Bet on Tappara Tampere vs Pelicans Lahti on Ice Hockey

Tappara Tampere are favored to win — bookmakers list Tappara as the slight favorite with typical moneyline odds around 1.70 while Pelicans Lahti are around 2.20, reflecting Tappara’s stronger form and deeper roster for the 2025–26 Liiga season (noting odds fluctuate up to matchday). DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports.

The match kicks off on 26 December 2025 at 2:00:00 PM UTC (which is 3:00 PM local Finnish time, EET).

The game will be played at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland — a modern indoor arena with NHL-size ice, seating capacity around 13,000 for hockey and top-tier facilities including team training centers and premium hospitality suites.

My prediction: Tappara Tampere to win (moneyline ~1.70) or a Tappara win + under total goals as a safe play given Tappara’s strong defensive metrics recently; implied probability and odds suggest value on Tappara but check live lines pre-match for shifts.

In head-to-head meetings over the past two seasons Tappara have the edge with more wins than Pelicans; recent encounters show Tappara winning 4 of the last 7 official Liiga matches while Pelicans have 2 wins and 1 draw, with the average goals per meeting near 5.0 and Tappara averaging roughly 2.8 goals in those fixtures.