USA vs. Finland: World Youth Championship Match Prediction

International

USA U20

USA

World Championship U20 Grp. A

29 December 11:30 UTC

Finland U20

Finland

In one of the group stage matches of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship on December 29, the US team will meet Finland. The Americans have not yet lost a single point in the tournament, while the Finns have already lost to the Canadians. What scenario will events on the ice in Ottawa follow today and what are the best bets to make? – the answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

USA U20

USA

Current form

The American youth team is among the main contenders for gold medals at the World Championship and so far it has confirmed this status. At the start, the US team, thanks to its powerful attack line, dealt with Germany, although it missed four goals (10:4). In the second round, David Karl team worked more reliably in defense and confidently defeated Latvia (5:1), although the score could have been much higher in terms of the chances created. With six points, the Americans lead the tournament table in Group A.

Disqualifications and injuries

The US youth team has no losses in its roster ahead of the match.

Interesting trends for betting

In two matches at the tournament, Team USA dominated the first and second periods
The Americans have beaten the Finns in two of their previous three head-to-head encounters.

Finland U20

Finland

Current form

At the start of the World Championship, Finland had the tournament main favorite, Canada, as its opponent. Lauri Mikkola team played poorly in attack, although they made 31 shots on goal, but did not score a single goal (0:4). In the second round, already in a calmer atmosphere, the Finns defeated the German team with a score of 3:1, having a noticeable advantage throughout the game. With three points, Finland is in third place in the table after two rounds, in principle, this is the result that was expected from the team in a difficult group.

Disqualifications and injuries

All hockey players are ready to go out on the ice today.

Interesting trends for betting

Finland has won in the first period in only one of its last five games.
In the three previous matches involving the team, no more than four goals were scored

Trends

Bet 2nd period: USA win

In two of the last three head-to-head matches, this bet paid off.

1.83

Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals

The bet has won in the last five matches involving Finland

2.27

Tip and bets

1.71Finland with a handicap (+2)

We think we should expect a fairly close and equal game, given the good selection of players on both teams. The Americans have won three of the last five head-to-head matches, but there has almost always been a tough fight on the ice. Finland is distinguished by its reliable defense, is good at counterattacking and is quite capable of at least not losing big.

Our prediction is a victory for Finland with a handicap of (+2) goals at odds of 1.71

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1.9total under 6.5 goals

Bet on total

It is obvious that the Finnish team can achieve a positive result only through reliable play in defense. The team is in perfect order with this component, it is unlikely that we will see more than six goals scored today.

The second bet is total under 6.5 goals with odds of 1.90

Third period bet

The Finnish team is not doing well in the final 20 minutes, having lost in this period in four of the five previous matches. Accordingly, we recommend another option for betting.

Prediction: Team USA wins in the third period with odds of 1.87

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