Finland vs Slovakia. Prediction and Betting Tips for Olympic Games Beijing 2022 (February 10, 2022).

Finland

Olympic Games Preliminary Round Grp. C

10 February 00:40

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Slovakia

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Finland and Slovakia square off in the men's tournament in ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics. We assessed the teams' chances and made a prediction for this match.

Command Analysis

Finland

Finland have been successful in recent years. They were the runner-ups at the 2021 World Championship and won the Channel One Cup last December, beating Russia in the final match (3:2 OT). Last time Finland won a set of medals at the Olympics was in Sochi in 2014. Back then, Suomi got the bronze.

This time Finland have a powerful well-balanced team and they will be looking to claim the Olympic gold. The Finns will rely on productive attacking actions of Hartikainen, Manninen and Granlund - three Salavat Yulaev forwards.

Slovakia

Slovakia are in between generations and haven't seen much success in recent years. Their most important achievement in the last 10 years was second place in the 2012 World Championship. Since then, they have not advanced beyond the quarter-finals.

The biggest problem for Slovakia is the position of goaltender. Most of the players represent Slovak National League, and the leaders of the attack are Peter Cehlárik and Kristián Pospíšil.

Tip and bets

TipHandicap (-1.5) to Finland

1.81

Finland have a more powerful team and good record against Slovakia. We believe that the Slovaks don't have a chance against Suomi in the upcoming game. We are predicting Finland's victory by a margin of two or more goals.

Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1.5) to Finland

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TipTotal over 4.5 goals

1.79

Finland aren't a high-scoring team and usually prefer to play a very defensive style of hockey. However, they can afford to open up against Slovakia and play on a collision course. We will take the over here.

Second bet - total over 4.5 goals

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