Match Info

VHL

Date: 22 January 2026, Thursday

Location: Kristall Ice Sports Palace (Saratov)


	Kristall Saratov		SKA-VMF

	1	X	2
	2.43	3.94	2.48	Watch
	2.35	3.85	2.35
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.39 ↓ (2.4)	3.9 ↑ (3.84)	2.42 ↑ (2.4)

The most likely Over/Under: 4.50

The best margin for this event is 6.9%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Kristall Saratov
38.4%

Draw
23.6%

SKA-VMF
38%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

38.1%

23.8%

38.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

33.2%

27.3%

43.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Kristall Saratov has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.3%)

SKA-VMF has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.1%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Kristall Saratov than the current prediction. (-5.2%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Kristall Saratov that the model has picked up on.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for SKA-VMF than the current prediction. (+5.7%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that SKA-VMF could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.

Kristall Saratov - SKA VMF Predictions

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH +0.25 - SKA-VMF (1.61) (votes: 3 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 3 Selected Experts predict this event. SKA-VMF (votes: 3 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:2

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Lineups

Line 1
30. Yeryomenko M. (G)	31. Saranchuk G. (G)
24. Koryagin V.	27. Sapunov V.
83. Boldyrev D.	47. Zelenov Y.
96. Konkin D.	97. Nugmanov A.
71. Polshakov Z.	17. Kabush M. (A)
90. Basin D.	91. Lutfullin I.
Line 2
32. Semeneko M. (C)	92. Vashchenko N.
8. Egorov E.	14. Shekhovtsov Y. (A)
89. Larichev I.	83. Shamshurin S.
7. Samoilov Y.	82. Mamaladze D.
21. Chervontsev N.	23. Osipov G.
Line 3
19. Gusev A.	21. Kalinin N.
3. Zhilyakov B.	80. Gryaznov G. (C)
9. Balabolkin I.	96. Kabat M.
79. Samsonov D.	40. Proskurnin A.
91. Podorozhnikov A.	85. Kapchuk S.
Line 4
17. Sidorov Y.	63. Anisimov S.
61. Kulagin A.	68. Beshkorov K.
23. Kormilov D.	10. Ignatov I.
51. Asylayev N.	11. Gorbushin M.
Substitutes
40. Kashlinov A. (G)	74. Podlyagin N. (G)

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 4)
03:34, 0 - 1, Kabush M. (G), Zelenov Y. (A), Lutfullin I. (A2)
06:50, 0 - 2, Kabat M. (G), Nugmanov A. (A), Shekhovtsov Y. (A2)
08:42, 0 - 3, Anisimov S. (G), Shekhovtsov Y. (A), Ignatov I. (A2)
09:19, 0 - 4, Nugmanov A. (G), Kabush M. (A), Lutfullin I. (A2)
2nd Period (1 - 0)
17:56, 1 - 4, Kormilov D. (G), Larichev I. (A), Basin D. (A2)
3rd Period (0 - 0)

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Kristall Saratov won 2.

Kristall Saratov has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).

SKA-VMF's performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).

Kristall Saratov may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Recently, Kristall Saratov has had a series of away games.

In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.

In the last 12 head-to-head matches, Kristall Saratov won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 21:44. (average 1.8:3.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Kristall Saratov won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 10:22. (average 2:4.4).

Standings

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
11	SKA-VMF St. Petersburg	12	6	2	0	4	32:21	16
13	Kristall Saratov	11	5	2	1	3	30:34	15

Last Results with these Odds

Kristall Saratov - the odds 2.4 are the expected chance of winning is 38.08%, but this team recently wins 29% of matches with these odds.

SKA-VMF - the odds 2.4 are the expected chance of winning is 38.08%, but this team recently wins 53% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Kristall Saratov
VHL
18.01.26	Norilsk - Kristall Saratov	2:3 ✺
15.01.26	Sokol Krasnoyarsk - Kristall Saratov	5:2 ✺
13.01.26	Metallurg Novokuznetsk - Kristall Saratov	5:1 ✺
11.01.26	Dynamo-Altay - Kristall Saratov	3:1 ✺
28.12.25	Kristall Saratov - Dizel Penza	5:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.6 WLLLW
- SKA-VMF St. Petersburg
VHL
20.01.26	Dizel Penza - SKA-VMF	4:0 ✺
18.01.26	Ryazan - SKA-VMF	4:0 ✺
16.01.26	AKM - SKA-VMF	0:2 ✺
11.01.26	SKA-VMF - Chelny	2:4 ✺
09.01.26	SKA-VMF - Neftyanik Almetyevsk	1:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.9 LLWLL

Latest Head to Head

VHL
30.10.25	SKA-VMF - Kristall Saratov	1:2
31.01.25	SKA-VMF - Kristall Saratov	2:1 penalties
22.10.24	Kristall Saratov - SKA-VMF	1:3
19.12.23	Kristall Saratov - SKA-VMF	2:5
26.10.23	SKA-VMF - Kristall Saratov	3:5
26.10.16	SKA-VMF - Kristall Saratov	7:0
29.11.15	SKA-VMF - Kristall Saratov	5:1

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