Bottom team Celje travels to the league leader Zell am See

Sat, 21.10.2023, 19:00: EC Die Adler Stadtwerke Kitzbühel - Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan
Referees: LESNIAK, REZEK, Bergant, Telesklav | >> valcome.tv <<

Kitzbühel suffered their fourth loss in a row on Thursday and slipped to ninth in the standings. The 4:5 at the Steel Wings was the third defeat in a row with only one goal difference. Sterzing, on the other hand, returned to winning ways with a clear 8:2 victory over Lustenau. The Broncos are in third place after ten rounds. The South Tyroleans have won five of eight road games in Kitzbühel in AHL history.

Sat, 21.10.2023, 19:00: EC-KAC Future Team - Steel Wings LINZ AG
Referees: HLAVATY, MEIXNER, Angyal, Preiser | >> valcome.tv <<

The KAC Future Team was without a chance in Jesenice on Thursday and had to accept the third defeat in a row with 1:7. The Carinthians are currently in second last place. One point and two positions ahead of them are the Steel Wings, who last won against Kitzbühel. While the KAC has celebrated all three wins of the season at home, the Upper Austrians have only once left the ice as winners on the road. Out of 10 AHL duels, the KAC won eight times.

Sat, 21.10.2023, 19:15: Red Bull Hockey Juniors - EHC Lustenau
Referees: KUMMER, SCHWEIGHOFER, Legat, Weiss | >> valcome.tv <<

After a weak start to the season, the Red Bull Hockey Juniors have hit their stride. The Salzburgers won four of their last five games. On Thursday, head coach Teemu Levijoki's team celebrated a 5:4 win over Bregenzerwald and improved to tenth place. The situation is different for Lustenau: The team from Vorarlberg not only lost their last two games, but also conceded 18 goals in the process. The Lions are eighth in the table, one point ahead of the Juniors. In Salzburg, the hosts have won the last four direct comparisons.

Sat, 21.10.2023, 19:30: EK Zeller Eisbären - HK RST Pellet Celje
Referees: BROCK, WIDMANN, Jeram, Seewald | >> valcome.tv <<

Top of the table against bottom of the table, that's the duel in Zell am See. The team from Salzburg celebrated the third victory in a row against Ritten on Thursday. Celje also had reason to celebrate, the Slovenians managed to beat Fassa 7:2, their highest victory so far. The league newcomer even won three of the last five games. While Zell am See has the best defense available, Celje has scored the fewest goals so far. Tomi Wilenius is the current top scorer in the league (22 points). In the preseason the teams faced each other, the Austrians won 4:2.

Sat, 21.10.2023, 19:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it - Rittner Buam SkyAlps
Referees: BASSO, EGGER, De Zordo, Formaioni | >> valcome.tv <<

For the first time this season, Val Gardena celebrated two victories in a row thanks to Thursday's 6:1 win in Merano. Ritten, on the other hand, had to admit defeat after previously winning two games at leader Zell am See. With only two points from five games, the "Furie" is the weakest team in the league at home so far. The Buam, on the other hand, won three of their six away games. In the AHL, Ritten has been a guest in Selva eight times so far, seven times the first league champion prevailed.

Sat, 21.10.2023, 19:30: HC Merano/o Pircher - HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: GIACOMOZZI, VIRTA, Fecchio, Rivis | >> valcome.tv <<

Merano's two-game winning streak was stopped abruptly on Thursday. The eagles had to admit defeat at home against Gardena with 1:6. Jesenice, on the other hand, celebrated their seventh win in a row against Klagenfurt, the reigning champions are also the first chaser of leader Zell am See. The South Tyroleans won their first AHL duel with the Slovenians, the three other encounters went to Jesenice.

Sat, 21.10.2023, 19:30: EC Bregenzerwald - Hockey Unterland Cavaliers
Referees: LAZZERI, MOSCHEN, Jäger, Rinker | >> valcome.tv <<

Bregenzerwald suffered the fourth defeat from the last five games in Salzburg - three games were lost with only one goal difference. In the standings, the Vorarlbergers are in sixth place, one position ahead of Unterland. The South Tyroleans are on a three-game losing streak, after suffering a shootout defeat against Cortina on Thursday. ECB has won all four of its home games so far this season. In the last campaign, both teams were victorious in the direct duel at home.

Sat, 21.10.2023, 20:30: S.G. Cortina Hafro - SHC Fassa Falcons
Referees: PINIE, PIRAS, Fleischmann, Grisenti | >> valcome.tv <<

Cortina got going with three straight wins. The AHL runner-up improved to fourth place as a result. Fassa recently slipped to eleventh place due to two defeats. Falcon's forward Sebastian Selin is league top scorer so far this season (11 goals). He should help his team to the third AHL victory in Cortina. The hosts have had the upper hand nine times in the direct duel.