Starting position
The cards are clearly distributed. The Red Bulls are fifth in the table, but have played significantly fewer games than the other teams in the league and have won seven of their last eight games, including the CHL. Especially in the last CHL game against Färjestad Karlstad, Salzburg played at a very high level and they want to perform in the same way in Feldkirch.
The Pioneers Vorarlberg are bottom of the table and have only managed 5 wins in 23 games. The goal difference is also clear to see. The Red Bulls are the second-best team, having scored 79 goals and conceded 57. The Vorarlbergers have scored 48 goals and conceded 83. However, it is also a fact that the Red Bulls often struggle in Feldkirch. The win in the first match of the season in the Ländle (October 4) was only secured in extra time with a 6:5 victory. The Red Bulls dominated the second encounter at home at the end of November 5:1.
Focus on top scorers
The Pioneers should pay particular attention to their top scorers, who can strike with ice-cold precision, especially on fast breakaways. Every second goal scored by the Vorarlberg team is scored by one of the four top scorers Joshua Passolt (9), Brady Gilmour (7), David Keefer (5) or Luca Erne (4).
For the Red Bulls, the goals will be more evenly distributed if further injured players are missing on Sunday in addition to the four already convalescing forwards. Troy Bourke (9) and Peter Schneider (9 - will definitely miss the weekend) have their sights set best. They are closely followed by Thomas Raffl (8) and Lucas Thaler (7), who is getting better and better and has scored in each of the last four ICE games.