Extraliga - Skalica v Zilina
Skalica has been displaying different performances during this season.Just when it looked like they picked their game up, they dissapointed with a nightmare of a performance.They had a big win 7-5 away to Nitra, followed by crushing, and I mean both play wise and result wise, 0-6 against Zvolen but porved the role of favorites in a 6-2 win against the U20 Slovakia selection.Now they had the weekend off, and are looking to win second game in a row after almost a month (9 games).They will look for the team leader Palffy to display yet another great performance and help secure new win for the home team.They played one game against Zilina this year, and lost 1-3 at home.
Last season these two played four games and all of them went under 5,5, with teams taking two wins each.
Zilina also lacks consistency and is ranked 9th just 2 points behind Skalica.They are coming off a 3-4 loss at Nitra, winning 5-3 at struggling Kezmarok before.
If you look at the stististics, is might seem as a clear Under 5,5 game.However, this time around, there are few factors that might change the statistics.First of all, Skalica has a great attacking power and they play very offensive hockey.They had a expected win against U20 Slovakia, scoring a lot of goals and I believe that this will give them the confidence.Palffy is a key character here, and he knows that the team must be ranked better.He will lead the team and they will be all over Zilina,team that hasnt been defending too well lately.
Home team is super motivated, has the attacking skill but also gaps in the defence.IMO, Skalica will rush at the Wolves from early seconds and keep pounding at them till the end.They will give up goals in the process, but will outscore visitors by 5-2.
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