Lada vs Torpedo Prediction 11 September 2026

Lada’s early results have been far from ideal, but all three defeats have come by the narrowest of margins. The team twice led against SKA before falling in overtime (3-4), then suffered a 0-1 loss to Severstal. In Cherepovets, Nikita Podskrebalin-recently promoted from the VHL-made 32 saves. Another clash with SKA again required extra time.

This time, Lada held the lead until the 54th minute, thanks to Mikhail Belyaev’s first goal for the club. Andrei Mishurov, making his official debut, stopped 27 of 29 shots, but SKA equalized late and then found the winner just 15 seconds into overtime. After the defeat, Pavel Zubov spoke about a lack of focus, noting that his team dropped another point due to a defensive error. Lada are also dealing with personnel issues: Altybarmakyan and Savchik are sidelined with injuries, and the coach admitted after the latest game that rotation options are severely limited due to these setbacks.

A lackluster preseason hasn’t stopped Nizhny Novgorod from making a strong start to the league campaign. Over the summer, Torpedo conceded an average of 4.3 goals per game, but they opened official play with wins over Spartak and Dinamo Minsk. In Moscow, it was 17-year-old Sergei Skvortsov who netted the only goal, while in Minsk the team rallied from 1-3 down. Notably, all of Torpedo’s goals in that contest came from defensemen.

Their first defeat came only in the third game. CSKA limited Nizhny Novgorod to just 19 shots on target and secured a 3-0 win, marking the first time this season Torpedo failed to score. The team struggled to create chances in the second period, and in the third, the Moscow side capitalized on a power play before adding an empty-netter as Torpedo played six-on-four. Ahead of that game, Torpedo also saw Yegor Sokolov depart for Dinamo Minsk in a trade, while Shavin remains sidelined with injury.