Izhevsk vs Kurgan Prediction & Picks

Best tip of the gameBest tip Over/Under Lost

U5.5 1.37

Confidence71%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 65%

Full game

1X2LostIzhevskodds down 1.95Confidence 51%
Best tip of the game: Over/UnderLostU5.5odds down 1.37Confidence 71%
HandicapWonKurgan +1.5Confidence 66%
Winner (incl. OT)LostIzhevskodds down 1.55Confidence 62%
Double chanceLostIzhevsk or drawodds up 1.28Confidence 72%
Draw no betLostIzhevsk1.46Confidence 65%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)WonYes1.20Confidence 82%

1st period

1st period 1X2LostDrawodds down 2.29Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderLostU1.5odds down 1.54Confidence 61%

How to read the picks

Confidence is the model’s own score for a pick, out of 100. It is not a probability, but picks with higher confidence have won more often. The score details show the model’s probability instead — they are not picks.

Why some of these picks carry a lower confidence: the league is not yet proven in the model’s replay; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Izhevsk 21

Kurgan

Final 2–4

Total goalsTotal 3 Actual 6

Draw after 60 minDraw 24% Decided in regulation

IZH to winTo win 61% KUR won

Score details

Correct scoreLost2–1After 60 min2–46%chance
1st period correct scoreLost0–01st period0–226%chance
Highest scoring periodLost2nd periodMost goalsTie · all three28%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 2-1
By period 0-0, 1-1, 1-0
Likeliest 2-1 (6%), 3-2 (4%)

Team stats

Shots & goaltending

Special teams

Possession & hits

Built on 14+ games of full box scores a team — no betting odds in it

Season so far

Season and recent form

Season

Season record4-9-23-7-4

Home / road split3-4-12-2-1

StreakL1L2

Rest1 day1 day

Goals for2.11.6

Goals against2.92.9

In the standings29th28th

Per game · last 10 each

Goal differential per game−0.6−1.3

Goals for1.91.5

Goals against2.52.8

Shots on goal27.825.2

Shots against30.528.5

Shooting %6.8%6.0%

Save %92.5%90.5%

Power-play %13.3%6.5%

Penalty kill %84.6%82.8%

Faceoff %52.9%46.9%

Penalty minutes5.85.8

Blocked shots11.513.4

Per-game figures from the games with full stats, all competitions.

Head-to-head

Izhevsk 22

Kurgan

The teams split the last four meetings

Goals a gameGoals 5.5 IZH 1.8 · KUR 3.8

Over 4.5 goalsOver 4.5 2 of 4 This game’s line

Past 60 minutesOvertime 0 of 4 All decided in regulation

Dec 26, 2025: Izhevsk 2, Kurgan 1.
Nov 23, 2025: Kurgan 3, Izhevsk 4.
Mar 4, 2025: Izhevsk 1, Kurgan 2.
Sep 18, 2024: Kurgan 9, Izhevsk 0.

Last five games

Izhevsk 1-3-1

Loss, 0–3 against Omskie Krylia, Oct 20. Odds: Izhevsk 3.82, Omskie Krylia 1.82.
Win, 3–0 at Dyn. Altay, Oct 15. Odds: Dynamo Altay 2.19, Izhevsk 2.60.
Overtime loss, 2–3 at Metallurg Novokuznetsk, after a shootout, Oct 13. Odds: Novokuznetsk 1.63, Izhevsk 4.75.
Loss, 2–3 at Krasnoyarsk, Oct 11. Odds: Krasnoyarsk 2.22, Izhevsk 2.62.
Loss, 2–3 at HC Norilsk, Oct 8.

Kurgan 1-3-1

Loss, 1–3 at Olympia, Oct 20. Odds: Olympia 2.15, Kurgan 3.00.
Loss, 2–4 against Kristall Saratov, Oct 15. Odds: Kurgan 2.17, Kristall 2.65.
Win, 4–3 against Dizel, Oct 13. Odds: Kurgan 2.75, Dizel 2.13.
Loss, 0–3 against Tambov, Oct 11. Odds: Kurgan 2.25, Tambov 2.62.
Overtime loss, 2–3 against Buran Voronezh, after a shootout, Oct 9. Odds: Kurgan 2.47, Buran Voronezh 2.32.

