Canberra Brave vs Sydney Bears Prediction 28 August 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 Canberra Brave and Sydney Bears closer to victory in the match, which will take place on 28 August at 05:00 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 Canberra Brave being the favorite.
Head-to-Head
📊Throughout the entire time, the sides have played only two official matches. The last time the teams Canberra Brave and Sydney Bears met was on 05 July 2026 at the arena of the team Canberra Brave - the score of the match was 7:3.
Head-to-head statistics Canberra Brave - Sydney Bears

Canberra Brave Team Overview
🏆In the current season, Canberra Brave has participated in 30 matches, achieving the following results:
- 20 wins,
- 10 losses.
📈This season, Canberra Brave has a win rate of 68%, with 32% of the games ending in defeat.
📊The team's average total is 8.52, scoring 5.06 goals per match and conceding an average of 3.61 goals.
🏒This season, Canberra Brave has scored 157 goals:
- The team particularly excels in the 1 period, where 33.76% of all goals were scored.
- At their home ice, the average goals scored is 5 per game.
🥅And about defense, Canberra Brave has conceded 112 goals for the current season.
- 1 period proved to be challenging, with 36.54% of all goals conceded during this time.
- At home, the average number of goals conceded is 5 per game.
Match Results: Canberra Brave

Sydney Bears Team Overview
🏆In the ongoing season, Sydney Bears has competed in 30 matches, achieving the following stats: 16 wins, 14 losses.
📈This season, Sydney Bears's win rate is 52%, with 48% of the games ending in defeat.
📊The team's average score is 8.86, with 4.48 goals scored per match and conceding 4.52 on average.
🏒So far, Sydney Bears has managed to score 130 goals:
- The 3 period has been particularly successful, with 35.38% of goals scored.
- While away, the average goals scored is 4.
🥅On the defensive end, Sydney Bears has allowed 131 goals this season.
- The 3 period has seen 41.33% of total goals conceded.
- Compared to 5 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 - 1; for the visitors - 0;
- Average total in the first period: 2.5;
- Today's home team averages 1.5 goals in the first period, while the visitors average 1.
First Period Stats: Canberra Brave (home) vs Sydney Bears (away)
- Matches played in the tournament: 16 vs 15;
- Number of wins: 9 (56.25%) vs 2 (13.33%);
- Number of losses: 4 (25%) vs 6 (40%);
- Number of draws: 3 (18.75%) vs 7 (46.67%).
- Average goals scored: 1.81 vs 1.27;
- Average goals conceded: 1.19 vs 1.6.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 5 vs 4;
- Number of losses: 5 vs 3;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 3;
- Average total in the first period: 3.5 (scored - 1.8, conceded - 1.7) vs 2.5 (scored - 1.5, conceded - 1).
- Over 2.5 goals in the 1st period in 10 of last 11 Canberra Brave games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- Number of encounters - 2;
- Number of wins for the home team - 2, for the away team - 0.
Statistics: Canberra Brave vs Sydney Bears
- Number of matches played in the tournament: 30 vs 30;
- Number of wins: 21 (68%) vs 15 (52%);
- Number of losses: 10 (32%) vs 14 (48%);
- Number of home wins in the tournament: 12;
- Number of away wins in the tournament: 7.
Last 10 matches:
- Number of wins: 8 vs 5;
- Number of losses: 2 vs 5;
- Number of home wins: 5;
- Number of away wins: 2.
- Canberra Brave have won (in regular time) in last 8 home games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total goals per match for the home team - 7, for the away team - 4.5;
- average total goals in H2H - 11;
- both teams scored in the 1st period - 2 once;
- both teams scored in the 2nd period - 2 once;
- both teams scored in the 3rd period - 2 once.
Statistics: Canberra Brave vs Sydney Bears
- average total in the tournament: 8.52 vs 8.86;
- average total goals scored: 5.06 vs 4.48;
- average total goals conceded: 3.61 vs 4.52;
- Canberra Brave: average total at home in the tournament - 5;
- Sydney Bears: average total away in the tournament - 4;
- last 10 matches (average total goals scored): 5.8 (home - 6) vs 4.7 (away - 4).
- Canberra Brave scored over 4.5 goals in last 6 home games (Australian Ice Hockey League).
Editorial Prediction
- Canberra Brave have won (in regular time) in last 8 home games (Australian Ice Hockey League).