In the KHL game on 20 September 2026, Barys Astana beat Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 0:5.
Match report
On Saturday evening, Lokomotiv hosted Barys in a KHL fixture that ended 0:5 in favour of the visitors. We had backed the hosts at 68 per cent confidence, but the match ran a different course altogether.
And here's the thing — Lokomotiv came into the game unbeaten in six outings, yet they could not string a single attack together. Barys, meanwhile, had lost two of their five games and arrived with nothing to lose. By then, the home side looked as though they had forgotten how to pass.
The visitors took control early and never let go. Three periods of hockey played out differently from what we expected: Lokomotiv dominated possession in the first, but Barys struck first and changed the mood of the game. The hosts played the second half a man down in spirit, if not in numbers.
Lokomotiv sit top of the table with six wins and zero points — a scoring system that rewards victories but does not penalise defeats. Barys occupy fifth with three wins and two losses, also on zero points. The gap between them now feels wider than the numbers suggest.
Our forecast was wrong, and the reason was simple. Lokomotiv had bottled it against a side that played with freedom. Barys saw the game out and extended their own momentum while ending the hosts' flawless run.
