Release from 29.12.2019

328th Kärntner Derby on the last gameday 2019

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The 33rd round with five games scheduled rounds off 2019 in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. Besides the 328th Kärntner Derby between EC Panaceo VSV and EC-KAC, leader EC Red Bull Salzburg tries to come back on track after Saturday’s overtime loss in Dornbirn. Both chasers meet in the Ost Derby, with the spusu Vienna Capitals having the chance to replace the “Red Bulls” on the top of the standings. Further the EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz and the HCB Südtirol Alperia each hits the road to fight for fifth place in standings.

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4 facts ahead of 33rd round:

  • Sky Sport Austria 1 HD shows the 328th Kärntner Derby EC Panaceo VSV vs. EC-KAC live. (7.00 pm)
  • The Ost Derby HC Orli Znojmo vs. spusu Vienna Capitals is the only game of the 33rd round scheduled 6.30 pm.
  • 26 goals are missed to reach the 1000th goal in the 2019-20 season of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga.
  • The Moser Medical Graz99ers are free of play.

Mo, 30.12.2019, 6.30 pm: HC Orli Znojmo – spusu Vienna Capitals
Referees: KINCSES, OFNER, Bedynek, Kis-Kiraly.

  • The last gameday in 2019 opens at 6.30 pm – all other games are scheduled at 7.15 – with the Ost Derby between the HC Orli Znojmo and the spusu Vienna Capitals.
  • It is the duel of the chasing pack, with second-placed Vienna trailing three and third-ranked Znojmo trailing six to leader Salzburg.
  • The Caps have the chance to take the lead.
  • Both teams are in-form, as the “eagles” grabbed 25 points in the last ten games and the “Caps” 21.
  • While ZNO got points in the last straight five home-games, Vienna arrives after four consecutive wins, being the third-best road-team overall.
  • VIC improves on both ends, scoring 4,8 goals on average in the last five games, allowing only one goal in the same range.
  • ZNO did not win a game against VIC that season (4:6 resp. 2:3).
  • VIC has a five game winning streak against ZNO available, grabbing overall 37 out of 52 Ost Derbys.

Pregame Statements: Parker Bowles (ZNO) | Ali Wukovits (VIC)


Mo, 30.12.2019, 7.15 pm: Hydro Fehérvár AV19 – EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz (live auf DIGI Sport)
Referees: BULOVEC, TRILAR, Gatol, Kaspar.

  • At Hydro Fehérvár AV19 the EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz heads into his second road-game in a row.
  • After the clear 0:8 loss past gameday, the Upper Austrians dropped to fifth place in standings, as they lost the fourth game in a row securing pick round with one point.
  • The Hungarian side upsets on Saturday with a comeback win at Znojmo, getting the fourth road victory straight.
  • On home ice, Fehérvár lost the past three games, being league’s third-weakest home-team.
  • Linz is top-5’s lone team without a positive goal difference.
  • In the previous season-meetings the home teams grabbed shutouts each.
  • Linz won 39 out of 60 meetings with AVS.
  • The game will be broadcasted live on DIGI Sport.

Pregame Statement: Hannu Järvenpää (AVS) | Brian Lebler (BWL)


Mo, 30.12.2019, 7.15 pm: EC Panaceo VSV – EC-KAC (live auf Sky Sport Austria)
Referees: NIKOLIC M., PIRAGIC, Schauer, Zgonc.

  • The 328th Kärntner Derby between EC Panaceo VSV and EC-KAC will be shown live on Sky Sport Austria HD 1.
  • Overall the KAC won 168, the VSV 140. Further, 19 games ended tied without an overtime or shootout.
  • Both season encounters were won by the home teams (KAC 1:0 resp. VSV 3:1).
  • KAC won eight of the last ten derbies.
  • While the “Rotjacken” ended the losing streak past gameday, the “eagles” have two wins in a row available.
  • While Klagenfurt has the chance to climb to third place again, seventh-ranked Villach tries to narrow the gap to fifth place.
  • VSV lost the past three home games, KAC the past two on the road.
  • Michael Kernberger is back at Klagenfurt, which misses Adam Comrie, Marcel Witting and Mick Petersen.
  • VSV plays without Alen Bibic.

Pregame Statements: Anton Karlsson (VSV) | Thomas Hundertpfund (KAC)


Mo, 30.12.2019, 7.15: EC Red Bull Salzburg – HC TWK Innsbruck „Die Haie“
Referees: BERNEKER, STOLC, Kontschieder, Pardatscher.

  • After the overtime loss against bottom-placed Dornbirn, the leader EC Red Bull Salzburg hosts second-last HC TWK Innsbruck “Die Haie”.
  • Innsbruck suffered its highest season loss past gameday, losing in Bolzano 0:7.
  • Salzburg celebrated clear-cut wins in the past two games against the “sharks”, as the Red Bulls won 8:2 resp. 7:1.
  • While RBS is the ninth-best home team, HCI is the second-weakest road team.
  • Salzburg (23,6% | #2) and Innsbruck (19,3& | #5) have good powerplay stats available.
  • RBS won 44 out of 70 duels with HCI.
  • RBS won 26 out of 35 home games against HCI.
  • Salzburg misses Thomas Raffl and Alexander Rauchenwald, while HCI expects Tyler Cuma and Michael Boivin back in the lineup.


Mo, 30.12.2019, 7.15 pm: Dornbirn Bulldogs – HCB Südtirol Alperia
Referees: KOPETZ, STERNAT, Nothegger, Seewald.

  • After the huge overtime win against Salzburg, the Dornbirn Bulldogs head into their second consecutive home game, as they face HCB Südtirol Alperia.
  • DEC grabbed ten of all 16 points in home games.
  • HCB arrives after a 7:0 clear-cut win against Innsbruck.
  • The HCB sits on sixth spot, trailing one point to the pick round.
  • Both weakest teams on powerplay meet each other. (DEC 13,0% resp. HCB 11,0%)
  • But HCB is the second-best team one man short (84,3%).
  • DEC won 18 out of 32 games against HCB.
  • HCB won both previous season meetings (4:3OT resp. 5:2).
  • HCB is without Patrick Wiercioch, who competes with team Canada at Spengler Cup.


Pregame Statement: Kai Suikkanen (DEC) | Stefano Giliati (HCB)