Is Bremerhaven a match for the record champions from Berlin?

The playoffs end in the same way as the eventful main round: with a showdown between the two best teams in the league! A more exciting constellation would hardly have been possible in the final. Ice hockey euphoria has broken out in Bremerhaven. Some supermarkets in the coastal town are currently offering a ten percent discount to anyone who buys a Fischtown Pinguins jersey. A win in the final against Berlin would be the perfect end to the final season of head coach Thomas Popiesch and manager and club icon Alfred Prey, who both bid farewell at the end of the season

After Bremerhaven had knocked runners-up Ingolstadt out of the playoffs in a hard-fought quarter-final with a clear 4:0 series score, the Penguins took on the defending champions from Munich themselves. With a winning record of 4:1, the Northern Lights also prevailed against the reigning champions in the semi-finals. Will the record champions now fall? Against the Fischtown Pinguins, the Eisbären Berlin are considered a narrow underdog for a bet on the winner

The surprise team from the north welcomes the Eisbären with eleven triumphs from the last twelve games. The Penguins start the final of the DEL playoffs against the capital team with home ice thanks to their victory in the head-to-head against Berlin. Given that Bwin not only offers the highest odds of 2.30 on the three-way market for betting tips on the hosts, but also offers a €100 bonus and a €10 free bet, betting on a home win is particularly interesting

Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven – Statistics & current form

It may sound trite by now, but at the start of this season few would have thought that the Pinguins Bremerhaven would deliver such an impressive season. The unassuming club from the port city was by no means one of the title favorites and had a difficult start to the season to boot. The northerners lost four of their first five games. However, the protégés of head coach Thomas Popiesch, who was soon to retire, were then unstoppable.

With 107 points from 36 triumphs from 52 match days, Bremerhaven pulled off the ice hockey sensation and ended the regular season as winners of the main round. At the same time, the coastal town team was always reluctant to set specific goals for the season. The team, which had never made it past the play-off quarter-finals in the club’s history, refused to name reaching the play-offs again as an ambition, even in the midst of their success. Now the first championship title is closer than ever.

What’s more, according to the odds, Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven are the favorites to convert home ice into a win in the first final game against Eisbären Berlin. Two-way odds of 1.71 in the easy-to-use Betway app imply a probability of around 58.5 percent that captain Jan Urbas and Co. will prevail against the capital city club in a potential overtime at the latest.

The Pinguins Bremerhaven already have two title contenders on their conscience

The surprise finalists from the north shone in the main round with a consistency that is second to none. Numerous title favorites repeatedly showed fluctuations in performance over the course of the season, while the Penguins put in a solid performance over long stretches on the ice. Bremerhaven has a realistic chance of winning the title above all because not only is the defense a success factor with the fewest goals conceded in the DEL (116 in the main round), but the offense also has a lot to offer.

In addition to scoring the third most goals in the league in the regular season (162), no team was as dangerous as the Penguins when outnumbered, both in the main round and in the playoffs. In the nine playoff matches, in which the Northern Lights first knocked runners-up Ingolstadt and then defending champions Munich out of the competition, Bremerhaven excelled with a powerplay goal rate of 30.56 percent. Against the Karawanken Express around Urbas, Jeglic and Verlic, every penalty time represents a considerable risk.

The Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven are optimally prepared against the Eisbären Berlin according to the bookmakers’ forecast. However, the Red & Whites do not enter the ice completely carefree in terms of personnel. Nicholas Jensen, one of the most important defenders, was injured in the semi-final against EHC Munich and could miss the game. Forward Skyler McKenzie is also expected to miss the semi-final series due to an injury

Eisbären Berlin – Statistics & current form

A more fitting final of this DEL season could hardly have been imagined. Apart from the fact that the two best-placed teams of the season are battling it out for the title in the best-of-seven series, Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven and Eisbären Berlin have the potential to deliver a top-class treat, in line with the tight odds of the best betting providers.

The strengths shown by both teams over the course of the regular season suggest that we will see a particularly hard-fought final series. The playing repertoire of the title rivals complements each other perfectly: while the Northern Lights conceded the fewest goals of all teams in the main round, Berlin shone with the highest goal tally in the German Ice Hockey League (181).

The capital city team is also the perfect counterpart to the Penguins’ pronounced powerplay strength. Of all the playoff teams, the Polar Bears were the most efficient when short-handed. Coach Serge Aubin’s team conceded just six goals in 40 power plays. This corresponds to an efficiency of 85 per cent

Will the Eisbären Berlin start the series better than in the previous playoff run?

In addition to the comparable level of performance of the opponents meeting on Wednesday, the main round has shown that neither Bremerhaven nor Berlin can be overly influenced by the venue of a game. The Eisbären and Pinguins are the two best away teams in the DEL and have also delivered solid performances on home soil. What is striking about the capital city team, however, is that Berlin performs even better away from home than at home. Is the supposed home advantage of the northerners in the first match possibly even a disadvantage?

Presumably not – after all, the playoff history so far suggests that the capital city team tends to have difficulties starting the series. The Polar Bears began the quarter-finals against Mannheim with a devastating 7-1 defeat. In the 3:1 victory in the first semi-final match against Straubing, the record champions cut a better figure, but were once again the inferior team in terms of play and shambled their way to triumph. Will the nine-time champions manage to avoid looking rusty after the break?

If you want to take the risk and bet on an away win in the first final game between Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven and Eisbären Berlin, you can take advantage of top odds of 3.00 and also use the attractive Bet-at-home voucher code. Such bets would triple the stake if Berlin wins in regulation time. Serge Aubin has no injury worries, but will have to do without the suspended Lean Bergmann for one more game

Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven – Eisbären Berlin head-to-head comparison / H2H result

In the main round, the unexpected title contenders from Bremerhaven have turned into a fearful opponent for the Polar Bears. Although the northern lights have only emerged victorious ten times in a total of 32 encounters and lost the remaining 22 games, the current season paints a different picture. The Penguins have won three of the four meetings this season.

The 5:1 triumph in the penultimate duel marked one of the highest victories in the history of the two teams. In the final showdown of the main round, in which the final lead in the table was at stake, the team from the coastal city also kept its nose in front. Will the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven confirm the bookies’ prediction against the Eisbären Berlin and record their next win?

Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven – Eisbären Berlin betting tip

Bremerhaven is in a celebratory mood. One step away from the prestigious championship title, even the modest northerners allow themselves to dream of the icing on the cake of a phenomenal season. The Penguins face a very difficult opponent against record champions Berlin. However, the team from the north, spoiled by success, is in an excellent position to celebrate the last Bremerhaven season of coach Thomas Popiesch and manager Alfred Prey with a historic ending

If not now, then when? With eleven wins from the last twelve games, the Penguins are riding an unparalleled wave of success and can begin the eagerly awaited final series against the record champions in their own stadium. The coastal city squad harmonizes better than ever and can rely on a world-class goalie in Kristers Gudlevskis – just like Berlin with Jake Hildebrand – who has proven his quality and nerves of steel time and again in the playoffs.

We are looking forward to an exciting final of the DEL playoffs and are placing a bet on a regular home win for the Nordlichter in the first match between Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven and Eisbären Berlin. As no gifts are to be expected from the record champions despite the top form of the hosts, we choose a cautious bet of two units