HC Olomouc host BK Mladá Boleslav on Thursday to open the Czech Extraliga’s 13th round. Olomouc are last in the standings and have gone almost four weeks without adding to their points total. They trail 12th-placed Mladá Boleslav by seven points.
Mladá Boleslav arrive with two wins from their last three games. Their only defeat in that run came against Třinec, despite what the source describes as a solid performance. However, the visitors have lost their last four away games.
Last season’s head-to-head record slightly favoured Mladá Boleslav, who beat Olomouc in three of their four meetings. Olomouc have been without injured forward Karel Plášek for several games, while Mladá Boleslav are missing captain Adam Jánošík.