Will the Eisbären win the championship in Munich?
The final series for the German Ice Hockey Championship has not yet been decided. The Eisbären from Berlin, however, have come out on top with a win in front of their home crowd and have the first match point to win the title in Wednesday’s game in Munich. RB Munich, on the other hand, are under pressure to win and must win on Wednesday night to even up the final series in the best-of-five.
The Munich team won the first match of the DEL final 4:3, followed by a bitter overtime defeat in their own stadium and a narrow away loss at Berlin. Nevertheless, RB Munich are confident going into the upcoming final against the Eisbären given their recent home record at the Olympia-Halle.
The Red Bulls have won seven of their last eight home games. Only in the most recent home game against the Eisbären did the EHC lose and concede a defeat. If the Munich team can take revenge and even up the final series with a win, odds of 1.90 are paid on Red Bull Munich vs Eisbären Berlin for tip 1.
The Munich team have the edge over the Berlin team in terms of fitness. Wednesday night will be the Eisbären’s fifth competitive game within a week.
Red Bull Munich – statistics & current form
This is how quickly the tide can turn for the supposedly favoured Munich side. After three matches in the final series, RB Munich is trailing 1:2 and goes into a landmark match on Wednesday night. If the Red Bulls lose the fourth game in the best-of-five, the capital club will be crowned champions and thus secure their title defence.
EHC coach Don Jackson’s team lost the first home game of the final series in overtime last Sunday. The disappointing thing about the home game against the Berliners was the number of goals scored in the power play situations. In a total of six overtime situations, not a single goal was scored.
This negative trend continued in the capital. Once again, there was not a single power play goal to celebrate in the Mercedes-Benz Arena: In three of three attempts, EHC Red Bull München again failed to score in the overtime situations. Surprisingly, RB München scored a total of four goals against the Berlin team in the opening game of the final.
Are the RB offensive knots bursting?
Nevertheless, there is a chance to make amends at home. The recent home record in Munich’s Olympia-Halle is encouraging. Red Bull München have won twelve of their last 14 home games in front of a home crowd. However, both defeats that RB Munich conceded in this period were against the Eisbären from Berlin.
In any case, head coach Don Jackson’s team has not won a home game against the Berliners since April 2021. Meanwhile, RB Munich has been winless against the Eisbären Berlin for three home games in a row. If the losing streak comes to an end this time, Red Bull Munich vs Eisbären Berlin offers betting odds of 1.90 for tip 1.
Compared to the squad that EHC coach Jackson had at his disposal last Monday, there are no changes for the Munich team.
Squad of Red Bull Munich:
Goal: Haukeland – Aus den Birken – Fießinger
1st row: Ortega, Smith, Ehliz – Blum, Daubner
2nd row: Parkes, Street, Tiffels – Boyle, MacWilliam
3rd row: Mauer, Kastner, Gogulla – Redmond, Abeltshauser
4th row: Schütz, Hager, Varejcka – Szuber
Eisbären Berlin – Statistics & current form
Match ball for the Eisbären! Despite enormous stress after the long semi-final series against the Mannheim team, the club from the capital city earned the first match point in the final series against EHC Red Bull Munich. The Berliners not only evened up the series after the opening defeat, but also took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five with Monday’s win.
The performance of the strong Eisbären defence was particularly praiseworthy in the last final game. The defensive bulwark left a positive impression not only in a shorthanded game. Throughout the entire game, the Munich final opponents’ offence cut its teeth. On the offensive side, however, goals from Bokk and Boychuk were enough to seal the 2-1 victory in the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
The Berliners now go into the fourth game in Munich with a broad chest. If you take a look at the recent record between the two clubs, the next victory for the Eisbären cannot be ruled out. The Berliners have won four of the last five games against the Red Bulls, including two matches in the final series in the ongoing DEL playoffs.
Defence of title within reach
Last season, the Eisbären won the DEL championship title. Back then, the capital club also lost the opening match in the final series – in the 2020/21 season still in the best-of-three – and only prevailed in the following two matches to win the title. With their eighth championship, Eisbären Berlin also crowned themselves record champions of the DEL.
Before that, the Berliners were tied with Adler Mannheim. If head coach Serge Aubin’s charges win the DEL title again this year, the Eisbären will finally set themselves apart from the competition and extend their lead over the Mannheim team to two titles. The Eisbären have already set the course for this with their recent masterstroke against Munich.
Squad of Eisbären Berlin:
Goal: Niederberger – Ancicka – Hungerecker
1st row: Noebels, Boychuk, Pföderl – Müller, Ellis
2nd row: White, Nielsen, Clark – Hördler, Wissmann
3rd row: Södergran, Zengerle, Fiore – Jensen, Després
4th row: Streu, Wiederer, Bokk – Mik
Red Bull Munich – Eisbären Berlin Direct comparison / H2H-balance
For the 69th time the two clubs meet. So far, EHC Munich leads the direct comparison against the Berliners. The Red Bulls won a total of 41 of the 68 encounters. Eisbären Berlin, on the other hand, have won 27 times. On average, 5.77 goals per game were scored in the 68 matches between the two teams.
Nevertheless, after the most recent match, it is more than risky to place bets on a high-scoring encounter. After all, only three goals were scored in the last match. However, bettors who would like to place a bet on Red Bull Munich vs Eisbären Berlin with more than 5.5 goals can more than double their stake if they are successful.
Red Bull Munich – Eisbären Berlin Tip
The Berliners can play free in Munich and already get the first chance for the championship title. In the best-of-five, the Eisbären are already leading the final series with 2:1. The recent record in Munich’s Olympia-Halle is also encouraging: the Eisbären Berlin have won the last three matches, including only one overtime, against EHC Munich.
Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the championship title will already be wrapped up on Wednesday evening. Especially as the EHC Munich did not make a good impression lately anyway and remained far too harmless, especially on the offensive. In the last two matches of the final series, the Munich team even failed to score a single goal in the power play situations.
Tendentely, we think it is obvious to bet on a victory of the Berlin team and see value in the high prices. With a stake of four units, we therefore place our bet on Red Bull Munich vs Eisbären Berlin at odds of 3.30 on the visitors from Berlin to secure their ninth championship title in the DEL.
