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Tipsport Extraliga awaits the 3rd round of the regular season. As many as five teams have yet to know the taste of defeat, the same number of teams are waiting for their first win. The battle for more points in the table will begin with Thursday’s preliminary game on the Olomouc ice, after which the O2 TV Sport cameras will move to Hradec Králové. What awaits us at the end of the working week in the Czech top competition?

Thursday, September 22, 2022 – 6:00 p.m
HC OLOMOUC vs. SPARTA PRAGUE
(O2 TV Sport)

Traditionally, we have one pregame waiting for us on Thursday. At first glance, the favorite is more than clear, but be careful! Olomouc boasts a great start to the season, as it is among the teams that have not yet lost a single point. The narrow 2:1 wins in both cases show what style of play the Hanáci can think about winning.

Sparta, on the other hand, is a purely offensive team. If Pavel Patera’s men have already beaten themselves at the end of the last match with Litvínov and will continue in the same style, Olomouc has no chance. Practically only thanks to the Hanák’s two wins, the odds on the guests between these teams are unusually high.

According to bookmakers, Sparta is the favorite at odds of 2.15.

Friday, September 23, 2022 – 5:00 p.m
STEELERS OF TŘINEC vs. KV ENERGY

The start to the new season was not very successful for the steel players. The opening match in the Werk Arena was empty in terms of goals and points. Stricter standards were met only in the second match on Dynamo’s ice, from which Třinec took away only a symbolic point for his efforts. Energy is a bit worse, they didn’t get a single point from the opening matches.

It is clear that one of these teams will claim their first win of the season on Friday. The beginning of the competition is unpredictable, but it would be a big surprise if the Steelers fell in the next home match. In a way, it’s an ideal chance for them to catch up on points. Either it’s going to be a fierce battle with a thin score, or the Steelers will pull away and take down Vary quickly.

According to bookmakers, Třinec is the favorite at odds of 1.45.

Friday, September 23, 2022 – 5:30 p.m
VERVA LITHUANIV vs. LIBEREC WHITE TIGERS

Before the start of the season, Litvínov fancied much better hockey than he presented himself. The head coach Vladimír Růžička praised the family atmosphere and reported high ambitions. However, now Verva has zero points after three games played, the last time he picked up six in České Budějovice in the preliminaries of the 4th round.

Liberec can be relatively satisfied after two matches. He has two extra-team wins to his credit, and Michael Frolík caught the White Tigers already in the second match, who scored twice against Kladno. “I think that the first two fives look very good, and they should beat Litvínov, that’s why I believe in the victory of Liberec,” wrote user Pulsodar in his analysis on Tipsport. You can agree with that.

According to bookmakers, Liberec is a slight favorite at odds of 2.40.

Friday, September 23, 2022 – 5:30 p.m
YOUNG BOLESLAV vs. ENGINE B&W

In the pre-season analysis, we wrote on Ruik that Mladá Boleslav looks somewhat unreadable. Thanks to the home victory against Sparta (4:2) and the defeat in Olomouc (1:2), these forecasts are confirmed so far. In addition, the Skaters will now welcome the extraleague leader on their ice.

The engine entered the new season in style. He successively defeated Třinec, Kometa and Litvínov. All of a sudden, České Budějovice is an aspirant for the dark horse of the competition, because on paper the best extraleague teams look a bit stronger on the roster. In addition, the ageless legend Milan Gulaš continues to serve in the team, who scored five goals and two assists in the Canadian scoring table during the first three games.

According to bookmakers, České Budějovice are favorites at odds of 1.95.

Friday, September 23, 2022 – 5:30 p.m
ŠKODA PLZEŇ vs. DYNAMO PARDUBICE

Both teams have had a very emotional start to the competition. While in Pardubice they celebrated after the dramatic development at the end of both games, in Pilsen, apart from the points gained, only dismissals flew. The Indians are back at it, with new coaches on the bench.

It’s still early in the season. If it was stuffy in the cabin of the Indians, ventilation will come in handy, although at the moment it looks like a hasty step from Martin Straka. The home team will be pushed into a corner, they have nothing to wait for. Against the draw Dynamo, it stinks of a draw again. At least the odds of 4.2 are very tempting in this regard.

According to bookmakers, Dynamo is the favorite at odds of 2.15.

Friday, September 23, 2022 – 6:00 p.m
KOMETA BRNO vs. KNIGHTS OF KLADNO

The start of the season for Kometa is like night and day. In the first duel with Karlovy Vary, everything was bathed in sunshine. But then Brno exploded in České Budějovice. In addition to Tomáš Kundrátek, Finnish reinforcement Kim Strömberg was also added to the injured list. And there are problems in the world.

The Knights of Klagenfurt did not do badly in the first two matches, but in both cases they ended up losing a two-goal lead and leaving defeated. If they take advantage of the Comets’ breakdown, get into the lead and take care of this discipline, odds of 4.20 can give you a solid ticket.

Even so, according to bookmakers, Komet is the favorite at odds of 1.63.

Friday, September 23, 2022 – 6:00 p.m
MOUNTFIELD HK vs. VÍTKOVICE RIDER
(O2 TV Sport)

The destructive dynamite with the label Peter Mueller is heading to Hradec Králové to unlock his charges this time. During the first two matches, Vítkovice clearly showed that they are really serious about attacking the top ranks this year. Odds of 3.54 for them to win seem rather inadequately high.

Regardless, Mountfield won the regular season last year with their roster unchanged. Hradec got off to a slow start last year, and it looks the same this year. A one-goal win over Energia and a defeat against Liberec in overtime shows more points than certainty in the extra league table.

Mountfield is the odds-on favorite at odds of 1.85, according to the bookies.

Source: Tipsport Extraliga, Tipsport