Final battle for last national final-4 ticket in Austria and Italy

Sat, 12.01.2019, 17:30: HK SZ Olimpija – HC Pustertal Wolves
Referees: DURCHNER, FAJDIGA, Marchardt, Markizeti

• Ranking: HKO 2. | PUS 1.
• Streak: Ljubljana won the past eleven games, Pustertal the last six
• Home performance HKO: 12 wins / 14 games
• Away performance PUS: 11 wins / 13 games
• Form (performance of the last five games): HKO (5 wins) | PUS (5 wins)
• Head-to-head 2018-19 season: 
• 4:1 PUS @Bruneck
• PUS is the second-best team on PP (25,8%) and in scoring efficience (12,1%)
• Head-to-head overall (AHL): 2 wins HKO I 1 win PUS
• Top-Scorer:
• HKO: Ales Music – 32 P I 15 T I 17 A
• PUS: Markus Gander – 33 P I 20 T I 13 A

Sat, 12.01.2019, 19:00: Hockey Milano Rossoblu – S.G. Cortina Hafro
Referees: MORI, VIRTA, Terragni, Vignolo

• Ranking: MIL 15. | SGC 9.
• Home performance MIL: 4 wins / 13 games
• Away performance SGC: 6 wins / 14 games
• Form (performance of the last five games): MIL (1 win) | SGC (2 wins)
• Head-to-head 2018-19 season: 
• 3:1 SGC @Cortina
• 6:2 SGC @Mailand
• 5:3 SGC @Cortina
• Head-to-head overall (AHL): 3 wins SGC
• Top-Scorer:
• SGC: Riccardo Lacedelli – 28 P I 16 T I 12 A
• MIL: Edoardo Caletti – 25 P I 8 T I 17 A

Sat, 12.01.2019, 19:30: EC Bregenzerwald – EC-KAC II
Referees: HOLZER, LEGA, Basso, Martin

• Ranking: ECB 14. | KA2 16.
• Streak: ECB lost the past five games
• Home performance ECB: 4 wins / 13 games
• Away performance KA2: 1 win / 12 games
• Form (performance of the last five games): ECB (5 defeats) | KA2 (2 wins)
• Head-to-head 2018-19 season: 
• 6:2 ECB @Klagenfurt
• KA2 had to accept the most goals against (135)
• ECB scored only 67 goals this season (#2)
• Head-to-head overall (AHL): 3 wins ECB | 2 wins KA2
• Top-Scorer:
• ECB: Daniel Ban – 29 P I 9 T I 20 A
• KA2: Markus Pirmann – 19 P I 10 T I 9 A

Sat, 12.01.2019, 19:30: VEU Feldkirch – Red Bull Hockey Juniors
Referees: GAMPER, MOSCHEN, Giacomozzi P., Wimmler

• Ranking: VEU 5. | RBJ 6.
• Streak: RBJ won the past two games
• Home performance VEU: 8 wins / 13 games
• Away performance RBJ: 8 wins / 14 games
• Form (performance of the last five games): VEU (4 wins) | RBJ (3 wins) 
• Head-to-head 2018-19 season: 
• 3:2 RBJ @Salzburg
• Head-to-head overall (AHL): 3 wins VEU | 2 wins RBJ
• VEU did not lose a home game against RBJ
• RBJ has the best PK available (89%)
• Top-Scorer:
• VEU: Dylan Stanley – 47 P I 15 T I 32 A
• RBJ: Oliver Nordberg – 32 P I 12 T I 20 A

Sat, 12.01.2019, 20:00: EC 'Die Adler' Stadtwerke Kitzbühel – EHC Alge Elastic Lustenau
Referees: RUETZ, STRASSER, Kainberger, Rinker

• Ranking: KEC 13. | EHC 3.
• Streak: EHC won the past three games 
• Home performance KEC: 6 wins / 13 games
• Away performance EHC: 9 wins / 13 games
• Form (performance of the last five games): KEC (1 win) | EHC (4 wins)
• Head-to-head 2018-19 season: 
• 4:1 EHC @Lustenau
• 5:3 EHC @Kitzbühel
• Head-to-head overall (AHL): 8 wins EHC
• EHC made the second most goals of all teams (113)
• Top-Scorer:
• KEC: Adam Havlik – 38 P I 18 T I 19 A
• EHC: Christopher D’Alvise – 45 P I 22 T I 23 A

