BOOKIE: BWIN
EVENT: CHAMPION OF LEAGUE EBEL 2008/2009
TIP: EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz
ODD: 8.00
STAKE: 4/10
I have exame this bet for a long time and I've waited just for odds that will come out. What to say about Linz?
Team from city of iron foundry in north Austria is one of the best teams in Austrian league. They have lost in semi-finals with Olimpia from Ljubljana in last season. And they have immediately started composing a new team for new season.
They have brought in their team 2 excellent players, that have carried burden of good results. First is goalkeeper Alex Westlund which was with 93.4% defended strikes the best goalkeeper in EBEL league. All thanks to him, Olimpija was so good last season.
Second is Markus Matthiasson, which has until injury in very important moment of season, drag a carriage of Acroni Jesenice's pride. In 35 matches he scored 17 goals and 15 passes, which means 1 point in almost every match. This place him in very top of EBEL league.
From other reinforcement I would expose Lukos from Salzburg and last years third rookie Ibounig from KAC.
If we add to named above Purdie, Leahey and Shearer, which has been placed between top 6 players by points last season, than we have really good team.
The team didn't make bigger leavings. veteran Perthaler had enough of Linz, fighter Salfi and old Ignatjevs however didn't have so important part in Black wings.
Coach, Italian-Canadian, Jim Boni has prove many times that he know how to organize attackers and defenders.
Last season, Linz has finished first part of last season as 1st and second part of season as 3rd. They had score : Home – 13-5 (5-1), Away – 9-9 (1-4). In last season they had positive and drawn H2H with all teams, exceptionally Salzburg (4-2) and Olimpija (6-4).
They had 4 PP, and 2 PPK. Regarding to number of penalties, they were somewhere in the middle of the scale.
In the end I would add, that I have played
1/10 - ACRONI JESENICE - @20.00. I think that with this years team they could reach high.
Message from tipster: Alonso
