SKA St. Petersburg vs Dinamo Prediction 13 November 2026
🔊 SKA St. Petersburg continue their home run with a game against another Dinamo side. After the Moscow team, HC Dinamo Minsk come to St. Petersburg, having recently ended a losing streak with an unexpected emphatic win over Avangard. Both teams are currently close to the cut-off for the Western Conference’s top eight, so each needs points. The Belarusian club beat SKA in October, scoring four goals. But SKA have since changed coach, and their attack has become noticeably more productive. Can the hosts get revenge?
Galiev seals the win for Minsk
📊 The first meeting of the season took place on 8 October in Minsk and ended in a 4-2 win for HC Dinamo Minsk. Stanislav Galiev was the standout player, scoring twice. Xavier Ouellet and Daniil Sotishvili added a goal each. SKA St. Petersburg replied through Matvei Korotky and Sergei Plotnikov but could not catch up. Now SKA St. Petersburg will try to avenge that defeat on home ice.
Head-to-head statistics SKA St. Petersburg - Dinamo
From seven goals to one
Under Andrei Razin, SKA St. Petersburg are still dropping points, but they have produced some impressive spells in attack. Before the game against Dynamo Moscow, the St. Petersburg side had scored at least three goals in four of their five games. Spartak suffered most, conceding seven goals. Nikita Nedopyokin scored twice in that game, and SKA converted 28% of their shots on goal. Their power play has been less convincing, though, with just two goals in their last five games. Bardakov, Weissbach, Larionov, Murphy and Zykov will miss out through injury.
Against Dynamo Moscow, SKA could not match that scoring output. They managed just one shot on goal in the entire first period but improved noticeably in the second. After Igor Ozhiganov scored, SKA responded with a power-play goal from Vasily Atanasov. It was the forward’s 80th KHL goal, scored in his 250th game. The teams traded dangerous chances in the third period, but neither scored. The game went to overtime after regulation ended 1:1.
Match Results: SKA St. Petersburg
Four goals in one period
HC Dinamo Minsk ended a three-game losing streak, although their defence had regularly let them down before that. Sergei Brylin’s team had allowed an average of four goals in their previous three games. Yet Dinamo rank among the KHL’s top five clubs for fewest expected goals against, at 2.24 xGA per game. That creates an interesting contrast between the underlying numbers and the actual results. The Minsk side have also shown they can come from behind during games, as they did against Sochi. Karaban, Maltsev and Melosh are on the injury list, while Demchenko and Da Costa are doubtful.
Dinamo took a long time to open the scoring against Avangard. The first two periods were goalless, with Zach Fucale making several saves for the hosts. The breakthrough came only in the 47th minute, when Rhett Gardner was first to the rebound. Ty Smith then doubled the lead, before Sergei Kuznetsov and Xavier Ouellet scored into the empty net. The final score was 4:0. It was the Minsk side’s first shutout of the season, despite being outshot 26:27 by the Omsk team in shots on goal.
Match Results: HC Dinamo Minsk
First-Period Prediction
HC Dinamo Minsk have failed to score in the first period in seven consecutive KHL games. In their last ten away games, they have averaged 0.25 goals in that period. We pick HC Dinamo Minsk First-Period Team Total Under 0.5 Goals at odds of 1.95.
Result Prediction
HC Dinamo Minsk have failed to win in regulation in 14 of their last 15 away KHL games. This season, Dinamo have two away wins, while SKA St. Petersburg have seven home wins. We pick SKA St. Petersburg not to lose in regulation (1X) at odds of 1.4.
Reliable Bet
HC Dinamo Minsk have scored fewer than 3.5 goals in 14 consecutive KHL away games. Over their last ten away games, they have averaged 2.25 goals scored. We pick HC Dinamo Minsk Team Total Under 3.5 Goals at odds of 1.26.
*Odds are approximate and may vary between bookmakers.
⭐️ Editor's Pick
SKA St. Petersburg’s latest game was low-scoring, but before that they had regularly scored at least three goals. The six games before that involving the St. Petersburg side averaged 5.5 goals in regulation. HC Dinamo Minsk can also contribute to a high-scoring game. Over 4.5 goals was recorded in two of their last three games, although their defence was not particularly reliable during that stretch. The head-to-head record offers another argument: at least five goals were scored in five of the last six meetings. My pick is Over 4.5 Goals.
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Betting Tips: SKA St. Petersburg - HC Dinamo Minsk
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