Two days after their last confrontation, the Lausanne Hockey Club and SC Bern meet again on the ice rink of the Vaudoise arena. With a victory obtained by a narrow margin (2-3 AP) in the capital, our Lions will be keen to defend the walls of their house against the attacks of the Bears.
To best prepare for this meeting, find the 5 points to know before the start of the match at 7:45 p.m. The pre-match is presented to you by our main partner, Vaudoise assurances.
227 years of history
In the heart of the canton of Vaud, where its inhabitants are distinguished by their spirit of solidarity and their unwavering pride in their region, the date of January 24, 1798 will forever mark the Vaudois independence from the Bernese regime. 227 years later, the Lausanne Hockey Club hosts the capital club for a clash that promises to be fiery. Like a symbol. In tribute to this event, the West Section will put its talent at the service of this historic moment through a special tifo.
Two styles that look alike
The Bernese have a squad that gives the various National League teams a hard time. With their fast and physical side, the capital’s attack dominates in the exercise with an average of 3.10 goals scored per match. The Lions are not to be outdone, displaying almost similar statistics, in particular thanks to a homogeneity of strengths in the different offensive trios. This versatility makes the LHC a team capable of beating with the best defenses in the championship (3.05 goals per match). This resemblance can be seen in the similarity of the profiles between the two PostFinance Top Scorers from the two training courses. Like a Antti Suomela more skillful in front of the cage than last season, Austin Czarnik dominates with his speed of execution and his reading of the game, placing him as one of the best passers in the league.
The battle of penalties
This match will also highlight the two most penalized teams of the season: SC Bern with 399 penalty minutes and Lausanne HC with 398 minutes. Statistically, the Vaudois are at an advantage, displaying an impressive efficiency rate of 28% in numerical superiority (1st rank) and a solid numerical inferiority defense at 83.74% (3rd rank), thus clearly dominating their rival in these strategic aspects of the game. Our Lions will have to turn these powerplay situations to their advantage, in the same way as in the first leg at the PostFinance Arena.
-A duel of Swiss defenders
The first meeting on Wednesday January 22 allowed us to see the defensive depth in both squads as well as their good tactical organization. Despite a few foreign players in these positions, it is above all Swiss big names in the exercise who fill the ranks of the LHC and the SCB. Among the Vaudois, Andrea Glauser, Lukas Frick or Fabian Heldner delight Lausanne fans by putting their experience at the service of the club with significant regularity. Among the Bears, the duo Ramon Untersander – Romain Loeffel continues to shine from year to year. With 37 matches played, the latter has already scored 26 points (8 goals, including 1 against the Lions last night).
This Friday, January 24, even if the attacks will not find the fault, the two teams will know that they can count on the discipline of their defense.
The next meetings of our Lions
The pace of the National League is hellish and gives organizations very little time to breathe. The day after the confrontation against SC Bern, the Vaudois will travel to Ticino to face HC Ambri-Piotta at 7:45 p.m. The following week, the Lions will have two home matches against the SCL Tigers (January 28) and HC Davos (January 31).
