The Facts
- Two table neighbours face each other in what promises to be a tight contest (ranked 10th and 8th in the Promotion - KHL Playoffs - 1/8 - finals).
- In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sochi won 1.
- Sochi has experienced an up-and-down run in recent matches (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- Avangard is in good shape currently (last 5 matches: 4 wins).
- Avangard carries the favorite tag into this contest.
- In the last 20 head-to-head meetings, Sochi has recorded 3 wins, 0 draws, and 17 losses, with a goal aggregate of 42:81 (averaging 2.1:4.1 goals per game).
- Specifically in home fixtures for Sochi against this opponent, the record stands at 3 wins, 0 draws, and 8 losses, with 26:37 goals (averaging 2.4:3.4 per game).
Standings
Western Conference
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 55:35 | 30 |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 63:37 | 30 |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 55:42 | 27 |
| 4 | Spartak Moscow | 20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 53:38 | 26 |
| 5 | Cherepovets | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 49:45 | 26 |
| 6 | Shanghai | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 56:44 | 26 |
| 7 | Dynamo Moscow | 23 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 46:62 | 21 |
| 8 | Dinamo Minsk | 20 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 48:60 | 20 |
| 9 | SKA St. Petersburg | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 58:58 | 19 |
| 10 | Sochi | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 35:72 | 12 |
| 11 | Lada | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 30:70 | 9 |
Eastern Conference
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Magnitogorsk | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72:46 | 34 |
| 2 | Niznekamsk | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 60:53 | 25 |
| 3 | Barys Astana | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 67:55 | 23 |
| 4 | Yekaterinburg | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 54:49 | 22 |
| 5 | Bars Kazan | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 45:48 | 22 |
| 6 | Khabarovsk | 19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 36:30 | 21 |
| 7 | Salavat Ufa | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 59:64 | 21 |
| 8 | Vladivostok | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 50:55 | 21 |
| 9 | Avangard Omsk | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 37:42 | 20 |
| 10 | Novosibirsk | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 50:65 | 19 |
| 11 | Tractor Chelyabinsk | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 39:47 | 18 |
Promotion ~ KHL (Play Offs: 1/8~finals)
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