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KooKoo leads this series by 3-2 after a tremendous come-from-behind win in game 5 in Tampere, in which both sides looked gassed after a 6-hour quadruple-overtime game the day before, which Tappara edged out. They have shown through 5 games that they are very evenly matched, with only single goal separating them and giving KooKoo that series lead, so this game should be similarly tight. This is the biggest spot the small team from Kouvola has ever been to, having just reached their first final ever and being just one win away from a historic first title. On the other side, Tappara has the most titles in the history of Finnish hockey, and they won 3 of the last 4, showing great resilience as they were 0-2 down in the semifinal series to Ilves and were also 0-2 down in this series before slowly clawing back, so got to expect that experience to play a key role in this game and see Tappara win to force the decisive game 7 back in Tampere.

These two teams battled a quite even series, in which 4 of 5 games stayed below the total. The last 4 games all stayed under after game 1 went over following an empty-netter at the end. Both are exceptional defensively, and Tappara plays more possession-wise when attacking, trying to wear out the defence, while neither is creating many great scoring chances. Both Randelin and Heljanko are excellent goalies and have been at a very high level in this series. Combined with neither team committing many penalties, got to expect another lower-scoring, tense, cagey, gritty type of game that should result in another under.

Bnei Herzliya went over this total in their last 8 games in all competitions, while Elitzur Netanya went over this total in each of their last 3 games. Their first H2H match of the season had a total of 190 points, so got to expect another higher-scoring game here, which should result in a new over.

Maccabi Tel Aviv went over this total in 7 of their last 10 domestic matches, while Elitzur Kiryat Ata had a total of 184 points in their last game. Maccabi scored 102 points or more in 2 of their last 3 games, while Elitzur is averaging a very good 85.9 points per game over their last 13 road games. Their first head-to-head match of the season saw a total of 194 points, with Maccabi scoring 108, so with this most likely being a blowout in favor of the hosts, got to expect a higher number of quick and easy points, which should result in an over in the end.

These two teams drew the first leg of this tie without goals in a game in which neither side was willing to risk much, and as a result neither produced much going forward. This should be a similar type of game with Wembley and a trip to the Premier League on the line, so got to expect a similarly cagey affair. They drew 5 of the last 9 H2H meetings at The Den, so there's nice value backing the draw as this tie could easily require 30 extra minutes to decide who advances.

Danso has earned 7 yellow cards in just 21 games this season, including picking up a card in each of the last 3 games, so got to see good value backing him for another booking.

Struijk picked up bookings in 3 of his last 7 games in all competitions he played in, including the last 2. He will go against Kolo Muani on his left side and will need to make some fouls like he usually does, which could easily see him booked again.

Bentancur picked up 7 yellow cards in only 23 Premier League games this season, including 3 in the last 5 matches he played, so there's nice value backing him to get another card.

Tottenham averages a league-high 2.7 cards per game, while Leeds averages 1.7 cards per game. The referee will be Gillett, who is averaging 3.6 cards dealt per game this season. This should be a tense affair, with Spurs fighting to avoid relegation and that should produce a lot of bookings and push the total cards over the line.

Tondela is next to last 17th with 25 points, sitting 1 point below the relegation playoff and 3 points below safety. Moreirense is 7th with 42 points and has nothing to play for. Tondela won the last game, while Moreirense is winless in the last 4 road games, with 2 losses in 3 of those games, and they are also winless in their last 5 visits to Tondela, so got to expect much higher-motivated hosts, who should be winning this one.