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Krems used to be an uncomfortable opponent of WW, but that's changing as well. In their first head-to-head match this season, Krems lost smoothly. Considering that duel, today they're missing their key defenseman Wagner and their top scorer Schopf who then managed to score 6 points from game. It's very visible that Krems is suffering without them; they lost to Hard with 9 points of difference, and today's opponent is nothing weaker. Especially not offensively, and since the hosts are without their key player for the offense, I don't expect they will pose a threat to a team who, by winning this, will take over the leading position in the league. Details

Matz are constantly playing their fast pace game and I think they won't give up on it today. It saw them beat the Romanians by 10 goals in the first match. 58 were scored in total, with Glauser having a brilliant performance on the goal. I don't expect that to happen in Romania. I expect the home team to play at least slightly better, especially when it comes to focusing. They had plenty of chances and didn't use a single one. The situation on the other team was just the opposite - the Romanians were clearly not well organized and things should not be better today since they can't count on two key defenders Oltean and Varta. That will probably be enough for another match with 55 goals. Details

The first match went to 57 points; it could've gone up to 60 if it weren't for a bunch of missed shots. Kadetten was the leader of that, but Motor also had a couple of bad decisions. What can we expect today? Baur could give us an even faster and more dangerous offense which will create more chances for shots, and the big plus could be also the return of the left wing Liniger. For him the Swiss don't have a proper substitute, but I don't see such a scenario today. I also don't expect a lot of changes in Kadetten's defense which simply isn't that strong to keep Burka and Onufrijenko at bay. But they're not such a problem as is the pivot Seveljev - the Swiss had no remedy for him. I expect something similar today. especially since Jurca will play the second defense: that's ideal for Seveljev to show how physically powerful he really is. Of course, the things that go in favor of the over is the fact that the first Kadetten's goalman, Portner, has not fully recovered and that he will start the match sitting at the bench, and will probably stay there until the end. The second goalkeeper Maier is not the same class, although he's been put into Europe's future goalkeepers, which he proved in the first match. All in all, I think the 57-58 score match is not unrealistic. Details

Hamburg's coach is known for pushing aggressive defense, which should have a significant role today since Kristianstad don't have great offense potential and rely on counter attacking a lot. That won't be easy against Hamburg, and playing against zone defense won't be either, especially if left back Stenbaken missed this game, which seems to be the likeliest outcome. IFK's offense loses power when he's out. When offense struggles, defense steps up. Their defense is tough just like Hamburg's and I think the Germans will struggle to score too. Especially not before 5,000 home fans that will give extra motive to Kristianstad's players. I expect 'a war' on the court and I don't think this can go to 55 goals, 50 or so seems like a much more realistic outcome. Details

Offense is the best defense for both of these teams, as they demonstrated at the start of the season with a 72 goal match. What changed since? Polten lost a defensive specialist to Krems, everything else stayed the same on both rosters. Both teams run a fast center, have elite offense individuals in Đukić (Polten), Warvne and Mayer (Bregenz), so even if the organization fumbles a bit, getting over this margin should be no problem for them, despite it seeming high at first glance. Details

The first match of these two teams clearly showed defense is their forte. The game was very tough, fierce, and there was no room for offense to excel. I expect the same today, as this is the battle for the top of the group, and extremely important points are at stake, ones transferable to the next stage. The home team's offense hinges on Kudlacz, and I don't think a team with a single "true" offensive option can score much more than 20, and I see Volgograd in a similar scenario. Even Hypo managed to limit them to 25 at home, while Leipzig have a significantly stronger defense than the Austrians, so a match below 50 goals would be a very realistic estimate. Details

Metz are yet to have a good performance throughout the game this season (beat Baia Mare only because opponents played badly). In every game, Metz are forced to go through a bad period that costs them points. After losing both points away against Larvik and one against Lubin, Metz are now under a lot of pressure. On the other hand, Larvik already secured top spot in the group and have no pressure today. They are now chasing eight points to carry to the next round. Gjekstad doesn't want any surprises and that kind of approach makes Larvik too tough an opponent for Metz today. Details

As expected, the bookies were influenced by Ricoh's result against RIK last round, but I don't think that game has anything to do with this one today. It was a total annihilation of Linnel's team in both segments of the game, which will force them to try and make amends today. Ricoh have been preparing for IFK for a while now, wanting to beat yet another favorite. Ricoh can do it only one way - with a tough defense and great goal keepers' performances, as the coach himself confirmed. That should work just fine since the visitors still probably won't be able to count on two great offense players Stenbacken and Lagergren, despite the fact they will be on the list today. IFK's offense is not at their full potential and I don't see a way for this match to end with more than 50 goals scored, especially with IFK more than capable of playing good and tough 6-0 defense. Details

If Kadetten weren't force to face Motor without so many players, I would expect a very close game. But like this no. The Swiss team can't count on their first choice left wings Liniger and Richwein and first choice goal keeper Portner - their three key players. They are only a part of Schaffhausen's absent players they have been struggling with throughout the season. It cost them 5 days ago as well, as they lost to Wacker Thun home by 7 goals. Motor will not be an easy task against Burka, Sevaljev, Onufirjenka and goal keeper Stochl in Kiev (where game is taking place today). I expect Motor to win convincingly. Details

