Melbourne Ice vs Sydney Bears Prediction 18 July 2026
📢How will the teams use shifts to maintain a high pace of play? Rotations play an important role in hockey, and their proper use will bring the teams Melbourne Ice and Sydney Bears closer to victory in the match, which will take place on 18 July at 07:00 as part of the "Australian Ice Hockey League" tournament. The bookmakers have set the following odds for the teams to win - and , with the team Melbourne Ice being the favorite.
Head-to-Head
📊Throughout the entire time, the sides have played only two official matches. The last time the teams Melbourne Ice and Sydney Bears met was on 27 June 2026 at the arena of the team Sydney Bears - the score of the match was 4:6.
Head-to-head statistics Melbourne Ice - Sydney Bears
Melbourne Ice Team Overview
🏆In the current season, Melbourne Ice has participated in 21 matches, achieving the following results:
- 10 wins,
- 11 losses.
📈This season, Melbourne Ice has a win rate of 48%, with 52% of the games ending in defeat.
📊The team's average total is 9.71, scoring 4.95 goals per match and conceding an average of 4.95 goals.
🏒This season, Melbourne Ice has scored 104 goals:
- The team particularly excels in the 2 period, where 38.46% of all goals were scored.
- At their home ice, the average goals scored is 4.78 per game.
🥅And about defense, Melbourne Ice has conceded 104 goals for the current season.
- 2 period proved to be challenging, with 35.09% of all goals conceded during this time.
- At home, the average number of goals conceded is 4.78 per game.
Match Results: Melbourne Ice
Sydney Bears Team Overview
🏆In the ongoing season, Sydney Bears has competed in 21 matches, achieving the following stats: 11 wins, 10 losses.
📈This season, Sydney Bears's win rate is 52%, with 48% of the games ending in defeat.
📊The team's average score is 8.38, with 4.33 goals scored per match and conceding 4.19 on average.
🏒So far, Sydney Bears has managed to score 91 goals:
- The 1 period has been particularly successful, with 38.46% of goals scored.
- While away, the average goals scored is 3.91.
🥅On the defensive end, Sydney Bears has allowed 88 goals this season.
- The 1 period has seen 36.54% of total goals conceded.
- Compared to 4.73 goals in away games.
Match Results: Sydney Bears
Prediction for the 1st period
H2H:
- Total encounters - 2;
- First period wins at home for the hosts - 0; for the visitors - 0;
- Average total in the first period: 1.5;
- Today's home team averages 0 goals in the first period, while the visitors average 1.5.
First Period Stats: Melbourne Ice (home) vs Sydney Bears (away)
- Matches played in the tournament: 9 vs 11;
- Number of wins: 0 (0%) vs 1 (9.09%);
- Number of losses: 5 (55.56%) vs 5 (45.45%);
- Number of draws: 4 (44.44%) vs 5 (45.45%).
- Average goals scored: 1 vs 1.27;
- Average goals conceded: 1.78 vs 1.73.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 3 vs 4;
- Number of losses: 3 vs 2;
- Number of draws: 4 vs 4;
- Average total in the first period: 2.8 (scored - 1.6, conceded - 1.2) vs 2.4 (scored - 1.4, conceded - 1).
- Under 3.5 goals in the 1st period in 6 of last 7 Melbourne Ice games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
- Under 3.5 goals in the 1st period in 13 of last 14 Sydney Bears games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
- Under 3.5 goals in the 1st period in 6 of last 7 Sydney Bears away games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- Number of encounters - 2;
- Number of wins for the home team - 1, for the away team - 1.
Statistics: Melbourne Ice vs Sydney Bears
- Number of matches played in the tournament: 21 vs 21;
- Number of wins: 10 (48%) vs 11 (52%);
- Number of losses: 11 (52%) vs 10 (48%);
- Number of home wins in the tournament: 3;
- Number of away wins in the tournament: 5.
Last 10 matches:
- Number of wins: 8 vs 5;
- Number of losses: 2 vs 5;
- Number of home wins: 2;
- Number of away wins: 2.
- Sydney Bears won with a +3.5 handicap in 9 of last 10 games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total goals per match for the home team - 3.5, for the away team - 4;
- average total goals in H2H - 7.5;
- both teams scored in the 1st period - 0 once;
- both teams scored in the 2nd period - 2 once;
- both teams scored in the 3rd period - 0 once.
Statistics: Melbourne Ice vs Sydney Bears
- average total in the tournament: 9.71 vs 8.38;
- average total goals scored: 4.95 vs 4.33;
- average total goals conceded: 4.95 vs 4.19;
- Melbourne Ice: average total at home in the tournament - 4.78;
- Sydney Bears: average total away in the tournament - 3.91;
- last 10 matches (average total goals scored): 6.4 (home - 8) vs 4.8 (away - 4.2).
- Under 10.5 goals in 6 of last 7 Melbourne Ice games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
- Under 10.5 goals in 8 of last 9 Sydney Bears games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
Editorial Prediction
- Over 8.5 goals in last 6 Melbourne Ice home games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
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