Severstal vs Traktor, November 13: preview, slight edge to the hosts
Foma Ladny · 12 Nov 2026 · Читать по-русски
Preview of Severstal vs Traktor: Friday, November 13, Cherepovets, Ice Palace, puck drop at 19:00 Moscow time. Let's look at it calmly, without unnecessary emotion.
Goal difference: Severstal 59–57, Traktor 57–62 (sports.ru). The hosts are a little more reliable in defense. Form: Cherepovets recently beat Lada 4-3 and Sochi 4-1, but before that lost to Shanghai 1-3 and to Spartak 1-5. Traktor arrive on the back of a 5-2 win over Shanghai and a 5-3 win over Ak Bars (sportmail.ru).
The head-to-head is even: of the last ten meetings, each side has won five. They last played on February 20, 2026, when Traktor won 5-2; before that, on December 1, 2025, Severstal won 3-2 (sportmail.ru).
Verdict: a slight edge to Severstal, thanks to home ice and a more modest goals-against figure. But Traktor are on the rise, so expect a hard-fought game. This is the editors' opinion, not a guarantee of the result.
What will matter more in Cherepovets: Severstal's home ice or Traktor's winning run?
Sources: sportmail.ru (match page for November 13, 2026, 19:00: form and head-to-head), sports.ru (KHL standings as of November 12, 2026). Data as of November 12, 2026.
A forecast is the editorial team’s opinion, not betting advice and not a guarantee of the result.