Will the Tigers make the recovered Penguins sweat?
The chase enters the final spurt! While Straubing already started league action on Tuesday, the match against the Lower Bavarians is Bremerhaven’s first game after the international break. The runners-up in second place will not play their clash on the 45th matchday until the end of February as a catch-up game and will therefore welcome the Tigers with a full tank of energy.
A look at the winning records of the last five encounters reveals that the two teams will meet with an absolutely identical form curve. Nevertheless, the potentially freshly recovered northerners are favored: According to the best betting providers, a victory for the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven against the Straubing Tigers is more likely than a triumph for the visitors
In any case, fans can expect an exciting and potentially high-scoring duel. Both teams have dangerous offenses, the home team is strong at home and the visitors are impressive away from home. What’s more, the special teams of both opponents don’t give each other anything. The opening face-off between the second and third-placed teams in the table at Bremerhaven’s Eisarena takes place on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven – Statistics & current form
For Bremerhaven, league action starts directly after the international break with the 46th matchday. The fixture list means that, unlike the visitors in the upcoming game, the Northern Lights will not play their match on matchday 45 until February 27. Accordingly, the Penguins will receive the visiting Lower Bavarians on Friday evening in a more rested state. Head coach Thomas Popiesch will certainly be hoping that the break will have a positive effect on the winning record of the otherwise so spoiled Bremerhaven team.
The Northern Lights went into the break with a 2:1 home win against the struggling Löwen Frankfurt. However, with three points-less defeats from their last five matches, the second-placed team’s form has looked better at times. However, this does not change the fact that the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven are favorites to win against the Straubing Tigers
No one can hold a candle to the Pinguins Bremerhaven when outnumbered
An ongoing disadvantage for the Penguins is certainly the fact that regular forward and team player of the month for January Christian Wejse suffered a serious injury in the clash with Nuremberg and is out of action as a result. In an unsuccessful check, the 25-year-old crashed head-on into the plexiglass above the boards, potentially severing his nose from the half-visor. The shock in Bremerhaven was deep-seated, but the Penguins held their own and won the game 5:2. The injured Dane, who wants to get back on the ice as soon as possible after the moment of shock, is also holding his own.
Offensively, the Northern Lights have been more than aggressive in the main round so far, scoring the fourth most goals in the league. However, the top chasers are absolute experts in superior numbers: 24.03 percent of all power plays have led to a goal. No other DEL team is as dangerous in overtime as the Red & Whites.
Straubing Tigers – statistics & current form
Unlike the Fischtown Pinguins, the Tigers have already played their first match after the international break. While Bremerhaven will not play its 45th game day until the end of February and will start the 46th game day of the DEL against Straubing straight away, the blue-and-whites returned from their break with an away win against Nuremberg. Straubing fulfilled the fans’ expectations in many respects.
On the one hand, the Tigers consolidated their position as runners-up to the top duo with a three-point win and are still heading for a direct play-off spot. On the other hand, Straubing once again provided a high-scoring spectacle with a 3:4 final score. Unlike in the last encounter, however, the visitors in Bremerhaven’s Eisarena will go into this clash as underdogs, albeit not by too much.
Betting odds of up to 2.10 on the three-way market between the Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven and the Straubing Tigers imply a probability of around 47.6 percent that the home side will bag three points.
Straubing Tigers are armed against power plays
At least in offense, the Tigers picked up right where they left off after the international break. Including the four goals in their most recent clash, Straubing have scored a whopping 22 times in their last six games. So far this season, only the Berlin leaders have scored more often than the Tigers, who have been particularly hungry for goals of late. It is also interesting to note that both Bremerhaven and Straubing tend to start scoring again towards the end of the game.
Similar to the hosts, the special teams are a conspicuous strength of the blue and whites. While Straubing’s power plays, with the second-best scoring rate in the league (22.96 percent), certainly don’t have to hide from the competition, the Tigers stand out even more when short-handed. In 89.51 percent of all opposing power plays, the Lower Bavarians managed not to concede a goal. This puts head coach Tom Pokel’s charges at the top of the DEL. Nevertheless, the bookmakers are giving the Straubing Tigers a disadvantage against Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven with their top odds of 2.90 for an away win in regulation time
Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven – Straubing Tigers head-to-head comparison / H2H result
Although the odds between Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven and Straubing Tigers of the numerous bookmakers with PayPal suggest otherwise, the H2H record of the two teams is balanced. Both opponents have won 19 of their 38 matches. However, the Tigers have the edge in the 100:104 goal ratio.
It is interesting to note that Bremerhaven have only won once in their last five encounters with Straubing. On the other hand, the northerners managed to defeat the Tigers without conceding a goal in their most recent encounter in a 2:0 home win.
Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven – Straubing Tigers betting tip
The starting position in the table promises an exciting match. When the runners-up host the third-placed team, the home side will be waiting for the visiting Lower Bavarians with an identical form curve in terms of recent victories. However, the Penguins will welcome Straubing, who kicked off their league campaign on Tuesday, to the Eisarena Bremerhaven with a full tank of energy
In addition to being level with each other in the DEL standings, two highly dangerous offenses will face off on Friday. Both teams are not only among the most dangerous teams in the league in terms of goals, but are also absolute powerplay specialists. In addition, the Tigers, who regularly play under pressure, have recently been particularly prolific. In the match Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven vs. Straubing Tigers the bet on over 5.5 goals is therefore our choice
