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Shanghai Dragons vs Ak Bars Kazan Prediction

Our pick: Shanghai Dragons to win at 1.87, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Shanghai Dragons

vs

SKA Arena (Saint Petersburg)

Ak Bars Kazan

Result

Lost

Shanghai Dragons 2 · Ak Bars Kazan 3

Ak Bars Kazan won after overtime

How our call settled

Our pick, Shanghai Dragons to win at locked odds 1.87, lost. It was published with 54% confidence, leaving a 46% chance for Ak Bars Kazan to win, the outcome that came in.

Before the start the best price on Shanghai Dragons to win had drifted from 1.87 to 1.93, so the market moved away from this pick after it was published.

Analysis

Shanghai Dragons take on Ak Bars Kazan on 16 October 2026, a fixture listed under KHL. The bookmaker line makes Shanghai Dragons the favourite at 1.87, which is 50.8% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Ak Bars Kazan at 1.93 (49.2%).

There is no head-to-head record between Shanghai Dragons and Ak Bars Kazan in our data feed, so past meetings play no part in this call. In our results records, Shanghai Dragons won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 completed matches. In our results records, Ak Bars Kazan won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 completed matches.

The call is Shanghai Dragons to win, overtime and shootout included, at 54% confidence: the market's margin-free 50.8% for Shanghai Dragons, moved up 2.9 points by recent results; the move is limited to 8 points. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Shanghai Dragons 1.87 Our pick
2 · Ak Bars Kazan 1.90

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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