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Ambri were "in under" in 7 out of their 10 matches, the guests in 9 out of 10. The first ones score 4,9 goals per game on average, while the latter ones 4,4. The home team will miss their forward Williams and great defenseman Noreau. Lausanne scored five goals in their last five matches. They had three days’ resting period, and we can expect their first goalkeepers on goals. Every match can go into "over", but simply there are no tangible reasons for something like that to happen. Details

Fribourg is a better team than Lugano, and the win at Bern has certainly improved their confidence. While they are on the rise, Lugano's situation is completely opposite. The loss to Biel revealed many weaknesses, and the first one to pay the price was the veteran Domenichelli who was cut. Even though three players are back on the team today, a big improvement in the visitors' game isn't expected. The odds offered represent a realistic balance of power between the two teams in normal circumstances. However, the stronger home team is in good form, without significant roster issues, while the visitors from Lugano are playing poorly, with a coach who may be out of his depth, and a problematic roster. Details

Servette are a defensive team by default. Their star player Stephan is returning to the goal today, and they expect him to further strengthen their defensive block. The away team (occasionally) had some problems with their defense, so this week sports director Leuenberger gave coach Tormanen the priority task of improving the team's defensive performance. Having in mind that Servette don't have much of an offense, I believe Bern can already achieve their defensive goals today. I don't believe either of the teams can achieve a decisive victory here, and in a close game I'm much more inclined to predict less goals. Details

Both teams on a bad streak, but unlike Biel, the home team have grounds for hoping they will improve. Their roster is good, regardless of the few injured players. Against Zug they had plenty of opportunities to win, and good players like McLean and Metropolit missed shots they usually do not. A rerun of such poor performance is highly unlikely, especially against possibly the worst team on the league. Biel are trying hard, but lack quality on the offense. Meili is a decent goalie, but not a great one that can save matches singlehandedly as Berra was. Easily defeated in 5 away games, and I think they are about to have their sixth. Biel coach Schlapfer was not very optimistic and looking at his roster I can only sympathize. Opting on the away team scoring fewer than 2.5 is also good but, personally, I will go for Lugano winning. If they don’t score a lot against Biel, then against whom will they? You can’t play against Rappeerswil every week Details

This bet is going against Zug's statistics, but this is for two good reasons. They will have their Finnish goalie Kilpelainen back on the ice, and he was quite good in the initial games. He was poor only against Zurich. Despite allowing three goals against Lugano, he had an impressive 53 saves there. And Ambri will not be rushing forward on the road like Lugano did at home. I expect them to be stopped at 25-30 shots max, and a goal fest should be out of the question here. Also, the home team's offense is weakened by Wellwood's injury and Holden's suspension. These are two foreigners playing in the first line. This will lead to many changes in the team, and the question is how will they react in the first game without these two. Statistically, Zug are slightly above the average, the away team are below the average to a somewhat larger extent. The circumstances are leaning toward an under bet, so these odds certainly carry some value.
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Lausanne went over the 5,5 goal margin in 9 games only once, and it was against Rappi which is hardly an indicator (it was a 13 goals match). Servette went over that margin 3 out of 9 times (also against Rapperswill, a 10 goals match). It's a local derby where the home team will try to get a positive score by playing defense and relying on the goalie Huet. Their games, as a rule, have a small number of shots. It's a rare occasion that they, or their opponents, go over 30 shots, and sometimes they stay under 20. Genevois usually have more shots, but they're often just attempts from the blue line, and not much of a threat. They're both physically strong teams, and speed is not their strong side. Adding the fact that this is a regional and long awaited derby, I expect a cautious game from both sides. Points are important, but the "reputation" even more so. Since these are not the teams that win by scoring five goals, going under the 5,5 goal margin is a logical prediction. If it were Stephan defending for the guests, there would even be a unit more. Details

Every series of performances comes to an end, but I believe that the series of bad offensive performances will extend for couple of more matches for both teams. Both Osijek and Zadar scored under one goal per game in average this season. Osijek scored only once in the last five rounds (in stoppage time and the goal was scored from offside) and the same stands for Zadar. So, today we will see two teams on the pitch that have scored a total of 2 goals in the last 10 matches. Osijek's defense conceded lots of goals on couple of occasions. But, that only happened in the away matches against the toughest teams in the league. Zadar failed to score a single goal in three out of five of their last away matches. A lot is at stake for both of the teams. Osijek is harmless in the attack and Zadar signed a couple of good defenders this summer. Zadar's coach Ferdo Milin repeated on couple of occasions that ''every time they don't lose the match, they improve in regard to their rivals in the danger zone''. I expect a very even game without too many goal chances. Forward Ivancic is out for the away team and he was their main threat for the opposition goal, especially from set-pieces. The home team counts on their key player Ljubojevic but Neretljak can hold him back without too much trouble. Arguments against such a bet? Strikers from both teams suddenly start to score, three penalties or mistakes in the defense? Personally, I don't believe any of these scenarios is very likely to happen. Details

