Czech Extraliga: Ceske Budejovice - Kometa Brno

[Paarai]

18.11.21 - 17:30 CET

Ceske Budejovice has won four times in the last five games, most recently 4:1 against Mlada Boleslav, with the only loss coming against a strong Pardubice 2:3. In the table, Budejovice hold the sixth place, which is very good compared to their position in the previous season. Surprisingly, Lukáš Pech, who came from Sparta, is doing very well. So far, Pech is second in scoring, collecting over a point per game, which he last did five seasons ago. Of course, his line mate Milan Gulaš, who is right behind him, is helping him to be productive.

Kometa Brno are currently in 11th place and have lost five of their last seven games. Libor Zábranský, who managed to win the Cup with Brno in 2017 and 2018, will help Jiří Kalous on the bench. There have also been changes on the squad, with goalkeeper Jakub Sedláček coming from Olomouc and Marcel Haščák moving to Slovan Bratislava. The visitors would need more scoring from their mainstays, Peter Mueller has scored 7 goals so far, but it's not enough for his standards. On the other hand, Lubos Horky is very surprising, he is the top scorer of Kometa with 9 goals and earned himself an invitation to the national team for the Karjala tournament.

We can expect a very even match and the game could end in a very close difference. In the last match Budejovice won 4:1, Gulaš scored a goal and an assist, so he could score again.

My prediction: Milan Gulas scores a goal to the decision @ 2.30

 

[Jake]

České Budějovice strengthened significantly before the season and were expected to be much higher up the table than last year, which is basically coming true. Some even put them as the dark horse of the competition. Players like Gulas, Pech and Hrachovina are very well known and it seems to me that coach Modrý has fit into the team.

Budejovice are on a beautiful 6th place in the table with a minimal loss to the opponent in front of them and a match to spare. They are playing well and since I had a chance to see their games, they are playing nice hockey. Budějovice have waited a long time for their club to return to the top and the attendance looks like it.

On the other side will be Kometa Brno, which has been struggling for a couple of seasons and is struggling this season as well. They are in 11th place in table and their performance is not good at all. Kometa tried to put together a team before the season so that it would not be a team of only the first attack, unfortunately they have not succeeded so far.

Budějovice is a team that is pulled by the first line (Gulaš, Pech), they are doing well in terms of points, they play at home, they have a relatively good form and they play nice hockey. I would believe in Kometa in this game if they play at home, but I don't believe they will take points from Budějovice.

My bet:
Ceske Budejovice in regular time @ 2.20 (bet365)

 

[Paarai]

My prediction: Milan Gulas scores a goal to the decision @ 2.30

FT: Ceske Budejovice 2:3 Brno

Milan Gulas didn't score a goal

Prediction KO