Kristall Saratov vs Izhevsk Prediction & Picks

Best tip of the gameBest tip Double chance Won

Kristall or draw 1.37

Confidence70%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 66%

Full game

1X2WonKristallodds down 2.12Confidence 51%
Over/UnderLostO3.5odds up 1.29Confidence 71%
HandicapWonIzhevsk +1.5Confidence 67%
Winner (incl. OT)WonKristallodds down 1.65Confidence 59%
Best tip of the game: Double chanceWonKristall or drawodds down 1.37Confidence 70%
Draw no betWonKristallodds down 1.61Confidence 62%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)LostYes1.14Confidence 84%

1st period

1st period 1X2LostDrawodds up 2.41Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderWonU2.5Confidence 79%

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.

Kristall 32

Izhevsk

Final 1–0

Total goalsTotal 5 Actual 1

Draw after 60 minDraw 23% Decided in regulation

KRI to winTo win 58% KRI won

Score details

Correct scoreLost3–2After 60 min1–05%chance
1st period correct scoreLost0–01st period1–022%chance
Highest scoring periodLost2nd periodMost goals1st · 1 goals29%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 3-2
By period 0-0, 2-1, 1-1
Likeliest 3-2 (5%), 4-3 (2%), 5-4 (1%)

Team stats

Shots & goaltending

Special teams

Possession & hits

Built on 18+ games of full box scores a team — no betting odds in it

Season so far

Season and recent form

Season

Season record11-6-16-13-2

Home / road split7-3-13-6-1

StreakL1W1

Rest3 days1 day

Goals for2.62.2

Goals against3.03.1

In the standings13th29th

Per game · last 10 each

Goal differential per game−0.4−0.9

Goals for2.42.2

Goals against2.83.1

Shots on goal23.527.8

Shots against22.834.1

Shooting %10.2%7.9%

Save %88.2%90.9%

Power-play %10.7%26.5%

Penalty kill %92.0%73.3%

Faceoff %49.2%52.5%

Penalty minutes7.16.6

Blocked shots9.610.6

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

Head-to-head

Kristall 22

Izhevsk

The teams split the last four meetings

Goals a gameGoals 4.5 KRI 2.0 · IZH 2.5

Over 4.5 goalsOver 4.5 3 of 4 This game’s line

Past 60 minutesOvertime 1 of 4 1 in overtime

Feb 20, 2026: Kristall Saratov 3, Izhevsk 2.
Oct 4, 2025: Izhevsk 2, Kristall Saratov 3, after overtime.
Dec 16, 2024: Izhevsk 3, Kristall Saratov 2.
Dec 6, 2024: Kristall Saratov 0, Izhevsk 3.

Last five games

Kristall 3-2-0

Loss, 2–3 against Olympia, Nov 3. Odds: Kristall 2.30, Olympia 2.60.
Win, 3–2 against Tambov, Oct 25. Odds: Kristall 2.33, Tambov 2.58.
Win, 4–2 against Buran Voronezh, Oct 23. Odds: Kristall 3.16, Buran Voronezh 2.05.
Loss, 1–3 at HC Yugra, Oct 19. Odds: Yugra 1.68, Kristall 4.40.
Win, 2–1 at Rubin Tyumen, Oct 17. Odds: Rubin Tyumen 2.10, Kristall 2.99.

Izhevsk 2-3-0

Win, 4–3 at Dizel, after overtime, Nov 5. Odds: Dizel 1.85, Izhevsk 3.45.
Loss, 1–5 at Tambov, Nov 3. Odds: Tambov 2.10, Izhevsk 2.80.
Win, 2–1 at Buran Voronezh, Nov 1. Odds: Buran Voronezh 1.73, Izhevsk 4.20.
Loss, 4–5 against HC Yugra, Oct 26. Odds: Izhevsk 3.31, Yugra 2.02.
Loss, 2–5 against Rubin Tyumen, Oct 24. Odds: Izhevsk 2.25, Rubin Tyumen 2.75.

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 period1-0

19:19 Goal Kristall Saratov: Semeneko M. assists: Balabolkin I., Egorov E. 1-0

2nd period0-0

No goals or penalties.

3rd period0-0

No goals or penalties.

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

Rest advantage: 3 days off for Kristall Saratov, 1 for Izhevsk.
+1.0 goals at home — Kristall Saratov averaged 3.0 at home and 2.0 away this season.
Head-to-head level at 2-2 after the last 4 meetings.
Save % gap: Kristall Saratov 88.2%, Izhevsk 90.9% over their recent games.
4.5 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 (KRI)	2.21	2.21	No change
1X2: X (draw)	3.95	3.95	No change
1X2: 2 (IZH)	2.77	2.77	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.

Kristall Saratov vs Izhevsk prediction

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