Torpedo vs CSKA Prediction 18 September 2026
🔊 Torpedo are settling into their new arena, having already marked the occasion with a win over Ak Bars in their first outing. Now, an equally tough challenge awaits as CSKA come to town. The Moscow side, after a disappointing home stretch, finally got back on track with a convincing victory in Sochi. While CSKA are just beginning to turn things around, Alexei Isakov’s team have claimed four wins from their last five games. Let’s see which side makes the most of this stretch in the schedule.
Only one of the four encounters last season produced a high-scoring result.
📊 Last season, Torpedo and CSKA faced off four times, splitting the wins evenly with two victories each. The encounters were generally tight affairs, with an average of just 3.8 goals per game. Only one of those four matchups saw the teams combine for more than four goals. Recent head-to-head history doesn't give either side a clear edge in terms of results, but it does highlight the typically cagey nature of their clashes.
Head-to-head statistics Torpedo - CSKA
Four wins in five matches highlight their prolific attack
Torpedo wrapped up their away stretch with just one defeat, capping it off by thrashing Lada 7-2, highlighted by a hat-trick from Daniil Seroukhov. Despite averaging an xG of 2.14, the Nizhny Novgorod side consistently find ways to outperform their expected goal numbers. Beyond the seven-goal outburst in Togliatti, Torpedo have also scored more than twice against both Dinamo Minsk and Ak Bars. After five games to start the campaign, Torpedo already boast four wins.
Their first outing at the brand-new Volga Arena proved far more tense. Nizhny Novgorod quickly leveled after conceding early, then took the lead, and Vladimir Tkachev doubled the advantage on a power play in the second period. Ak Bars pulled one back in the final frame and appeared to have equalized late, but the goal was waved off for goaltender interference. In the end, Torpedo held on for a 3-2 win in front of 12,000 fans. Polyakov and Shavin will miss out due to injury.
Match Results: Torpedo N. Novgorod
A clean-sheet victory in Sochi put an end to their disappointing run of home results.
CSKA opened their campaign with four straight home games, picking up just two points in that stretch. The Moscow side fell to Spartak, Lokomotiv, and Admiral, conceding at least three goals in each of those defeats. Discipline was a major issue as well: against Admiral and Lokomotiv, CSKA handed their opponents a combined six power play opportunities, half of which were converted. After such a rocky start, their first road trip proved to be a complete turnaround for the Red Army club.
In Sochi, CSKA seized control from the opening faceoff, outshooting the hosts 47-15. Maksim Sorkin netted a brace, while Prokhor Poltapov and Denis Zernov each scored their first goals of the season. Egor Zamula chipped in with three assists. For the first time this season, Alexander Samonov started in goal and responded with a perfect performance, stopping all 15 shots he faced. The 4-0 victory marked CSKA’s first shutout of the campaign and their second win in five games.
Match Results: CSKA Moscow
⚡️ Key Players
Egor Vinogradov has tallied five points for Torpedo, all coming from assists. Robert Nardella has three points to his name, with one goal and two assists.
Egor Zamula leads CSKA with six points from five games-all of them assists. Dmitry Buchelnikov and Maxim Sorkin have each found the net three times.
🥅 Goaltenders
Denis Kostin has posted a 93.4% save percentage for Torpedo. No other goaltending stats for Nizhny Novgorod are available in the provided data.
Alexander Samonov played one game for CSKA, stopping all 15 shots he faced for a shutout win. Dmitry Gamzin has featured in four games, recording one victory and three losses. He has turned aside 77 of 86 shots-a save percentage of 89.5% and a goals-against average of 2.29. Gamzin also has one shutout to his credit.
⭐️ Editor’s Prediction
Despite both teams coming off impressive wins, there’s every reason to believe this matchup will stay under five goals once again. In three of their last five outings, Torpedo’s games have featured fewer than six goals. CSKA have seen similar numbers, with four of their previous five matches also finishing under that mark.
The head-to-head history from last season tells a similar story. The clubs broke the four-goal barrier just once in four meetings, with an average total of 3.8 goals per game. Given these trends, as well as Torpedo’s current form and CSKA’s recent four-goal performance in Sochi, there’s little reason to expect a goal fest here. My pick: under 5.5 total goals.
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