Release from 07.01.2025

Carinthian derby on Wednesday

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The 39th round of the win2day ICE Hockey League is scheduled for Wednesday. The Carinthian derby between the EC-KAC and the EC iDM Wärempumpen VSV will be played among others. In addition, the Moser Medical Graz99ers will face HCB Südtirol Alperia, the Steinbach Black Wings Linz will take on the spusu Vienna Capitals and league leaders Hydro Fehérvár will play at defending champions EC Red Bull Salzburg.

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EC-KAC - EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV
In the Carinthian derby, third-placed Klagenfurt welcome fourth-placed Villach. Both teams are separated by seven points. The EC-KAC is currently the “hottest” team in the league, with eight wins in a row. VSV have won two of their last four games, but before that the “Eagles” celebrated eleven consecutive victories. In the last encounter with the KAC, VSV won at home 3:2/OT. They lost 3:5 in Klagenfurt and Villach have not won any of their last four games at the Heidi Horten Arena. An away win will also be a difficult task this time, as the KAC has not dropped a point since November 15 and seven home games.

Moser Medical Graz99ers - HCB Südtirol Alperia
Graz, fifth in the table, will face second-placed Bolzano on Wednesday. The South Tyroleans already have eleven points more than the Styrians. With four wins from its last five games, HCB is currently in better form than the 99ers, who have won two of their last five games. In the two duels so far this season, Bolzano narrowly won 3:2 on both occasions.

Steinbach Black Wings Linz - spusu Vienna Capitals
Linz have been waiting five games for a win and have slipped to seventh place in the table, with the same number of points as sixth-placed Salzburg. Vienna have won two of their last five games, most recently losing 0:3 to Graz in front of their home crowd. The Capitals are tenth in the table, six points ahead of the eleventh-placed Pioneers.

EC Red Bull Salzburg - Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Defending champions Salzburg are currently only sixth in the table and are already thirteen points behind leaders Fehérvár. The Hungarians, on the other hand, are just one point ahead of their closest rivals Bolzano. The form of both teams is currently similar, with three wins from the last five games. However, the Red Bulls recently suffered a clear 1:4 defeat at home to Vienna, while Fehérvár celebrated a 2:1 home win against Linz. Salzburg have beaten the league leaders twice so far this season (5:1, 3:1). In total, they have won eight of the last ten head-to-head meetings.

Olimpija Ljubljana - HC Pustertal
The duel between Ljubljana and Pustertal sees two table neighbors against each other. With 49 points, the eighth-placed Slovenians currently have a seven-point lead over the ninth-placed team from South Tyrol. However, Pustertal have played three games less than Ljubljana. Olimpija are currently in impressive form, with six wins from their last seven games. On Sunday, they turned a 0:4 deficit in Villach into a 5:4/SO victory. Pustertal lost 1:4 in the derby in Bolzano, before which the “Wolves” celebrated three wins in a row. In both duels with Olimpija so far this season, they had to go into overtime or a shootout and the Slovenians won both times.

Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey - HC TIWAG Innsbruck
In the sixth and final game of the 39th round, twelfth-placed Asiago host bottom-placed Innsbruck. Both teams are separated by one point, but the gap to the pre-playoff places is already considerable. Asiago are currently thirteen points behind the tenth-placed Capitals. Both teams are currently in very poor form. Asiago have not won any of their last thirteen games, while Innsbruck have not won in seven matches. All three duels so far this season have gone to overtime or shootout, with the Tyroleans winning all of them.

win2day ICE Hockey League:
Wednesday, 08.01.2025:
18:30: Moser Medical Graz99ers – HCB Südtirol Alperia
Referees: HUBER A., OFNER, Jedlicka, Konc. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

19:15: EC-KAC – EC iDM Wärmepumpen VSV
Referees: FICHTNER, SMETANA, Bärnthaler, Zgonc. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

19:15: EC Red Bull Salzburg – Hydro Fehérvár AV19
Referees: SCHAUER, ZRNIC, Nothegger, Riecken. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

19:15: Steinbach Black Wings Linz – spusu Vienna Capitals
Referees: PIRAGIC, SIEGEL, Gatol-Schafranek, Seewald J. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

19:15: Olimpija Ljubljana – HC Pustertal
Referees: NAGY, STERNAT, Hribar, Puff. | >> live.ice.hockey <<

19:45: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey – HC TIWAG Innsbruck
Referees: GROZNIK, REZEK, Pardatscher, Rigoni. | >> live.ice.hockey <<