Metalurg have been facing challenging times in the first weeks of the EHF European League Men’s group phase. The Macedonian team played two matches so far, and lost them both - away to Toulouse and Leon, respectively.

Metalurg will hope to turn the tide when hosting Fivers from Austria on Tuesday in a match rescheduled from round 4.

GROUP A

HC Metalurg (MKD) vs Fivers (AUT)
Tuesday 22 December, 18:45 CET, live on EHFTV

• Metalurg will play their first match in the EHF European League since losing to Leon in round 3 five weeks ago
• Metalurg are one of four teams in the group phase still without points
• Fivers are fourth in group A with three points, though they lost both away games they have played so far
• Fivers won the last four games in the domestic league and are currently ranked second behind Handball Tirol