46 goals where scored in Redberslids and Ricoh's first game, and not much has change to suggest a more productive game today. On the contrary, both now have more stable defenses - Rocoh conceded 17 in two out of the last 3 rounds, with only Alignsas managing to score 29 after deciding to try and outrun Ricoh. On the other hand, RIK conceded 21 to Alignsas, and only 23 against Drott, who like fast pace as well. With points in this game being very important for both opponents, I expect both teams to focus on defenses, their driving forces. Also, Arnesson, who's struggling with an thigh-muscle injury, is RIK's only true scorer and don't think he can score 9 goals and add 3 assists today like he did in the first head-to-head game with Ricoh. That makes counter-handicap a very good choice, but I think that under at Ricoh still has greater value. Details

As the guest manager said, it's all in his team's hands. Leipzig marked this match as crucial for the first part of the group phase in this season CL. The team came to Austria very early, had enough time to get ready. With the maximum approach, I expect a convincing win by Leipzig. They celebrated with 20 goals at home, if Hypo gives up from going back to defense this time as well, they can do the same. Either way, five goals shouldn't be a margin Leipzig should have problems with against Hypo. Details

Metz and Lublin are teams quite known for their speed and they've proven that in their first mutual duel. They went to 66 goals, and Lublin's member have, after that match, praised the good game of their goalkeeper. So, the score could've gone up quite a bit, so the margin of 54 seems quite low. Of course, the fact that Metz calls for a better defense unlike the first match, I doubt that it could lead to 12 goals less than in the first match. It seems a lot more realistic for this duel to come closer to the sum of 60-something goals. Details

This margin is as it is thanks to the results from previous seasons, but regarding the same ones, there is one big change. On Malmo's bench sits Sivertsson who asks for a lot of running around even when he's missing three starters, so he has less possibilities to rotate. I believe that Alingsas will accept the race because they have excellent rotating abilities and that is what could give them the advantage, thus creating new, valuable points. Both teams' contras are very good, and with an average shooter's day this match should by no means stay under 50 goals. Details

Polten and Leoben played the first match at 61 goal, and I don't think that's a coincidence. As a matter of fact, I expect them to score the same number today because Polten sped up their game after that, Đukić adapted better, and their defensive specialist went to Krems. Leoben are also faster compared to the beginning of the season, they're more specific in the offense, and there should be lots of goals today. Details

No need to talk about Tyreso too much. They're a female version of Ricoh, a team that can play great defense, but depends on their left back too much in the offense. That's why they only scored 14 goals in the last two rounds, and probably won't score much more today, either. Eslov are coming to them, and their coach clearly says he'll focus on a good defense, so we don't have to expect a handball beauty. Besides, important points for staying in the league are at stake today, so it doesn't sound realistic to expect this game to go over 45 goals. Details

I think these odds are the consequence of last season's results entirely. Drott won both of their matches last year, but comparing them with what Jonsson and Souraniemi have at their disposal today would be silly. A few key players (Persson, Halen, Stenmalm) left the team from Halmstad and their first choice middle back hasn't played in months. Home team have all the players at their disposal and should be able to take advantage of Drott's problems. Skovde are getting better each next match and almost got points in the away game with top title contender. This match is a direct battle for play off and I really don't see the way for the inexperienced Drott to stand up to Skovde. Details

The Norwegian coach Berge sent a very clear message after the first match and conceding 27 goals against Turkey. He praised the offense, but didn't really care about the defense. His main goal was to outrun the opponent, and will probably try the same today because their transition looked fantastic. Besides, we can expect the offense to remain their forte, after they lost the experienced Borg Lund in the defense. On the other side are the Dutch who showed a lot faster game when they faced Croatia, compared to the last year. They go more to the back, they play the fast center. Today, the rested Olphen will be back, which means a big offensive plus because he's not only the best Dutch player, but with him, the whole team looks much better. So, we should expect the Dutch team to use combinatorics, and on the other side is the defensively weaker and offensively stronger Norway, so I expect a match with about 60 goals total, like the one the Norwegians played against Turkey. Details

The logic is really simple here: Vasteras managed to play a 57 goal game against a fully defensive team such as Onnereds, while today they are hosting Sparvagens. Their coach Sjoo has sent a clear message that his task is to primarily "dismantle" the opposing defense, and then think about his own. It's hard to expect a match under 50 goals under those circumstances, especially since the home team got Karlsson back, who is by far their best offensive player. Another great plus in this bet is the fact both teams play great counterattacks and I believe that is what will take the match over the set margin. Details

Hoors look fantastic at the start of this season, rolling over their opponents, and after their last round coach Harris claims his team can do even better and wants to see it happen today. This means Eslov have a tough job ahead of them, and they also have issues of their own. One of their main players, Sandell, has been out for some time, Kellokoski joined her, and first goalie Kohne's appearance is in question, as is Anna Bardis'. It's a tough call to say which one of them is more important for the home team, and a quality team should have no problem with them today. Hoors played a draw against this team last year, and I think this is ample warning prior to this match, in which I expect a scenario similar to the game after that fumble, where Hoors played their standard game and won by +9, while Eslov were at least a level stronger back then. Details

True, Leipzig are not playing with their fastest pace, but that's why Krim is here to compensate for that. Since Bon returned to the position of the coach, she immediately imposed her philosophy with a lot of racing and a fast center. Against Hypo it resulted with 32 points, 52 in total, and there should've been around 60 of them. Such a scenario was prevented by Krim's goalkeepers who defended every single shot for the young Austrians, and I think that could be repeated. Leipzig are a much better team and they should know how to use that because the Slovenian's defense seems to be out of shape, and even if Leipzig fails, there is no doubt that Krim will be looking for a fast shot on the other side. So, there should be more than enough opportunities, and this should go into over. Last season these teams played on 50 and 52 shots, and the coaches back then were Orneborg and Tiselj who craved for strong defenses. Also, both teams had firmer defense players than they do this season. Details