Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk vs Admiral Vladivostok: Prediction
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk host Admiral Vladivostok in KHL Round 9 on 29 October. Form, head-to-head record and our model's prediction.
Opening context
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk welcome Admiral Vladivostok to Neftekhimik Arena in Round 9 of the KHL on Thursday, 29 October 2026. Face-off is at 16:30 UTC (12:30 ET).
The hosts are 7th of 22 teams with 24 points from 19 games, having won 11. Admiral Vladivostok are 18th with 17 points from 18 games, with 7 wins so far.
Form guide
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk arrive with a WWLWL run, and their two most recent results came on the road. They won 3-2 at Avangard Omsk on 22 October and 1-0 at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on 20 October, after a 1-4 defeat at CSKA Moscow and a 3-2 home win over Traktor Chelyabinsk.
Admiral Vladivostok's form reads LWWLW, and their latest outing was a 0-3 loss away to Amur Khabarovsk on 25 October. Before that they beat Barys Nur-Sultan 5-4 and Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2-0 at home, though Spartak Moscow won 5-1 in Vladivostok on 16 October.
Head to head
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk have won 4 of the last 5 meetings, with Admiral Vladivostok taking the other one. The most recent two both went the way of Nizhnekamsk: a 5-3 win in Vladivostok on 27 September 2026 and a 2-1 home win on 13 September 2026.
Admiral Vladivostok's only success in that run was a 7-3 home win on 5 March 2026, but Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk won the rematch 4-3 two days later. The hosts also beat Admiral 4-2 at home on 10 January 2026.
Key numbers
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk have scored 55 goals and conceded 46 in 19 games, a positive balance that underpins their place in the top half. Admiral Vladivostok have scored 43 and conceded 51 in 18 games.
Both sides have kept 2 clean sheets this season. No top-scorer information is available for either team.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's model makes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk the pick, with a 77% chance of a home win against 23% for Admiral Vladivostok. The likely score is 3-2, and the model rates its confidence as high.
The estimate draws on points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage, all of which favour the hosts, as does their recent record in this fixture. It is a model estimate, not a guarantee, and Admiral's home wins over Barys Nur-Sultan and Salavat Yulaev Ufa show they can trouble anyone.
Most likely score: 3-2
Our own model, from points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. An estimate, not betting advice.
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