Match Info

ELJ - Play Offs - Quarter-finals

Date: 20 March 2026, Friday

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	Energie Karlovy Vary U20		Vítkovice Steel U20

	1	X	2
	1.44	4.8	4.75
	1.38	5.2	5.35
	1.62	4.76	4.11	Watch
	1.53	4.4	4
	1.6	4.33	4.14
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.51 ↑ (1.49)	4.7 ↓ (4.84)	4.47 ↑ (4.38)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.25

The best margin for this event is 7.1%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Energie Karlovy Vary U20
60.2%

Draw
19.4%

Vítkovice Steel U20
20.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

60.7%

18.6%

20.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

54.8%

20.6%

22.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Energie Karlovy Vary U20 has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.5%)

Vítkovice Steel U20 has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.2%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Energie Karlovy Vary U20 than the current prediction. (-5.4%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Energie Karlovy Vary U20 that the model has picked up on.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Vítkovice Steel U20 than the current prediction. (+2.4%)

Energie Karlovy Vary U20 - Vítkovice Steel U20 Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:2

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Psohlavec M. (G)	49. Turon D. (G)
28. Adamek M.	22. Fasner S. (A)
4. Anton J.	86. Fojtik V.
30. Dobremysl V.	17. Herman T.
18. Dyk K. (C)	11. Hofman M.
29. Gombar J.	4. Majkowski M.
26. Holejsovsky P.	15. Man M.
20. Janata R.	8. Michalik R.
23. Kurka P.	13. Muron J.
13. Michalov M.	43. Nazad M. (A)
25. Pastor T. (A)	55. Pavelec P.
7. Pelikan M.	72. Sebesta M.
16. Poizl D.	24. Tomaskovic T.
9. Postl O.	19. Zidek M. (C)
17. Rustamkhonov J.	10. Zvejska J.
27. Sedlacek D.
10. Silhan D. (A)
8. Svejcar V.
11. Vana V.
22. Vanicek J.
Substitutes
2. Novak R. (G)	33. Vavra S. (G)

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (3 - 0)
10:37, 1 - 0, Rustamkhonov J. (G), Kurka P. (A), Adamek M. (A2)
15:25, 2 - 0, Silhan D. (G), Gombar J. (A),
16:05, 3 - 0, Sedlacek D. (G), Rustamkhonov J. (A), Janata R. (A2)
2nd Period (1 - 0)
08:30, 4 - 0, Janata R. (G), Dyk K. (A), Sedlacek D. (A2)
3rd Period (3 - 0)
08:08, 5 - 0, Michalov M. (G), Kurka P. (A), Poizl D. (A2)
12:47, 6 - 0, Janata R. (G), Vanicek J. (A), Dyk K. (A2)
15:34, 7 - 0, Vana V. (G), Pastor T. (A), Pelikan M. (A2)

Preview

Karlovy Vary leads series 1-0. Second leg.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Karlovy Vary U20 won 4.

Currently, both teams are in excellent shape.

Vitkovice U20 may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Vitkovice U20 has had a series of away games.

In this match, Karlovy Vary U20 is the team to beat.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Karlovy Vary U20 won 13 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 64:47. (average 3.2:2.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Karlovy Vary U20 won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 35:24. (average 3.5:2.4).

Standings

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
3	Karlovy Vary U20	12	7	2	1	2	39:22	26
5	Vitkovice U20	13	7	1	0	5	29:32	23

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Energie Karlovy Vary U20
Czech ELJ
19.03.26	Energie Karlovy Vary U20 - Vítkovice Steel U20	3:0 ✺
07.03.26	Pardubice U20 - Energie Karlovy Vary U20	3:1 ✺
05.03.26	Energie Karlovy Vary U20 - Oceláři Třinec U20	2:1 ✺
28.02.26	Mladá Boleslav U20 - Energie Karlovy Vary U20	2:4 ✺
26.02.26	Energie Karlovy Vary U20 - Motor České Budějovice U20	9:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10.1 WLWWW
- Vítkovice Steel U20
Czech ELJ
19.03.26	Energie Karlovy Vary U20 - Vítkovice Steel U20	3:0 ✺
14.03.26	Vítkovice Steel U20 - Bílí Tygři Liberec U20	5:2 ✺
11.03.26	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 - Vítkovice Steel U20	3:4 ✺
10.03.26	Bílí Tygři Liberec U20 - Vítkovice Steel U20	1:2 penalties ✺
07.03.26	Slavia Prague U20 - Vítkovice Steel U20	1:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.2 LWWWW

Latest Head to Head

Czech ELJ
19.03.26	Energie Karlovy Vary U20 - Vítkovice Steel U20	3:0
24.10.25	Vítkovice Steel U20 - Energie Karlovy Vary U20	2:4
05.09.25	Energie Karlovy Vary U20 - Vítkovice Steel U20	5:1
15.03.25	Vítkovice Steel U20 - Energie Karlovy Vary U20	4:1
06.03.25	Energie Karlovy Vary U20 - Vítkovice Steel U20	4:3 OT
22.02.25	Vítkovice Steel U20 - Energie Karlovy Vary U20	6:4
18.01.25	Vítkovice Steel U20 - Energie Karlovy Vary U20	1:2 OT

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