. For AK Bars Kazan, it is the opposite: they have failed to win in regulation in seven of their previous eight home games. They also have not beaten Torpedo N. Novgorod in regulation in their last seven meetings. There are too many arguments against the hosts to back them for a win right now. My pick is Torpedo N. Novgorod double chance in regulation (X2).
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