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Canada vs. USA: World Junior Championship match forecast
On the first day of the new year, the World Junior Championship match between the national teams of Canada and the USA will take place. The opponents will meet in the last round of the group stage. Both teams have already secured participation in the playoffs, the only question is who will come out on top. Who to bet on in this match? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Canada U20
CanadaCurrent form
Canada was not in the mood to crush its opponents in the group stage, so the Canadian team has played all the matches rather modestly. They managed to score four goals only against Finland (4:0) in the first round. Then the Canadians were faced with much weaker opponents, but the tournament host was unable to fully demonstrate their class. In the second round, the team even managed to lose to the Latvian team in a shootout. In the third match, they managed to score three unanswered goals against the main outsider of the group, the German team (3:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The Canadians have no problems with their roster ahead of their showdown with their main rival.
Interesting trends for betting
- Canada went goalless in two of its three tournament matches.
- The national team has not lost in regulation time in eight matches.
USA U20
USACurrent form
The US team is the current winner of the tournament. In January 2024, the Americans managed to crush Sweden in the final (6:2). The title defense has been successful so far - the American team ranks first in Group A and has scored twice as many goals as today opponent (18 vs. 9). In the first two rounds, the US had no problems against Germany (10:4) and Latvia (5:1), but in the third round, the current champion still suffered a defeat, losing in overtime to the Finnish team (3:4 OT).
Disqualifications and injuries
The Americans have no problems with their roster ahead of the match with Canada.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Americans have not scored fewer than three goals in any of their last 18 games.
- The team has not lost in regulation time for six matches in a row
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
This bet played in all three of Canada matches at the tournament.
2.25Bet 3rd period: Canada win
This bet has played in the last three head-to-head matches
2.45Tip and bets
The Americans clearly spent more energy on the group stage matches, scoring twice as many goals as their opponents. In the third round match, the Americans had a tough match with Finland, which ended in overtime, and Canada managed to beat Germany without straining itself, so the Canadians will probably come out for the match more rested. We believe that freshness will help the Canadian team win this match.
Our prediction is Canada victory in the match at 1.82
Bet on total
The US team had the opportunity to play aggressively against weaker opponents, but in the match with the Canadian team they will have to take care of defense, so it is unlikely that we should expect a goal-scoring extravaganza, considering that the Canadians themselves played two out of three matches without conceding any goals.
Our prediction is under 6.5 goals for 1.92
Bet on individual total
Canada did not please its fans with high efficiency in the first matches, it is unlikely that any breakthrough should be expected from the match with the US team, after all, it is one of the most dangerous opponents in the tournament. Most likely, the hosts of the championship will not score more than three goals.
Our prediction is Canada individual total under 3.5 goals at 1.70
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