The USA vs Latvia. Prediction and Betting Tips for IIHF World Championship (May 27, 2021).

The USA were defeated in the opening game against Finland (1:2), but even in that game, they looked pretty good. In the second match, the US had to play against Canada, and they beat their neighbors with a score of 5:1. Then they defeated Kazakhstan on class - 3:0. The US national team shows a good defensive game and concedes no more than two goals per game.

Even despite the fact that the United States do not have the strongest roster, they now are contending for top lines in their group. At the moment the USA are on the fifth line, one point behind three of their competitors.

Latvia are hosting this championship and surely they want to give their best performance. So far the Latvians have lost only one game - against Kazakhstan, but they still earned one point in that fixture - 2:3 B. In the other two games, they beat Canada (2: 0) and Italy (3: 0), keeping a clean sheet in both matches.

Bob Hartley's men are not quick to score, they normally look for their chance for a long time, but they also do not allow their opponents to light the lamp. They try to act exclusively on defense and wait for mistakes of their counterpart. This is a bit of a boring strategy, but it brings the desired results.