Germany vs Latvia: should you bet on the Latvians?

The German national team was the finalist of the last Olympics, so their presence in the Top 4 should surprise no one. They need to win this game to go through to the playoffs. However, Germany lost their confident game and got beaten three times in a row. Instead of enjoying a comfortable lead they now have to struggle for the top three positions. 

First Bundesteam lost to Kazakhstan (2:3), and then yielded to such strong counterparts as Finland (1:2) and the USA (0:2). The Germans were quite disappointing in the attack. 

Latvia are the hosts of this tournament, and that definitely gives them a confidence boost: they have been very uncompromising. They are only on the sixth line of the standings, but the team lost in regulation only once. If they win today, they can get into the top four, because at the moment they are one point shy of being in the top half of the table. 

The Latvians put up a fight against Finland in the previous game (2:3 OT) and managed to beat Canada (2:0).