SKA Saint Petersburg vs Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod: Prediction
SKA Saint Petersburg host Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in KHL Round 9 at SKA Arena on 27 October 2026. Form, head to head and our model's prediction.
KHL Round 9 at SKA Arena
SKA Saint Petersburg welcome Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod to SKA Arena in Round 9 of the 2026/2027 KHL season. The game is on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, with puck drop at 16:30 UTC (12:30 ET).
The hosts sit 15th of 22 teams with 19 points from 18 games, having won 9. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod are 6th on 24 points from the same number of games, with 11 wins and 5 defeats.
Form guide
SKA Saint Petersburg arrive with a form line of LWLLL. Their most recent outing was a 1-3 home defeat to CSKA Moscow on 25 October, three days after a 6-3 win over Sibir Novosibirsk. Before that they lost 1-3 at home to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, 0-1 away to HC Lada Togliatti and 0-2 away to Severstal Cherepovets.
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod have alternated results, reading LWLWL. They lost 1-2 at home to Dinamo Minsk on 24 October after a 2-1 win away at Ak Bars Kazan. Earlier came a 1-4 loss at Severstal Cherepovets, a 5-4 home win over Dynamo Moscow and a 2-3 home defeat to Metallurg Magnitogorsk.
Head to head
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod have the upper hand in recent meetings, winning 4 of the last 5 against SKA Saint Petersburg. The most recent was a 6-0 Torpedo win on 24 January 2026, and they also won 3-2 at SKA Saint Petersburg on 1 October 2025 and 5-2 there on 29 September 2025.
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod also won 3-2 at home on 8 September 2025. The only SKA Saint Petersburg victory in that run was a 3-2 away win on 22 March 2025.
Key numbers
SKA Saint Petersburg have scored 55 goals and conceded 54 in 18 games, keeping 1 clean sheet. Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod have scored fewer, with 49, but have conceded only 36 and kept 3 clean sheets.
That defensive record is the clearest difference between the sides. No individual scoring figures are available for either team.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's own model, built on points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage, rates Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod as favourites at 63%, against 37% for SKA Saint Petersburg and 0% for a draw. The model's pick is Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, with confidence rated high.
The likely score is 2-3, reflecting the visitors' higher league position, tighter defence and strong record in this fixture, set against the home side's advantage at SKA Arena. This is a model estimate, not a guarantee.
Most likely score: 2-3
Our own model, from points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. An estimate, not betting advice.
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