CSKA Moscow — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
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Preliminary forecast: the match is more than a week away. Closer to it the model takes in fresh form, injuries and line-ups, and the numbers may move.
In short
CSKA Moscow are favourites: 54% to win including overtime and shootout.
The model expects few goals: 3.9 in total, against a competition average of 5.1.
Over 5.5 goals in regulation — 23%.
Why
- The teams are almost level on expected goals: 2.0 and 1.8.
Facts
- League table: CSKA Moscow — No. 2, 34 pts; Lokomotiv Yaroslavl — No. 3, 30 pts. A gap of 4 pts.
- CSKA Moscow: 4 wins in a row.
- Last 5 meetings: CSKA Moscow 0 wins, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 5.
Probabilities
| Expected goals: CSKA Moscow — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 2.0–1.8 | |
| CSKA Moscow to win (incl. OT and shootout) | 54% | |
| Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to win (incl. OT and shootout) | 46% | |
| Total over 5.5 (regulation) | 23% | |
| Total under 5.5 (regulation) | 77% |
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- Handicap CSKA Moscow
- CSKA Moscow goals
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Form
- 03.11away · Magnitogorsk7:3
- 01.11away · Tractor Chelyabinsk3:2 OT
- 28.10Tractor Chelyabinsk5:1
- 25.10away · SKA St. Petersburg3:1
- 23.10away · Yekaterinburg1:5
- 02.11Lada0:1
- 29.10Sochi6:2
- 25.10Cherepovets1:0
- 23.10Dynamo Moscow2:1 OT
- 20.10Niznekamsk0:1
Head to head
- 13.09.2026CSKA Moscow — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl2:3
- 04.01.2026CSKA Moscow — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl1:2 SO
- 18.12.2025Lokomotiv Yaroslavl — CSKA Moscow2:1 SO
- 15.10.2025Lokomotiv Yaroslavl — CSKA Moscow4:1
- 18.09.2025CSKA Moscow — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl1:5
Table
| # | Team | P | W | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Playoffs: top 8 in each conference | Magnitogorsk | 24 | 17 | +23 | 36 |
| 2, Playoffs: top 8 in each conference | CSKA Moscow | 22 | 17 | +31 | 34 |
| 3, Playoffs: top 8 in each conference | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 21 | 15 | +19 | 30 |
| 4, Playoffs: top 8 in each conference | Shanghai | 21 | 14 | +13 | 30 |
KHL on the same day
- Avangard OmskVladivostokpreliminary64361The model's most likely outcome: 122%Model's score: 3:14.8
- Salavat UfaBarys Astanapreliminary48522The model's most likely outcome: 222%Model's score: 2:35.5
- CherepovetsSochipreliminary67331The model's most likely outcome: 121%Model's score: 3:14.8
- ShanghaiKhabarovskpreliminary51491The model's most likely outcome: 123%Model's score: 2:14.5
This is the model’s statistical estimate, not a recommendation. An outcome at 42% will not happen in roughly 58 matches out of 100. How to read probabilities →