SKA Saint Petersburg vs Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Prediction

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg and SKA Saint Petersburg play in the KHL on 20 October 2026, on the match winner market with overtime and shootout included. The market makes SKA Saint Petersburg the favourite at odds of 1.70. Once the margin is removed, the implied chance is 55.8% for SKA Saint Petersburg and 44.2% for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg.

We have no head-to-head record for these teams in our data. SKA Saint Petersburg lost all 5 of its recent KHL matches, the latest to Lada Togliatti on 15 October 2026. Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg won 2 and lost 3 of its last 5, with its latest result a loss to Avangard Omsk on 16 October 2026.

Our call is SKA Saint Petersburg to win, with a confidence of 53%. The pick is the market favourite once the bookmaker margin is removed, and the recent-results record, which leans to Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, moved the market chance of 55.8% down by 2.8 points. SKA Saint Petersburg's poor form is the main risk, along with line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders being unavailable to us.