On October 12, 2026, Ak Bars will play Sochi on their ice — this is the KHL regular season match.
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Kazan residents are not experiencing the most pleasant part of the season. After a confident 4-1 home victory over Barys, Anvar Gatiyatulin's team lost to Tractor (2:3), Lokomotiv (0:2), and then Severstal (1:4). Only three goals scored in three meetings is clearly not the result that is expected from such a squad.In the last match, Ak Bars was even the first to open the scoring thanks to Kirill Semenov, but after that he allowed Cherepovets to completely seize the initiative. The third period turned out to be especially unsuccessful, in which the hosts missed three times at once. At the same time, Denis Zernov, who recently moved from CSKA, made his debut for Kazan. Now we need to gradually establish cooperation and get out of the crisis.

The situation is even worse for Southerners. Andrey Mironov's team has been losing several matches in a row, and often they can't do anything at all against their opponents. For example, in early October, Sochi received six unanswered goals from Torpedo, and then lost twice to Spartak.The first meeting with the Muscovites ended in a 2-5 defeat, and in the second Sochi could not distinguish themselves at all - 0:2. Moreover, the team missed at the very beginning of the match, but it did not work out. There is still very little sharpness in the attack, and the defense regularly makes serious mistakes. In general, there are still a lot more questions for Southerners than there are answers.
Tip and bets
Despite three defeats in a row, Ak Bars still looks like the obvious favorite for this meeting. Kazan is really experiencing performance problems, but they had quite serious opponents. It was especially difficult against Lokomotiv and Severstal, who are now in good shape. But Sochi looks completely different. Southerners practically do not create dangerous moments and too often make mistakes in their own zone. In addition, Mironov's team concedes a lot of goals, especially when the opponent starts to actively push. Of course, we should not forget that in September Sochi had already beaten Ak Bars with a score of 3:2. But since then, the guests have noticeably lost, and Kazan now get a great opportunity to take revenge. After a series of defeats, it is extremely important for the hosts to have a convincing match and regain confidence in their abilities, which is what we expect from the upcoming match.Our betting tip is for Ak Bars to win with a (-1.5) puck handicap in 1.78
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The Sochi ITbidis less than 2.5 pucks
In the last three matches, Sochi scored only two goals.
The Totalbetis less than 5.5 pucks
In the last four matches of Ak Bars, the teams scored no more than five goals.
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