Crimmitschau — Düsseldorf: 1:4, DEL2

Düsseldorf claimed a 4-1 win over Krimmischau in DEL2 on Thursday evening, the 18th of September. The visitors moved into second place with one victory from their opening game, while the hosts remain winless after a solitary defeat.

Krimmischau had shown promise in their previous outings, winning 4-0 against Halle and 4-2 against Plzeň, but those results now sit behind them. They dropped 3-2 to the Lausitzer Füchse on the 8th and then went down 0-3 three days later. By then the pattern was settling.

Düsseldorf's recent form offered little comfort. They lost 6-2 to Amiens, then 2-3 to Krefeld Penguins, and followed that with a 2-3 defeat against Rouen. A 2-5 loss to Hannover Scorpions on the 11th and a 0-1 setback against Bad Nauheim on the 13th suggested they were struggling to find consistency.

Our prediction had called for an away win with 52 per cent confidence. It came through, though not without surprise — Düsseldorf were not the form team coming into this fixture.

The result leaves Krimmischau in 13th place with zero points after one game, and Düsseldorf sitting second on the same point total. Both clubs have played once, both have zero points in the standings, and the gap between them is yet to materialise.