České Budějovice – Karlovy Vary: 1

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March 6, 2024

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Our tip: České Budějovice – Karlovy Vary: 1

06.03.2024 17:30

The preliminary round of the Extraliga playoffs starts on Wednesday. In one of the four three-game winning series, the favoured České Budějovice and Karlovy Vary will face each other and will try to surprise the favourite.

České Budějovice did not finish the regular season on a positive note, suffering a tough 2:7 debacle against Pardubice in the last round. Otherwise, they can be satisfied with the results of the last two weeks, as they managed to win three times in a row before this unpleasant defeat. During this streak they also beat Karlovy Vary 3:0.

Although the Energy players had a very good end of the regular season, beating Sparta 5:1 and Kladno 4:1, their performance in the previous weeks was dismal. Since the end of January, they have played thirteen rounds and have left the ice ten times with defeats. This is the main reason why Karlovy Vary finished eleventh in the Extraliga table and have to play against the favoured Budějovice, who were sixth.

What to bet on:

While in the first half of the season Karlovy Vary managed to beat České Budějovice twice as the end of the regular season approached and the teams were moving up to a higher level of performance, České Budějovice won twice 3-0 (once at home, once away). This trend will continue at the beginning of the series and Budějovice will take the lead.

Confidence:

7/10

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