When Vipers Kristiansand and Rostov-Don meet on Wednesday in a match postponed from round 9, it could have been a battle between the two unbeaten sides in DELO EHF Champions League group A.

However, Rostov conceded their first loss of the season on Sunday, against Metz (27:26).

The Russian side are still leading the group, but unbeaten Vipers have still nine games to play as the Norwegian team are eyeing one of the top two places.

GROUP A

Vipers Kristiansand (NOR) vs Rostov-Don (RUS)
Wednesday 13 January, 18:45 CET, live on EHFTV

• Vipers are one of the two teams still unbeaten this season, alongside Györ in group B, after Rostov lost that status against Metz on Sunday
• Rostov still lead group A with 13 points; Vipers have five points less but three games in hand
• Vipers’ last home defeat in the EHF Champions League came in last season’s main round game against Rostov, 32:29
• Rostov also won their home game against Vipers last season, 33:26; this season’s home game is scheduled for 9 February
• A win Wednesday would seal progression to (at least) the play-offs for Rostov, as they already have a nine-point gap over seventh-place Esbjerg
• Vipers goalkeeper Katrine Lunde played for Rostov for two seasons (2015-17) and won the EHF Cup with the Russian side