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Full schedule in Pick and Qualification Round on Friday

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On Friday, the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League presents a full schedule of the Pick and Qualification Round. Live on Sky Sport Austria, EC Red Bull Salzburg and EC-KAC will battle for their respective first wins in the intermediate round. The spusu Vienna Capitals duel with Hydro Fehérvár AV19 for the chasing position on the game-free leader Bolzano.

In the Qualification Round, HC TIWAG Innsbruck aims for the first win in the Intermediate Round against leader Dornbirn in order not to lose the connection to the playoff places. The Steinbach Black Wings 1992, on the other hand, want to continue their recent run of success against EC Grand Immo VSV. The Moser Medical Graz99ers duel with the iClinic Bratislava Capitals for second place.

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bet-at-home ICE Hockey League, 19.02.2021:
Pick Round:
Hydro Fehervar AV 19 - spusu Vienna Capitals 19:15
Referees: SOOS, ZRNIC, Hribar, Vaczi

  • Hydro Fehérvár AV 19 will play its second game of the Pick Round against spusu Vienna Capitals.
  • In the first game of the intermediate round, the Hungarians took on EC-KAC. The Caps, who have already played one game more, have one win and one loss - both after overtime - on their record.
  • In the first phase of the regular season, the Viennese won three of four duels against Fehérvár.
  • In the standings, these two teams are separated by just one point. Fehérvár was able to leave EC-KAC behind already after the first game and climbed to the second place.
  • Fehèrvár is the most efficient team in the league. Already in the first phase they could win this rating with almost 13%. In the first game of the Pick Round they even scored over 18% of their shots.

EC Red Bull Salzburg - EC-KAC 19:15 Live on Sky Sport Austria
Referees: BERNEKER, OFNER, Bedynek, Seewald,

  • EC Red Bull Salzburg hosts the EC-KAC on Friday, live on Sky Sport Austria.
  • Both teams could not record a win in the pick round in the current season. While Klagenfurt already had two defeats, Salzburg played only one game.
  • The KAC suffered two defeats in a row for only the third time in the current season.
  • Both teams were still active on the transfer market shortly before the deadline. Alexander Cijan played his last game in the Vienna jersey against the KAC and even delivered an assist. From now on, the 26-year-old forward is available for the KAC. For Salzburg, Stefan Espeland makes his ICE debut, where he promptly meets his former team (2017/18).
  • In the Regular Season, the KAC won three of four duels against Salzburg.
  • The EC-KAC will have to do without the help of Paul Postma for some time, who has suffered an upper body injury. Dennis Stich n Salzburgis also missing because of an injury. In return, forward Lukas Haudum, who has been slightly affected lately, returns to the lineup, as does goalkeeper Sebastian Dahm.

Qualification Round:
iClinic Bratislava Capitals - Moser Medical Graz99ers 18:30
Referees: RENCZ, SIEGEL, Gatol, Konc

  • In the duel iClinic Bratislava Capitals meet two table neighbors. Currently the Capitals are two points ahead of Graz in second place.
  • The 99ers are currently just above the red line. With a defeat they could already lose their current playoff place.
  • Both teams won one of their two games in the Qualification Round so far.
  • The duel record of these two teams is also even so far. Both teams prevailed twice each and shared the points.
  • Both the iClinic Bratislava Capitals and the Moser Medical Graz99ers cannot yet be satisfied with their efficiency this season. Especially the Styrians are struggling with their chances. Only 8.25% of the shots found their way into the goal so far.
  • The 99ers still have to do without the services of Daniel Oberkofler and Dominik Grafenthin in this game, Johan Porsberger should return to the line-up.

Dornbirn Bulldogs - HC TIWAG Innsbruck - The Sharks 19:15
Referees: FICHTNER, SMETANA, Pardatscher, Sparer

  • In the duel Dornbirn Bulldogs vs. HC TIWAG Innsbruck the first of the Qualification Round meets the currently last placed team.
  • The Innsbruck Sharks suffered two losses in their first two matches, dropping from fourth to sixth place.
  • The Bulldogs returned to winning ways after a false start and already have a five-point cushion on fourth place.
  • The Sharks prevailed in the first two duels of the season between these two teams. This was followed by two victories for the Vorarlberg side.
  • It is already the 47th western derby in this league. The Bulldogs have a razor-thin lead in the perpetual record with 24 wins.

EC GRAND Immo VSV - Steinbach Black Wings 1992 19:15
Referees: PIRAGIC, STERNAT, Kontschieder, Nothegger,

  • EC Grand Immo VSV welcomes Steinbach Black Wings 1992, currently the hottest team.
  • The team from Linz won their last five games - two of them already in the Qualification Round - and have the longest winning streak at the moment.
  • EC Grand Immo VSV also managed to surprise at the start of the Intermediate Round, recording their first win of the season over the Bratislava Capitals at their fifths attempt. However, they then suffered a narrow defeat against the Dornbirn Bulldogs.
  • The Black Wings 1992 started the intermediate round from last place in the standings and have meanwhile reduced the gap to the last playoff spot to one point.
  • VSV is also currently only three points below the red line.
  • In the four duels between these two teams so far, the winners have always alternated. Both teams have won two of their encounters so far.