Adler Mannheim – Augsburger Panther 07-12-2025

We're off to the German DEL and league leaders Adler Mannheim take on Augsburger Panther, who are at the other end of the table. A full 20 points separate these two teams before they meet now.

It's evenly matched between the top teams in the division, and Adle Mannheim certainly has a clear plan to win this one. The opponent is a kind of dream opponent. They have had an extremely good hold on their opponent in recent seasons, and we expect more of the same.

Adler Mannheim – Found form again.

The home team has once again found its way back to the fantastic form they had earlier in the season. They have once again ended up at the top of the table after a great period. The team struggled with a real dip in form between 16.10-14.11, when the team lost 5 games in a row.

Since then, the team has won 6 of their last 7. Only an overtime loss against Kölner prevents them from being completely unbeaten this period. What we also notice is that all 6 wins have been by 2 goals or more. It is always of interest to us who like to follow favorites against supposedly inferior teams. We often get good odds on a small handicap game. This one is no exception.

The team doesn't score a huge number of goals. But is the greediest team of all in the division. Miles ahead of the next team. 50 goals against in 25 games. Going forward it's okay, and they have scored 84 in 25. Nice numbers, which gives a nice goal difference.

They have good depth in the team, and the goals come from several ranks. That is good news when they are going to face a team that has a distinctly good first row. That means they have a row that plays evenly with the opponent's best row, and 3 rows that are supposed to be better.

Augsburger Panther – The form is gone.

Augsburger Panther was in a good period until mid-November. After that, things have gone straight west. Only 2 wins in the last 8 is a given. That has led them well down the table, and they are now fighting a tough battle to get into the top 10, so that they can make the playoffs. With this form, they can quickly forget about it.

They will probably take a defensive approach to this match, and we could easily have a low-scoring match. There will still be quality differences between the teams here. The team also has 8 losses in the last 11 matches, all of which have ended in losses of 2 goals or more. The team is leaking like a sieve.

Only two teams in the division have conceded more goals than Augsburg this year. So even if the team scores a few goals with their toxic front line. It is usually not enough when the rest of the team does not keep the goal. 91 behind in 25 games says it all. Even if they have 77 forwards in the field, we see a team that is in trouble.

Conclusion – The form team should win this one easily.

Form alone suggests that this one should be won by the home team, who are the league leaders. If you also consider that the last 6 internal matches between the teams have ended in favor of Adler Mannheim. In fact, all of them have ended with a 2 goal win or more. We think that seems like a clear sign of where this one should end.

When we get such good odds on a handicap bet in addition, we have to try the following bets:

Hockey at 16:30: Adler Mannheim - Augsburger Panther: Adler Mannheim wins -1.5 goals (1.92)