Sat, 12.01.2019, 20:30: HC Fassa Falcons – Rittner Buam
Referees: GIACOMOZZI F., LESNIAK, Cristeli, Javornik

• Ranking: FAS 17. | RIT 4.
• Streak: FAS lost the past eight games, RIT won the last seven consecutive games 
• Home performance FAS: 3 wins / 15 games
• Away performance RIT: 8 wins / 14 games
• Form (performance of the last five games): FAS (5 defeats) | RIT (5 wins)
• Head-to-head 2018-19 season: 
• 4:1 RIT @Ritten
• 4:0 RIT @Fassa
• 5:1 RIT @Ritten
• Head-to-head overall (AHL): 11 wins RIT
• RIT won all past games against FA
• RIT has the best PP available (28,8%)
• RIT has the second-best PK available (88,6%)
• New-arrival Patrik Luza can make his debut for RIT.
• Top-Scorer:
• FAS: Diego Iori – 31 P I 12 T I 19 A
• RIT: Alex Frei – 36 P I 19 T I 17 A

Sat, 12.01.2019, 20:30: Migross Supermercati Asiago Hockey – EK Die Zeller Eisbären
Referees: BAJT, BENVEGNU, Miklic, Rigoni

• Ranking: ASH 7. | EKZ 12.
• Home performance ASH: 11 wins / 13 games
• Away performance RIT: 5 wins / 17 games
• Form (performance of the last five games): ASH (2 wins) | EKZ (1 win)
• Head-to-head 2018-19 season: 
• 4:1 ASH @Zell am See
• Head-to-head overall (AHL): 4 wins ASH | 1 win EKZ
• ASH won the past four games against EKZ
• EKZ had accept the second most goals against (131)
• The new-arrivals David Franz and Mans Hanson will make the debut for EKZ. 
• Michele Stevan of ASH is suspended for this game. 
• Top-Scorer:
• ASH: Anthony Bardaro – 44 P I 21 T I 23 A
• EKZ: Louke Oakley – 41 P I 12 T I 29 A

Sat, 12.01.2019, 20:30: HC Gherdeina valgardena.it – HDD SIJ Acroni Jesenice
Referees: LAZZERI, PAHOR, Arlic, Mantovani

• Ranking: GHE 11. | JES 10.
• Home performance GHE: 8 wins / 16 games
• Away performance JES: 5 wins / 13 games
• Form (performance of the last five games): GHE (2 wins) | JES (3 wins)
• Head-to-head 2018-19 season: 
• 3:1 GHE @Jesenice
• Head-to-head overall (AHL): 2 wins GHE | 3 wins JES
• GHE has the worst scoring efficience (6,66%)
• JES is ranked top-4 in PP and PK statistics
• New-arrival Miha Pesjak can be available for JES for the first time.
• Top-Scorer:
• GHE: David Roupec – 26 P I 6 T I 20 A
• JES: Tadej Cimzar – 39 P I 17 T I 22 A

Sun, 13.01.2019, 18:00: Wipptal Broncos Weihenstephan – HC Fassa Falcons
Referees: VIRTA, WALLNER, Bedana, De Zordo

• Ranking: WSV 8. | FAS 17.
• Streak: FAS lost the past eight games
• Home performance WSV: 10 wins / 14 games
• Away performance FAS: 1 win / 13 games
• Form (performance of the last five games): WSV (2 wins) | FAS (5 defeats)
• Head-to-head 2018-19 season: 
• 6:1 WSV @Fassa
• Head-to-head overall (AHL): 4 wins WSV | 1 win FAS
• WSV won the past three games against FAS
• WSV is the second-worst team on PP (14,3%)
• Top-Scorer:
• WSV: Brandon McNally – 39 P I 12 T I 27 A
• FAS: Diego Iori – 31 P I 12 T I 19 A

Fotocredit: Doriano Brunel