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Viborg woke up late in the first semifinal match, but 30 minutes of the second part were enough for them to show who's the "boss" in this duel. Viborg only had one blunder this season, on the qualifications tournament to get to the Champions League against the Romanian Baia Mare, and they paid for that by losing the placement in the elite company, but the fact is that they have players who earn to be among Europe's top four teams. They had injury issues this season, but they got over it and played the season finish in a hellish rhythm. They lost only three times this season, defeated this year's finalist two times in the Champions League, Midtjylland with 3 and 9 goals difference, two times Randers who are one of the best European teams, it was +10 in the match a month before that, and crushed another Champions League competitor, the Hungarian Ferencvaros with +8 in this cup's quarterfinals. Rostov are the second-placed team in the Russian championship, but have a big break in this period, only one match within the Russian cup in 40 days. They mostly won the matches at home, but the fact is that they lost two away matches, against Podravka and Buxtehuder. Today, they'll be trying to neutralize the negative from the first match, and that will be really hard against Viborg on their court. First because they have to speed the game up and partially open up, which is not their style of playing, second, because Viborg have extra potential in their offense, they're playing to get a goal more, and will probably have a bit more freedom today than in the first match. In the first match, only Tortsensson was herself, today, Damnjanovic, Gullden and Burgaard have to crush the Russian defense. Details

The fact is that Nykobing have the least effective attack in Denmark with an average of 21.8 goals per game but stats mean very little today. Nykobing are on the verge of relegation, they have to chase a 5-goal deficit from the first game in 60 minutes and no space for tactical maneuvers, they need to play a high-paced game and faster transition, which is not their standard routine and this will give more space to the away team who like that kind of game. They have great back court, led by left-handed Tranborg on right back and she should make a lot of problems to Nykobing here. The first game had the intensity for a 50-goal match in the first 45 minutes, but then Arhus slowed down once they got a win and waited for Nykobing's mistakes to give them the lead that no one expected and which should put them in top flight. The under/over margin was based on the first game and the "well-renowned" attack of the home team, at the same time underestimating Aarhus who completely outplayed Nykobing in the first game and who have better attacking options today. Nykobing cannot rely on defense alone and they have to chase the result. Details

The game that will decide which team will play the play off semi final has a seemingly high under/over margin. But, general speaking, when it comes to Tvis Holstebro and their situation ahead of this second leg game, the margins are irrelevant. These two teams are among the three best ones when it comes to their offense efficiency, Esbjerg is the second best team with 649 goals scored, Tvis Holbero thrid best with 644 goals scored in 22 games, which is 29,5 on average per game. On the other hand, Esbjerg are the forth worst team in the championship when it comes to goals conceded, not taking into account the three worst one, which hold positions 8-12. They are the teams with the highest number of goals conceded among the top 6 teams, their three games this season ended with 58, 68, and the last one with 60 goals scored. As for Tvis Holstebro, they're a team that score more than 30 goals per game as a rule. When it comes to the last five championship games, they score less only in the first leg game against Esbjerg. They are a the typical team that force a fast backcourt, with a fast playmaker and both wingers. On the other hand, they are also a team that leaves the opponent a lot of room in defense, but both these teams have top-quality goal keepers, who are, we have to say, currently far from their best performances. Tvis Holserbo are six goals down, and have to start hard from the beginning. They have the experience of playing games such as this one, and they know how to win the second leg game despite being down after the first one. Details

Partizan are a step away from the title and they will want to use their first match point. They have a great team with lots of talent and a very experienced coach Darko Zakoč. They have used their qualities and Zvezda's weaknesses this season as their opponents rejuvenate their squad every year. This was not a problem in recent years as the replacements turned out to be adequate, but that was not the case this season. They lost against teams that they had beaten in three sets in previous seasons. Partizan have already beaten them 5 times this season, they were convincing in both matches of these finals. The difference in quality, both individual and team quality, and a better coach is the reason why Partizan are the favorites to take the title after only 3 games. Unlike the first two games where the odds on Partizan were 1.35-1.50, we have 1.70-1.80 odds. Zvezda are under pressure, they are the hosts for today although that won't make much of a difference in comparison to the first two games in this series. Details

The odds for Astranahochka's win plummeted from the starting 1,80-85 to these odds which are on average 1,35. Among other reasons for this, there's the fact the home team already beat Lada twice this season, but more importantly, they will have all of the players at their disposal for the game. All the international players will also be allowed to play, unlike in the Russian championship, where only three can be in the game. But, we can't ignore the fact that Lada are virtually Russian nation team - seven players played part in the last two qualifying games against Macedonia, and in the last head to head game against the home team, Lada won by five goals. It was a Russian Cup game. What is interesting for the game is the over at the offered margin for this semi final match. All three games this season, two in championship and the aforementioned cup game ended with more than 57 goals scored (60, 61, and 63). Lada play fast transition, score a lot of goals in counterattacks, which is exactly what the Russian national team have been doing the last few years. Astrahannochka are similar in style, they have quite a few players who try to score, the team are always trying to win, and that is exactly what their results suggest this season. In the last five games, both teams have recorded four overs and one under at the margin set for this game. Details