I was weighing the options a lot around this bet, but I simply cannot disregard the statistics and circumstances. Biel is a very weak team this season and they will hardly see the playoffs. They are left without their first goalie but they managed to solve that problem somehow. However, the problem in the offense they haven't managed to solve anyhow. They are very inefficient and in first seven matches they never managed to score more than 3 goals. Three times they reached that limit but every time it was in lost matches against strong-scoring opponents. Ambri is not a team that would jump into the fray and risk too much. They know they can reach important points here and they are still hoping for playoffs. Only two times in seven matches they conceded more than three goals, both times in major losses against Davos and Bern. Biel is not even near such offensive capabilities. Adding to that, they terminated the contract with the Canadian forward Ellison. The fact is that he wasn't very efficient but he was an option they counted on. Today they don't have that option. I expect a quite unpredictable match with a small number of goals and if I would have to give an advantage to someone it would be Ambri with a rested goalie. Statistically, Biel is scoring 1.57 goals on average, and Ambri concedes 2.71. The bet probably deserves a higher stake but Ambri is known to be inconsistent in their performance. Let us hope they will not do so this evening. There are no reasons for that. Details

Even though they have equal number of points so far, Zurich are a much better team than Lausanne. The visiting team are not harmless, but most of their players are there just because they couldn't have done better. Goalie Huet's saves are literally keeping them alive lately, but he is a veteran who will have a hard time keeping up with the busy schedule. This will be his forth match in seven days (if he plays). He was on the goal last night as well...Their offense is not convincing at all, they scored twice in the last three matches, and score an average of 1,7 goals per match (the match against Rappi not included). Since they're facing one of the best defenses in the league, they won't have it easy. Best scorer Cunti can't play for the home team. He will remain best scorer only for a short time, I believe. He is neither their best players, nor the center of their game. But, their new NHL signing Letendress, who will play for the first time today, might be. Many bets are possible here statistically, but I will stay away from under bets or Lausanne over fear they might get destroyed by Zurich and end up over in the end. It is more realistic that Zurich will score 4 or 5 than 2 goals, which is why I'll go for the home team's win. They won three times in the four home matches, and lost once after the extra time. Even that defeat happened in a match they dominated completely and conceded two goals on a power play?! Details

Upon taking charge of Kloten, Felix Hollenstein said his team would play a firm and disciplined defense, and its cornerstone would be experienced 39-year-old goalie Martin Gerber (had a brief NHL spell). Even though they owe their excellent opening of the season to inspired forwards, I don't believe that this scoring "fairy tale" can last long. Not that Kloten's forwards are poor, but many things coincided in the last two or three games to turn them into goal fests. Yesterday, for example, they played a hard game with a small number of chances against Ambri, and I don't believe that today's game will be much different. This contest with Zurich is a big derby, and the most important thing here is not to lose. Given that they played last night as well, I doubt they will try to force a fast pace. The away team had a few days of rest and they will be fully fit for this game. Expecting Crawford to ask for an offensive makes no sense. Their goalie Flueler had three shotouts in five games, and he conceded two goals in the last game when his team had an extra man. This information is a warning for the away team not to press high and leave plenty of space behind defensemen. Across five games, they remained firmly under on four occasions. I believe there will be no goal fest today here. Details

The home team are much better in all aspects. Stephan is a better goalie than Meili and Rytz so it doesn't matter who will be on the goal. The defense of Servette is physically stronger and better while the forwards showed a much more diverse and dangerous play. In addition, the impression is that the home team still have a lot of room for improvement while for Biel this could be a difficult and troublesome season. The Genevans won't have one playey less for 20 minutes today (and they won like that against Zurich away) and I se them as much bigger favorites than bookmakers do. Details

Villach is known as the second best and second most efficient EBEL team. They play better away than at home. Their opponent is the worst home team of the league, Znojmo, who are also placed in the lower part of table. The Austrians don't have almost any absences and they have a secure and experienced goaltender on goal, while Znojmo are in big financial problems. They also can't count on their two goaltenders, and the substitutes are not at the same level of quality. VSV are statistically better in almost all areas, and their victory is the logical choice. Given that a victory in the EBEL carries two points in regular and in overtime i decided to bet on the "final outcome". The Austrians also have a better goalkeeper if there is a penalty shootout. Also, for a smaller amount you could bet on a convincing Villach victory. If they score early, everything is possible. Details

I think Biel lost the most when compared to the last season. Their coach Schlapfer is trying to patch up the team the best he can, but that did not look so great so far. True, they played 0-0 against Zurich in the season opener, but the Lions have everything but efficient offense. After that they conceded 4 goals against Zug and 6 against Kloten. Today their important defensemen is questionable, their foreigners are under a lot of criticism and overall situation is not very good. On the other hand, Rappi have lost all three of their games and they do not look bad at all offensively. Their problem is defense and I do not want to risk whether they will concede 5 or 6 goals or even 8 as they did in their last game. But I am fairly sure they will score 3. They scored two against Lugano and Ambri which are defensively better teams (Ambri prior to Noreau's injury) with many missed chances. They scored 5 goals in the first 30 minutes against Lausanne. Today they will go for the win and they will have to score at least three goals to achieve it. Those braver among you may even risk with a smaller bet and predict visiting team's win. Rappi breached this margin 3 out of 4 times they played against Biel last season and they were not stronger offensively then while the home team lost the heart and the soul of their team after goalie Berra left. Details