Straubing Tigers – Eisbaren Berlin 19-03-2025

Playoffs in DEL between the home team Straubing Tigers and Eisbaren Berlin.

Eisbaren Berlin, who finished second, will face the team that finished seventh. While the Tigers had to go through two tough matches against Løwen, Eisbaren was already prepared for these matches through their position in the league. This was clearly seen in the first match of this best of 7 series. Then Eisbaren won a whopping 5-1.

But now the Tigers will need help from their home crowd Eisstadion am Pulvertum. The arena has a capacity of 5700, and will probably be well filled for this match. Whether that means anything in terms of results remains to be seen. We clearly have our favorite here.

Straubing Tigers – Worse than in a long time.

This Tigers team has just had its worst season in the regular season in a long time. They finished in 7th place, and not since the 18/19 season has the team been worse placed. This means that for the first time in as many years they ended up outside the top 6 position that gives an automatic place in the playoffs. The team got past the obstacle, in two unconvincing matches against a Løwen. two matches that were won by the smallest possible margin. 2-1 and 0-1. We don't think this was convincing against the team that finished in number 10 in the table.

Now the team faces a completely different type of opponent, so here the level has to be raised many notches. The home form has not been what it is used to, and the team is actually only the ninth best home team in the series. Unfamiliar fare. This is probably part of the problem, as well as the fact that the team scores as much as they allow in. The total goal difference is 159-158, so it will be a bit of an either/or. There is still no doubt that there will be a class difference between these two teams, and that will be clearly evident in our conclusion. But first we take a look at the away team. Because it is a team we have followed closely this year.

Eisbaren Berlin – The team that can't stop scoring.

This team is by far the most fun team to follow in the DEL. Even though they finished second in the division, this is the team that entertains the most. The team here plays to score goals. If they concede a lot of goals, they don't give up, they just keep going forward to score more. These are attitudes that I like. There is often action from the first puck drop, and a fantastic advertisement for the sport of hockey.

The team has scored an incredible 203 goals in 52 games. For those who like to do mental math, you can see that this is an average of close to 4 goals scored in each game. An absolutely crazy average. As mentioned, the team concedes a lot, and with their 150 goals conceded in as many games, none of the other top teams are close to as many goals conceded during the season. It should not be ignored that this match could quickly become goal-rich, and over 5.5 goals to 1.73 could be a good bet. But with the previous match ending in total dominance from Eisbaren, we are not taking the chance that the home team will necessarily contribute that much here. But we have a clear idea of ​​where we can go.

Conclusion – The best team wins.

There is supposed to be a class difference between these teams. History also tells us that Eisbaren has a good hold on the Tigers. These teams also met last year in the playoffs, and Eisbaren won that round with a score of 4-1.

Looking at previous matches in the series this year, Eisbaren has won all the matches against today's opponent, and that, together with the first match in the playoffs, we are pretty confident in which way this will go. In fact, all the matches have ended in victory at full time, and 4 out of 5 matches have been won by 2 goals or more. We still want to keep these analyses as safe as possible, and recommend the following bets.

Hockey at 19:00: Straubing Tigers – Eisbaren Berlin: Eisbaren Berlin wins moneyline (1.80)