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Hockey results Wednesday 16 September 2026: AI predictions review
AI models called 7 of 14 hockey results right on Wednesday 16 September 2026. See where the consensus nailed it, where it slipped, and the full scorecard.
Fourteen hockey matches across the Czech Extraliga, the KHL and Finland's Liiga went to the ten-model panel on Wednesday 16 September 2026. The consensus landed 7 of 14 correct — a 50% strike rate that flatters the day's volatility rather than the models' foresight.
The biggest surprise came in the KHL, where Magnitogorsk, backed by all ten models at an average confidence of 63%, lost 2-3 at home to Spartak Moscow. Elsewhere, 100% consensus picks fell in Novosibirsk, Pardubice and Litvinov, turning a promising card into a coin flip.
The final horn sounds on a 7-of-14 night for the ten-model panel.
Where the AI got it right
Plzen 2-1 Liberec was the tightest of the Czech wins to call, and the panel took it: 90% of models favoured a Plzen victory, most commonly predicting 3-2, with an average confidence of 56%. The final score landed one goal short of that exact line but the right side of the result. Plzen vs Liberec prediction.
Vitkovice 3-4 Kladno went the way of the 70% majority, who had Kladno winning at 59% average confidence and a most common scoreline of 2-3. The away side delivered the win, though with one more goal than the panel's modal guess. Vitkovice vs Kladno prediction.
Olomouc 2-5 Sparta Prague was the models' most confident correct call of the day. All ten models backed Sparta at 65% average confidence, with 2-4 the most common scoreline. Sparta's five-goal haul made the margin more comfortable than expected, but the pick was sound. Olomouc vs Sparta Prague prediction.
In the KHL, Lada 0-6 Barys Astana was called by 80% of models at 56% average confidence, most commonly 2-3. The 6-0 away rout was far more emphatic than the consensus scoreline, but the winner was right. Lada vs Barys Astana prediction.
Sochi 0-4 CSKA Moscow drew unanimous support at 62% average confidence, with 1-2 the most common prediction. CSKA's four-goal clean sheet was a wider margin than the panel's modal score, but the unanimous call held. Sochi vs CSKA Moscow prediction.
Two Liiga matches also went the consensus way: Karpat 3-4 Ilves, backed by 90% of models at 58% average confidence, and IFK Helsinki 4-7 Jukurit, where a narrower 60% majority at 58% average confidence proved correct despite the 11-goal total. Karpat vs Ilves prediction.
Where it got it wrong
The day's most costly miss was Magnitogorsk 2-3 Spartak Moscow. All ten models backed a Magnitogorsk win at 63% average confidence — the highest confidence figure of any wrong call — with 4-2 the most common scoreline. Spartak's one-goal win made a mockery of the panel's certainty. Magnitogorsk vs Spartak Moscow prediction.
Novosibirsk 0-3 Niznekamsk was another unanimous failure: 100% of models picked Novosibirsk at 58% average confidence, most commonly 3-2. The home side failed to score, and the consensus was shut out. Novosibirsk vs Niznekamsk prediction.
Salavat Ufa 3-4 Bars Kazan went against 90% of models, who had picked Salavat at 56% average confidence, most commonly 3-2. Bars Kazan edged it by a single goal. Salavat Ufa vs Bars Kazan prediction.
In the Extraliga, Ceske Budejovice 2-3 Mlada Boleslav was a unanimous miss — 100% of models at 58% average confidence, most commonly 4-3. The panel's high-scoring expectation never materialised. Ceske Budejovice vs Mlada Boleslav prediction.
Litvinov 2-1 Kometa Brno was similarly unanimous in the wrong direction: all ten models backed Kometa at 61% average confidence, with 2-4 the most common score. Litvinov's one-goal win was the day's second-highest-confidence miss. Litvinov vs Kometa Brno prediction.
Pardubice 3-5 Mountfield HK was the third 100% consensus failure, with the panel backing Pardubice at 59% average confidence and a most common score of 3-2. Mountfield's five goals overturned that comfortably. Pardubice vs Mountfield HK prediction.
Finally, KooKoo 3-5 JYP: all ten models picked KooKoo at 58% average confidence, most commonly 3-2. JYP's five-goal response made it another unanimous Liiga miss. KooKoo vs JYP prediction.
Models of the day
GPT-5.6 Luna topped the table with 8 of 14 correct, one clear of the chasing pack. MiMo V2.5 Pro, Grok 4.6 and Kimi K3 each finished on 7 of 14, matching the overall consensus record.
At the other end, Claude Sonnet 5 and Gemini 3.8 Flash both managed only 4 of 14, three wins behind the leader. GLM 5.3 finished on 5 of 14, while Mistral Medium 3.5, DeepSeek V4 Pro and Qwen 3.8 Max each recorded 6 of 14.
Full results
- Extraliga: Ceske Budejovice 2–3 Mlada Boleslav — consensus Ceske Budejovice win (100%) WRONG
- Extraliga: Plzen 2–1 Liberec — consensus Plzen win (90%) RIGHT
- Extraliga: Vitkovice 3–4 Kladno — consensus Kladno win (70%) RIGHT
- Extraliga: Litvinov 2–1 Kometa Brno — consensus Kometa Brno win (100%) WRONG
- Extraliga: Pardubice 3–5 Mountfield HK — consensus Pardubice win (100%) WRONG
- Extraliga: Olomouc 2–5 Sparta Prague — consensus Sparta Prague win (100%) RIGHT
- KHL: Novosibirsk 0–3 Niznekamsk — consensus Novosibirsk win (100%) WRONG
- KHL: Magnitogorsk 2–3 Spartak Moscow — consensus Magnitogorsk win (100%) WRONG
- KHL: Salavat Ufa 3–4 Bars Kazan — consensus Salavat Ufa win (90%) WRONG
- KHL: Lada 0–6 Barys Astana — consensus Barys Astana win (80%) RIGHT
- KHL: Sochi 0–4 CSKA Moscow — consensus CSKA Moscow win (100%) RIGHT
- Liiga: IFK Helsinki 4–7 Jukurit — consensus Jukurit win (60%) RIGHT
- Liiga: Karpat 3–4 Ilves — consensus Ilves win (90%) RIGHT
- Liiga: KooKoo 3–5 JYP — consensus KooKoo win (100%) WRONG
Thursday's slate is already loaded into the models. The full board, with consensus picks and confidence figures, is live on the today's hockey predictions page.
Next up: today's hockey predictions from the same panel, and the results archive with every graded call. Forecasts are informational only.
