Ingolstadt and Frankfurt Löwen met in the DEL on 11 October 2026, with the visitors edging the hosts 2:3. The match took place at Ingolstadt's home rink, and the result leaves both sides still searching for their first points of the campaign.
Ingolstadt came into the evening on a run that had included a 5:1 victory over Munich Red Bulls just two days earlier. They had also seen off Mannheim 3:2 on 27 September before losing to Krefeld and Straubing in between. Frankfurt, meanwhile, had taken a 4:1 win over Munich on 27 September but followed it with defeats to Bremerhaven, Eisbären Berlin and Nuremberg. To be fair, form is thin when you have played only seven games.
Our forecast tipped the home side at 64 per cent confidence. The prediction did not hold. And here's the thing — the visitors simply refused to be pushed back after their earlier setbacks. They had one foot in frustration after the Berlin defeat, but they found a way to finish the job away from home.
By then, both teams sat level on zero points after seven matches. The table has not yet begun to separate them, and nothing here changes that picture. What it does show is that Frankfurt can still compete in tight games, while Ingolstadt will need to carry momentum into their next fixture.
The scoreline tells you everything: three goals to two, decided late. Neither side has opened talks about anything yet, and neither has anything to lose. The season is young, and both clubs will be watching closely.
