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Germany vs. Latvia: World Youth Championship Match Prediction
On December 30, the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship will feature a game between direct competitors for a place in the playoffs – Germany will play Latvia. The German team is playing its last game of the group stage and only a victory today leaves a chance to continue the fight. How will the match go and what reliable bets should you choose? – the answer is in our forecast
Command Analysis
Germany U20
GermanyCurrent form
Germany played three matches at the World Championships, in which they did not score a single point. In general, the result was quite expected, given the level of opponents they had to face. At the start, there was a crushing 4:10 defeat from the USA, where the defense completely collapsed, and it is impossible to beat the Americans in open hockey. Then Tobias Abstreiter changed his tactics a little, and we saw the usual cautious German team. They did not manage to score points, but they managed to avoid failures in the confrontations with Finland (1:3) and Canada (0:3). Ahead is the key match of the group stage against Latvia - only a victory leaves the team a chance to reach the playoffs.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no losses in the German national team.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last four matches, the German team lost in the first period
- In three of the previous five matches, the German national team has not scored more than four goals
Latvia U20
LatviaCurrent form
Latvia was the author of the biggest sensation at the World Junior Championship. In the opening match of the tournament, the team snatched victory in a shootout against Canada, which is the favorite for gold medals (3:2, B). They were unable to build on their success, but overall, the Latvians played well against the USA in the second game and avoided a too big defeat (1:5), and they had to play less than a day after the battle with the Canadians. Artis Ābols' team has a very good chance of reaching the playoffs - they need to avoid losing to the German team today.
Disqualifications and injuries
All hockey players are ready to play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- In the last four matches involving Latvia, no more than six goals were scored
- In three of the four previous matches, the Latvian team did not lose in the third period.
Trends
Bet 2nd period: Germany will not lose
In two of the last three personal meetings, this bet has paid off
1.45Bet 1st period: total under 2.5 goals
The stake has played in the last five games of the Latvian national team
1.37Tip and bets
Bookmakers give the advantage to the Latvians in this pair, which we agree with. Artis Ābols' team played their matches against the group favorites better than their upcoming opponent, and worked reliably in defense. Plus, a year ago, the opponents also played in the group at the world forum, then the Latvians won more than confidently with a score of 6:2.
Our prediction is Latvia victory in the match with odds of 1.74
Bet on total
The German team plays open attacking hockey, takes risks. Today the German team only needs a victory, they will clearly not sit in defense. At the same time, the Latvians are always ready to support such bold and sharp hockey. We expect at least six goals in the upcoming match.
The second bet is total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.79
Third period bet
The German team is weak in the endings, losing in the third period in four previous matches. Latvia is doing very well in this regard, winning in the final 20 minutes, the Canadians, tied with the USA in this period. Accordingly, we recommend another option for betting.
Forecast: Latvia wins in the third period with odds of 2.46
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