Each side’s last five, every competition — W a win, L a loss, OT a loss after overtime or a shootout. Beside each team, its goals and its 1X2 odds before puck drop; the odds that came in are lit (none after overtime: the draw).

Game timeline

1st period0-2

08:34 Goal Kurgan: Ivanov M. assists: Dautov M., Spitsenko K. 0-1
18:16 Goal Kurgan: Ivanov M. assists: Kolmagorov K., Luchenkov S. 0-2

2nd period2-0

18:03 Goal PPG Izhevsk: Maklozyan Y. assists: Glebov G., Astashevsky S. 1-2
19:54 Goal PPG Izhevsk: Lukin V. 2-2

3rd period0-2

16:30 Goal Kurgan: Galiaskarov E. assists: Ivanov M., Luchenkov S. 2-3
18:10 Goal Kurgan: Pishchalnikov P. 2-4

Times are the minutes played in each period. PPG power-play goal, SHG short-handed goal, ENG empty-net goal, PS penalty shot. A shootout is won by one goal on the final score.

Key insights

In goal: Sukhachyov V. for Izhevsk (3-6-1 in the last 10 starts), Nikishin M. for Kurgan (3-6-1 in the last 10 starts).
1-3-1 in the last five for Izhevsk.
1-3-1 in the last five for Kurgan.
Head-to-head level at 2-2 after the last 4 meetings.
5.5 goals per meeting across the last 4 head-to-head games; the total is 4.5.

How the odds moved

Market	Opening	Now	Move
1X2: 1 (IZH)	1.91	1.91	No change
1X2: X (draw)	3.76	3.76	No change
1X2: 2 (KUR)	3.58	3.58	No change
Over/Under line	4.5	4.5	No change

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the handicap line is shown from the home team’s side.

VHL standings

Regular Season

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%	GF	GA	+/−
1	Omskie Krylia	21	18	3	0	36	.857	56	27	+29
2	AKM	23	14	4	5	33	.717	70	51	+19
3	HC Norilsk	23	15	5	3	33	.717	59	50	+9
4	Almetyevsk	21	16	5	0	32	.762	57	41	+16
5	Perm	22	15	6	1	31	.705	61	38	+23
6	Toros Neftekamsk	23	14	6	3	31	.674	63	53	+10
7	SKA-VMF St. Petersburg	20	15	4	1	31	.775	55	26	+29
8	Metallurg Novokuznetsk	24	14	7	3	31	.646	57	38	+19
9	HC Yugra	22	14	7	1	29	.659	55	37	+18
10	Orsk	20	11	2	7	29	.725	56	46	+10
11	Kaluga	23	12	6	5	29	.630	49	41	+8
12	Khimik	21	12	5	4	28	.667	74	50	+24
13	Kristall Saratov	20	12	6	2	26	.650	51	58	−7
14	Buran Voronezh	20	12	6	2	26	.650	44	37	+7
15	Ryazan	23	10	9	4	24	.522	48	53	−5
16	Tambov	20	11	7	2	24	.600	53	52	+1
17	Gornyak	20	10	7	3	23	.575	51	47	+4
18	Bars	21	10	10	1	21	.500	46	61	−15
19	Dinamo St. Petersburg	21	9	9	3	21	.500	54	62	−8
20	Olympia	22	10	11	1	21	.477	58	61	−3
21	Rubin Tyumen	22	9	10	3	21	.477	51	64	−13
22	Dyn. Altay	22	9	11	2	20	.455	45	58	−13
23	Magnitka Magnitogorsk	20	7	7	6	20	.500	37	40	−3
24	Krasnoyarsk	23	9	13	1	19	.413	41	57	−16
25	Dizel	21	6	11	4	16	.381	43	59	−16
26	Zvezda Moscow	21	7	13	1	15	.357	49	69	−20
27	Chelmet Chelyabinsk	21	6	13	2	14	.333	41	71	−30
28	Kurgan	21	5	12	4	14	.333	37	63	−26
29	Izhevsk	22	6	14	2	14	.318	47	67	−20
30	CSK VVS	21	4	14	3	11	.262	39	70	−31

Playoffs: 1/8-finals

Pts points, on the league’s own system — the table is sorted by them. W/L/OTL wins, regulation losses, overtime and shootout losses · GP played · P% points share · GF/GA goals for and against · +/− difference.

Izhevsk vs Kurgan prediction

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