Primary thing this tip is based on is the difference in quality between the best league of Denmark and the 1st Division. Ringkobing played their first season in the company of the best Danish teams well, getting the 10th position and avoided relegation, got a few points against teams from the middle of the league table. Their team doesn't have stars, but are well covered on all positions - all their players came from school or were part of the best Danish teams like Viborg and FCM, a few more experienced players like Gade, Dalgard played a lot for best Danish clubs, and it's interesting a few of them were playing for Ajax, their opponent today, in previous seasons. Ajax didn't have any major changes in the last two seasons, they're more experienced now, and they played the 1st Division with Ringkobing, the results from those two seasons positive for Ringkobing. Ringkobing won all four matches played in 2011-12 and 2012-13, with the results 32-17 and 36-30, and 26-22 and 31-24 in respective seasons. This season, Ringkobing have two great results from the duel against the first-league Kopenhagen, 28-22 and 21-21, a team mostly "fed" with the Ajax's best players in the last few seasons, so they got Ajax's best player and Danish national team player, Anne-Mette Hansen, for the next season. Mette Hansen is the only real player who can make a difference in Ajax's team, but the rest of the team are too inexperienced and one player can hardly be enough to defeat a rival who are better in quality. Details

Partizan are now in the situation Vojvodina were in four days ago - they have the chance to decide on the position in the final home, and the pressure is on Vojvodina now. The results from the regular season give Partizan the role of favorite here, the current situation at Vojvodina is completely different than the one in the time of the first game. Their performance in this final proved it. Vojvodina have been struggling with injuries throughout the season, which affected their results. The team are now, at season's end, in the best form. Out of the four games they played against Partizan, Vojvodina were not only tied, but in some aspects of the game, such as blocking, even the better team. The first game, which first choice opposite Luburic missed, is the exception here. When it comes to blocking, Vojvodina's players blocked for 10-16 points per match, they also served better than Partizan, even in the last match, the one they lost. On the other hand, their reception is quite good as well, it doesn't not give the opponent a chance to win a lot of points. If they manage to stay calm and collected for this match, Vojvodina definitely stand a chance, not only to win one or two sets, but also to win the match. One great option is the set handicap of +2,5 on Vojvodina. That offer is limited, and since the expectations today are that the winner will be settled after 4 or 5 sets, the best option given the offer is the over at the total number of points with the same outcome. Details

When it comes to this group play-offs, the first problem is the format as each team plays only two games and Storhamar will play one game today and next in 21 days. The second thing is the importance of results as at the end of the season, the regular-season position is what counts and not the one in these play-offs. Storhamar are a far more serious team than Vipers and they have shown that in two head-to-heads this season as they got 2 convincing wins by more than 10 goals on both occasions. The second match which ended in 30-20 was just two months ago. Storhamar need a win today by any kind of goal difference, but they will be without three starters. The most important absence is their keeper Stina Liden who has had a very good season, which is another bonus for an over in this game, while their back player Sundmoen is also out. On the other hand, Kristiansand have the league top scorer Annette Jensen who has an average of 6.6 goals per game. Statistically speaking, Storhama have five overs for this margin in last five league games, while Kristiansand have three overs and two unders, bearing in mind they have spent their last games chasing the Top 8 place and their results still went over this margin. Details

Margin for under/over is based on Bulgaria's results from the group phase of the tournament, and their good defense. Still, you have to take into consideration that their rivals were offensively limited Estonia and Armenia, and their biggest rivals, Israel, were more oriented on their defense. Today, they're favorites on paper in the duel against Belgium, whose game is atypical compared to the previous three mentioned. Belgium transform from defense to offense fast, and they used that to maximum in duels against Latvia and Modavia, and on the other hand, they lave space in the defense, which can be used by better teams, like Bulgaria is. Bulgarians have a great backcourt line, a heavy pivot who gets a lot of balls during the match, but also plays defense and is left behind against teams who push fast transitions. Belgium's results from this tournament, as well as their preseason matches show they don't lack efficiency, but if we add this to the results Bulgaria had on the international tournament by the end of last year, where they played with almost identical lineup, and where their matches ended with over on this margin, over on 48.5 goals has a value for the set stake. Details

Their games on this tournament and the individual quality of the players are the reason for this pick. Belgium have more quality, they have shown better technical performance, they have a faster transition, they are physically stronger and they use every situation when their opponents are unorganized and slow in covering their defense, as was the case against Moldavia and Latvia are a team with a similar profile. Even though they have not had an official game in recent years, the Belgian players play in better organized Belgian clubs which often take part in European cups, two even play in German second division teams. Outside of this tournament, Belgium lost the preparation match against the Netherlands U-19 team but the same team belongs to Top 8 in Europe, while Latvia have lost twice against Lithuanian Žalgiris, by 28-46 and 31-38. I will go for the over on the margin of 48.5 goals, because the margin is based on Latvia's result against the Greeks as the Greeks won by 29-19. Belgium play a different type of handball, they push for a faster game with many goals from counters and semi-counters, as seen against Moldavia. They will go for goal today even more and the margin for this over is too low for their potential. Details

