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Expected score: Tractor Chelyabinsk 1-2 CSKA Moscow
Tractor Chelyabinsk hosts CSKA Moscow in a KHL matchup that pits a struggling mid-table side against the league's runaway leaders. Tractor sit tenth with 18 points from 19 games, while CSKA occupy first place with 30 points from 20. The gap in quality and consistency is stark, and it shows in the standings.
Team form
Tractor Chelyabinsk
Tractor's recent record is mixed at best. They won 4-2 away at Spartak Moscow on 30 September, but that result masks deeper problems. In their last five games they have scored 11 goals and conceded 14, averaging 2.2 per game for and 2.8 against. Two of their last three home matches ended in defeat—a 3-4 loss to SKA St. Petersburg and a 1-4 hammering by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Their only home win in that stretch came against Avangard Omsk (2-1). Tractor are leaky in defence and inconsistent in attack, qualities that will be exposed by a top-tier opponent.
CSKA Moscow
CSKA have been the league's most reliable side. Over their last five games they scored 14 goals and conceded only 9, averaging 2.8 per game for and 1.8 against. They won three of those five, including a 4-0 shutout of Sochi on 16 September. They did lose twice—to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (2-3) and Vladivostok (2-4)—but those are exceptions in a season of dominance. CSKA's defence is tighter and their scoring more prolific than Tractor's; they are built to win on the road.
Head-to-head
No head-to-head record exists between these teams in the available data.
Key factors
CSKA's league position and defensive record are the primary drivers here. They concede 1.8 goals per game over their last five outings; Tractor average 2.8 conceded in the same window. CSKA's attacking output (2.8 per game) also outpaces Tractor's (2.2 per game). The visitors have won 13 of 20 games this season and sit 12 points clear of tenth place. Tractor have lost three of their last four at home. CSKA's consistency and superior personnel should dominate a side struggling to find form.
Prediction
CSKA Moscow are the favourite here, and the gap between the teams justifies it. The leaders have conceded fewer goals, scored more, and won more games. Tractor's home record is fragile—they have been beaten at home by mid-table and lower-ranked sides in recent weeks. CSKA travel well and have the attacking depth to trouble Tractor's porous defence. A narrow away victory is the most likely outcome.
CSKA Moscow are the more likely winner. Back the visitors.
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Standings
| # | Team | MP | W | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 30 | |
| 2 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 30 | |
| 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 27 | |
| 4 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 26 | |
| 5 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 26 | |
| 6 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 26 | |
| 7 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 21 | |
| 8 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |
| 9 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 19 | |
| 10 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 12 | |
| 11 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
| 1 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 34 | |
| 2 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 25 | |
| 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 23 | |
| 4 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 22 | |
| 5 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 22 | |
| 6 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 21 | |
| 7 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 21 | |
| 8 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |
| 9 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 20 | |
| 10 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 19 | |
| 11 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
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