Finland vs Latvia. Prediction and Betting Tips for IIHF World Championship (May 30, 2021).

Finland are on top of the group B standings with 13 points. The Finnish national team has a good chance of making the playoffs from the first position, but for that, the Finns need to win the two remaining group games. In the previous matches, the Finns beat Norway (5: 2), Italy (3: 0), and Germany (2:1). The game against the Germans was quite tough.

Suomi are exhausted after that last game, because the Germans, although they rarely threatened the Finnish goalbox, still forced the defenders to work very hard. Jukka Jalonen's players are known for their high-quality defensive play and are one of the least conceding teams at the tournament.

Latvia started their campaign at this World Championship with a victory over Canada, and it seemed that the home ice would help the Latvian team to get to the playoffs. Indeed, Latvia still have chances to qualify for the quarterfinals, but they will face powerful opponents in the remaining group games. In two previous matches, the Latvians lost to the USA (2:4) and unexpectedly lost to Norway in a shootout with a score of 3:4.

There was a chance to avoid overtime and shootouts in the game against Norway because Latvia created many good chances, but they could not take advantage of them. Now Latvia need to apply all of the remaining strength in order to get qualified.