Here, there's a celebratory atmosphere that Larvik organized in Skienshallen arena on one side, an event that lasts for two full days with a lot of handball actions on the court, and sport events outside the court, and the cherry on top is the match against Nordstrand where the cups and gold medals will be given to Larvik's players after they defended the title once again. On the other hand, neither of the teams need the result, and what's most interesting is the fact Nordstrand are a team who scored the most goals against Larvik this season, 30, in a match played two months ago on Nordstrand's court, a match that ended with 66 goals, and the cup match they played by the end of October, 2013, was similar, when Larvik defeated Nordstrand 41-28. Today, the conditions allow us to see a similar scenario at the end of the match. Details

Flint is playing his last match with the best of Norwegian teams, and without the pressure of results in the last matches with the combination of almost all players on the court. Their results are in that fashion, a high average of scored and conceded goals, with 59 goals per match in the last six matches, statistically tied with the given margin, they have six overs in the last six matches. Glassverket statistically have three unders and two overs on the offered margin, but the results of their matches in this period had importance, and they played against teams who are just under Larvik, Baysen and Tertnes in quality, teams fighting for the second place. The first match on Glassverket's court this season ended with 52 goals, and that margin was taken as the paremeter for today's match, even though the realistic situation on the court is completely different now. Details

Both teams are playing their last game this season without any imperative in terms of results.Skive cemented their position three rounds ago, they are playing fast handball with lots of running and freedom in defense, which is reflected in their results lately. Now, their matches against Sonderjyske and Nykobing saw only 49 and 52 goals, respectively, but it's worth noting that these games were a must-win for those teams, and they have the worst attacks in the league, but Skive still got 26.5 goals. The game against Odense, a team with a similar profile like KIF Vejen, saw 62 goals. KIF Vejen have had many imperatives in last 5 games and they failed to reach their goal - the play-offs, so they will have much more freedom today. The first game this season ended in 50 goals but the situation is quite different than it was then as both teams had much more to play for. Last season, both games ended in 58 goals. Another reason for an over here is the fact that Skive's top scorer Jane Schumacher is playing her last match for the home team after six seasons in Skive. She's one of top 10 scorers in the Danish League and I'm sure she'll be motivated to give her best in her last game. Details

A match that would be like the one between David and Goliath in regular terms, but today's terms are a bit different. Viborg are definitely the best team for Danish terms, and they proved it with their results this season, as a team in the maximum of their form, individually incomparably better than the team who will probably play their last match among the best Danish teams. Viborg secured the first place, but they also have the motive to get even with the guests for one of the two defeats in the championship. Coach Dalmose announced the possibility of sparing his two best backcourt players Damnjanovic and Gulden, and to use two players from the U-16 team, and that's what's probably going to happen. Just by pointing out that they secured the first place, it's obvious we're going to see a revue match with standard realization, which has been fascinating lately, with 34 goals per match in the last five matches, and all against teams at least two classes better than Sonderjyske. Sonderjyske have a theoretical chance to avoid dropping out, they need to win and for Nykobing to lose, but it all sounds like science fiction. Their coach is aware of that, she announced they'll play with no pressure and told her players to "enjoy" the match against the best Danish team. Not taking the first match this season into consideration, the one that ended with 52 goals, all their matches in the previous seasons ended over the 58 goals margin. Viborg were under 60 goals only once in the last four matches. Over on this margin is worth a middle stake. Details

Firstly, if we look at the statistics for this margin, Fredrikstad have four overs and one under in their last five matches, while Flint have all five overs and not a single game under 55 goals. Fredrikstad have to win this one, but have a big problem with the goalies on the other hand, so their starter today will be 17-year-old Cristina Helmersen, who was their third goalie prior to this season and had minimal play time so far. Flint used all their players in their recent games, and there has been word of them using the last two rounds to give a chance to the younger players who have potential for the next season. One can expect to see a relaxed match, with some more "space" on defense, especially by the away team, and a game with at least 3-4 goals above the set margin. Details

The first thing is the home team's imperative to win. They won't have a second chance, and a win does not guarantee avoiding elimination but it does mean getting away from the last place with one round to go. The second thing are the results and Sonderjyske's form. They have 4 defeats and 1 draw in last 5 games, but 3 defeats came against the teams from the Top 6 in the league and all 3 were by 3 goals at most. In the last round played against the second-placed Midtjylland, they lost by only two goals and were leveled until the last eight minutes, while they are one of the two teams that have managed to beat the top team in the league - Viborg. Their form is on the up, they have a very good back court lead by two in-form players in this period - Sofie Andersen, who is the most efficient players in the Danish league with 111 goals and Sanna van Olphen, the right-back for the Dutch national team. Skive have no imperative in terms of results, they are in a safe zone and they are playing these last two games for the fun of it. Even though a win here would bring Sonderjyske back in the game, we should go for a safer option for a medium stake. Details