Liberec White Tigers beat Herning Blue Fox 2:1 in the Continental Cup of Champions on Thursday evening. The home side took all three points at 16:00 local time, ending a run of two straight defeats.
Both teams sat level on zero points after two games each before this one. By then the table looked pretty empty — twenty-first and twenty-second place, two losses apiece, nothing to separate them on the board.
Liberec had not won since their 2:1 over Iselorn on 30 August, while Herning's last success was that 4:3 win against Rungsted on the same date. The visitors had kept knocking on the door in their previous outings but could not get over the line.
Our forecast called for a home victory with 89 per cent confidence, and that prediction held up. See our full analysis at /ru/hockey/prediction/liberec-bili-tygri-herning-blue-fox-2026-09-11-4662/ before the match.
And here's the thing — the result keeps both sides in the bottom two, but it does change the dynamic slightly. Liberec move off zero points while Herning remain stuck at the foot of the standings.
Both sides have one foot in the next round if they can string together a few more results like this. The history between them adds an edge to what is still only the opening week of the tournament.