Skellefteå AIK vs Linköpings HC: Prediction & Preview
Third-placed Skellefteå AIK host 13th-placed Linköpings HC in SHL Round 13 on 29 October 2026. Form, head to head and our model's prediction.
Top three meets bottom two in Skellefteå
Skellefteå AIK welcome Linköpings HC to Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Round 13 of the 2026/2027 SHL season on Thursday, 29 October 2026. Face-off is at 18:00 UTC (14:00 ET).
The hosts are 3rd of 14 with 25 points from 12 games, having won 8 and lost 2, with 44 goals scored and 27 conceded. Linköpings HC are 13th with 12 points from 11 games, after 4 wins and 6 defeats, scoring 23 and conceding 36.
Form guide
Skellefteå AIK arrive with a WWLWW run, most recently an 8-1 win away at IF Björklöven on 24 October and a 4-1 home win over Djurgårdens IF two days earlier. Their only defeat in that spell was a 2-3 loss at Frölunda HC, either side of a 2-1 win at Växjö Lakers and a 4-2 Champions Hockey League victory over EC Red Bull Salzburg.
Linköpings HC have picked up in the last week with two straight wins, beating Örebro HK 6-4 at home and HV71 3-2 away. Before that their form read three defeats in a row: 2-4 at home to Färjestad BK, 0-3 at home to Frölunda HC and 1-5 away at Djurgårdens IF.
Head to head
Skellefteå AIK have the upper hand, with four wins to Linköpings HC's one across the last five meetings. The most recent, on 12 March 2026, ended in a 5-2 home win for Skellefteå AIK.
Linköpings HC's lone success in that run came in Skellefteå, a 4-5 result on 20 December 2025. Skellefteå AIK have won all three of the listed trips to Linköpings HC, by scores of 0-4, 0-4 and 2-5.
Key numbers
Across all competitions Skellefteå AIK have played 18 games, winning 13 and losing 5, with 68 goals for and 39 against. They have yet to record a shutout in that period.
Linköpings HC's all-competition record stands at 4 wins and 7 defeats from 11 games, with 23 scored and 36 conceded. They have one shutout to their name.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's model, which weighs points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage, rates Skellefteå AIK at 96% to win, against 4% for Linköpings HC and 0% for a draw. Our pick is Skellefteå AIK, with high confidence.
The hosts' stronger table position, better goal difference and recent head-to-head dominance drive that figure. Linköpings HC's two recent wins suggest they can keep it tight, and the model's likely score is 3-2. As with any model estimate, this is not a guarantee.
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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