Both teams are in troubles after great success last season. Home coach is giving more chances at the net to Chabera, because Prykril used to play for Karlovy Vary and his players know how to beat him (he says also that both are great goalies, but both had days with mistakes this season).

New coaches are in Sparta before this game, either general manager of the team and former goalie for Czechoslovakia Petr Briza took goalies coaching position. There are also couple changes in Sparta roster (Vydareny Rene came from Ceske Budejovice and from Sparta opposite way went Hudec Stanislav, Hlinka Jaroslav went to Swedish Elitserien) and home coach is expecting defensive style by Sparta today, with quick attacks.

There should be even fight for 9th position in the table and expected calming down by both sides coaches.