SKA-Academy secured a 2:1 victory over Almaz in the MHL on 2026-09-07. And here's the thing, the result did not match the prediction. Our prediction had tipped the visitors for a win with 59% confidence. Instead, the home side closed out the points on their own ice.
To be fair, Almaz come into this fixture sitting second in the standings. The table shows 0 games played so far. That is a peculiar state for a league table to be in. The hosts have played several matches in late August. They swung from a 5:3 win over Dynamo Moscow to a heavy 1:5 defeat to Spartak.
By then, the match was underway. We do not have the minute-by-minute breakdown to say who pushed first. The final tally was 2:1.
Both sides had mixed results recently. Almaz lost 2:5 to Lokomotiv-76 on 2026-09-01 after a 4:1 win. SKA-Academy suffered a 2:5 loss to Irbis on 2026-08-03 before that loss to Spartak.
The hosts take the points. Almaz remain second but now have a point to find. The visitors finished with one goal.