Will Schwenningen surprise in the trend-setting duel in Straubing?
No series in the DEL playoffs is as characterized by changes of direction as the quarter-final between the Straubing Tigers and Schwenninger Wild Wings. The bookmakers’ predictions were always largely based on home ice – and were mostly confirmed. At the same time, the two teams separated with clear results. An analysis of the odds in the user-friendly Oddset app shows an implied probability of around 57 per cent that the hosts will once again not need overtime to win in Straubing.
With the exception of the Tigers’ last home game against the Wild Wings, in which the visitors only prevailed in overtime, the respective winner always won by at least three goals. The close duel at the Eisstadion am Pulverturm also marked the end of the ongoing pattern that has run through the matches between the two strong home rivals this season. Before Schwenningen won in Straubing, these two teams had only won at home in both the main round and the playoffs
The Lower Bavarians recently put the regularity of the home side triumphing to bed in Schwenningen. There, the Tigers evened up the playoff series with their usual clear and once again high-scoring victory. With two quarter-final triumphs on both sides, Straubing and Schwenningen have the opportunity to fight out a match-puck duel in the quarter-finals on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
Interestingly, the bookies are currently predicting a match with a below-average number of goals. As a result, betting odds of 2.12 are available at Betano for betting tips on over 5.5 goals. Another advantage is that the diverse provider also offers an attractive welcome package including a €20 free bet and a 100% starting bonus:
Straubing Tigers – Statistics & current form
The Tigers let the Wild Wings put them in a predicament in their last home game. After six consecutive duels this season had gone to the respective home team without exception, the Swabians managed to snatch a win from the home side for the first time in Straubing. The fierce duel only found a winner after more than 16 minutes of overtime and was decided by Tyson Spink’s winning goal.
In the most recent playoff match, the Tigers promptly did the same to the euphoric team of DEL Coach of the Year Steve Walker. As guests in Schwenningen, Straubing equalized the quarter-final series brilliantly, but were not satisfied with a narrow triumph. Thanks to their ice-cold efficiency in front of the Swabian goal, head coach Tom Pokel’s charges swept the stunned home side off the ice with a 1:5 victory.
With this performance, Straubing not only impressed the fans, but obviously also the providers in our sports betting comparison. According to the odds, Interwetten believes the Straubing Tigers can pull off the next coup against the Schwenninger Wild Wings and rates a home win, which is certain in overtime at the latest, at a probability of 69 percent.
Will the Straubing Tigers flex their offensive muscles at home?
Before the Wild Wings scored their only goal in the latest match, the Tigers had already made the Schwenningen box ring four times with their confident passing. It was already 1:5 in the second period; nothing changed the clear final score in the final period. In addition to Marcel Müller, who was missing for the rest of the season, Justin Braun was out with an injury. Benedikt Kohl also missed out. The personnel decision to start goalie Hunter Miska for his first playoff game paid off for coach Pokel in the form of a 96.15 percent save percentage.
Will Straubing’s offense, the second-strongest offense in the main round (167 goals in 52 games), be willing to score again? The bookies assume that there won’t be a shooting match on Tuesday. Between the Straubing Tigers and Schwenninger Wild Wings, betting odds of 1.71 rate the probability of under 5.5 goals at around 58.5 percent.
Schwenninger Wild Wings – Statistics & current form
Schwenningen had only just fought their way out of the chasing pack and the Wild Wings are already under pressure again. As the strongest home team in the German Ice Hockey League, coach Walker’s team had created a favorable starting position in the quarter-finals by taking the series lead in Straubing. It was all the more sobering that the home side from Schwenningen failed to beat Straubing at home for the first time this season.
The fact that the Tigers are the second-best home team in the DEL, just behind Schwenningen, with 21 wins from 26 games at their own venue, is an additional cause for concern among Wild Wings fans. However, should the Swans manage to disprove the odds of the bookmakers in the Straubing Tigers vs. Schwenninger Wild Wings encounter and pull off another surprise victory, a valuable match puck game will follow in their beloved home stadium. There, the dark blue and white team would have the best chance of making the unexpected leap into the semi-finals
Schwenninger Wild Wings were overwhelmed at home against Straubing
Although a win on Tuesday would put them in a good starting position, the current conditions are problematic. The series tie means that nothing has yet been decided in the competition for a place in the semi-finals. However, the Wild Wings’ difficulties on foreign soil have continued throughout the season.
17 defeats from 26 away matches in the main round are a more than worrying result. It is therefore understandable that the bookmakers are showing a certain amount of skepticism in their predictions ahead of the Straubing Tigers vs. Schwenninger Wild Wings clash that they will be able to overtake them at the Eisstadion am Pulverturm of all places.
True to the motto “Everything to zero”, the Swans must above all reduce the number of individual mistakes in order to avoid being overwhelmed again in Straubing. At least the mental block of not having won at the Pulverturm in the current season should have been lifted by now thanks to the recent away triumph. Will Steve Walker’s team cause the next surprise?
Straubing Tigers – Schwenninger Wild Wings head-to-head / H2H result
The quarter-final between the Straubing Tigers and Schwenninger Wild Wings is hard to beat in terms of excitement. A bet on the winner of the upcoming encounter is rated with odds that imply a clear favorite role for the home side. However, the two opponents are tied at 2:2 in the playoff series. Extending the analysis to the four main round games this season also results in an even distribution of victories on both sides.
Straubing Tigers – Schwenninger Wild Wings betting tip
Straubing and Schwenningen have a groundbreaking playoff match ahead of them at the Eisstadion am Pulverturm. As the second-best home team in the DEL, the Tigers benefit from the advantage of playing at home and can also take advantage of the Wild Wings’ vehement weakness on the road. But if the Swans can withstand the pressure and deliver again after their last success away from home, Schwenningen, as the best host team in the German Ice Hockey League, can secure their place in the semi-finals at home on Maundy Thursday.
The Straubing Tigers are the clear favorites against the Schwenninger Wild Wings. However, a bet on the home side only makes limited sense given the lower odds. Betting odds of 2.12 at Betano for betting tips on over 5.5 goals are more appealing with a higher risk appetite. Apart from the fact that Straubing has the second most dangerous offense in the DEL, at least six goals have been scored in every playoff game between the Tigers and Wild Wings this year.
