Amur Khabarovsk vs Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Prediction 25 September 2026
🔊 Amur’s home stand continues with a clash against the Western Conference leaders. The Khabarovsk side recently picked up wins over Barys and Dynamo Moscow, but have since suffered back-to-back defeats, failing to find the net against CSKA in their latest outing. Lokomotiv kicked off their Far East road trip with a win, holding off Admiral in Vladivostok. Now, the Yaroslavl club head to Khabarovsk, where they kept the hosts scoreless in last season’s encounter.
Feast or famine
📊 Last season’s two encounters offered a stark contrast. First, Amur claimed a high-scoring victory (6-4), before Lokomotiv responded with a shutout win in Khabarovsk in December (3-0). That game remained goalless until the 49th minute, when Byron Froese finally broke the deadlock. Artur Kayumov and Alexander Polunin added further goals, while Daniil Isaev recorded a clean sheet. Despite that result, meetings between these sides don’t always follow Lokomotiv’s typically disciplined approach-over the last five head-to-head clashes, the average total goals stands at 5.6 per game.
Head-to-head statistics Amur Khabarovsk - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
And that's where the story ends.
After back-to-back wins, Amur slipped to defeats against Severstal (1-4) and CSKA (0-2). Their attacking output dropped off sharply: after scoring three against Barys and four past Dynamo Moscow, Khabarovsk managed just one goal over the next 120 minutes. In their most recent outing, Amur managed only 15 shots on target from 34 attempts against CSKA, while their opponents registered 33 on target. Both goals conceded came late in the second period-at 36:00 and 39:28.
Earlier, Artem Shvarev had been one of Amur’s main offensive threats, netting three goals across the games with Barys and Dynamo. Against CSKA, however, none of the attacking combinations clicked, and Amur also lost the faceoff battle 16-31. Defensively, they allowed their opponents to fire off 62 shots, with about half hitting the target. Heading into their next fixture, Amur will once again be without the injured Galenyuk, Dergachyov, Krutov, and Rykov.
Match Results: Amur Khabarovsk
Returned to action
Prior to facing Barys, Yaroslavl’s defense had conceded an average of just 1.2 goals per game over a six-game stretch, despite an expected goals against (xGA) of 2.54. Then came a shock defeat-a 0-5 loss in which their opponents needed only 23 shots to find the net five times. That result, however, stands as an outlier for now. Lokomotiv quickly bounced back on their trip to Vladivostok, limiting Admiral to a single goal and securing a 2-1 victory.
Both first-period goals came from Alexander Polunin, while Lokomotiv weathered heavy pressure in the third after conceding on 51 minutes. They had chances to put the game away earlier, including a 93-second two-man advantage, but failed to capitalize on the 5-on-3 power play. Nineteen-year-old Kirill Emelyanov made his debut on the roster, while the coaching staff shuffled the lines ahead of the game. Berezkin and Kayumov remain sidelined with injuries.
Match Results: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
⚡️ Leaders
Alexander Radulov tops Lokomotiv’s scoring chart with 9 points (4 goals, 5 assists) in eight games. He’s converted 22.2% of his 18 shots and averages 17:42 of ice time per game. Egor Surin follows closely with 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists) and an even higher shooting percentage-25% from 16 attempts. Rushan Rafikov has picked up 6 points (1 goal, 5 assists) while logging an average of 20:07 on the ice.
For Amur, Artyom Shvarev leads the way with 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist) in seven games. Kirill Pilipenko has collected 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists), while Vitaly Abramov has 2 points (both goals). All three currently have a negative plus-minus: Shvarev sits at -1, while Pilipenko and Abramov are both at -2.
🥅 Goaltenders
Maksim Dorozhko has started six games for Amur, picking up two wins. The team’s primary netminder has turned aside 172 shots, boasting a .940 save percentage and a goals-against average of 1.66. In his last outing against CSKA, he allowed two goals on 33 shots faced.
Daniil Isaev is undefeated through seven games, recording six wins with no losses. He’s stopped 156 of 164 shots for a stellar .951 save percentage and a 1.25 goals-against average. Alexei Melnichuk has appeared in two games, splitting them 1-1, with an .878 save percentage and a 3.07 goals-against average.
⭐️ Editor’s Prediction
Last season’s meetings between these two sides highlighted just how unpredictable their clashes can be. However, one pattern stands out-Lokomotiv consistently find the net at least three times. Yaroslavl have scored three or more goals in eight of their last ten head-to-head games, and in Khabarovsk, Lokomotiv have surpassed the 2.5-goal mark six times in a row. On top of that, Amur recently allowed CSKA to register 33 shots on target. My pick is Lokomotiv over 2.5 goals (team total).
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