The Game Score model has named Kladno and Liberec among the strongest favourites for the remaining games of the ninth Czech Extraliga round. Kladno hosts Mladá Boleslav, while Liberec takes on Karlovy Vary. The model also favours Litvínov against Olomouc, although it sees that matchup as closer than bookmakers do.
Třinec, which has taken maximum points from its first eight games, hosts Hradec Králové. The article asks whether Mountfield can be the first team to take points from the league leaders. Vítkovice hosts Pardubice, while the other two games are Litvínov against Olomouc and Kladno against Mladá Boleslav.
Thursday’s early games saw Plzeň beat České Budějovice and Kometa Brno defeat Sparta Praha in overtime. The model bases its match probabilities on 50,000 simulations, accounting for current rosters, including injuries and suspensions, as well as home advantage. It correctly picked the winner in 62% of games last season.