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Finland vs Slovakia: World Youth Championship Match Prediction
Finland and Slovakia will play in the quarterfinals of the World Youth Championship. The hosts took second place in Group A, and the visitors finished third in Group B. Which of the opponents will be able to advance to the semifinals on January 3? The answer is in our forecast for this match.
Command Analysis
Finland U20
FinlandCurrent form
The Finnish team performed well in the group stage, although they failed to win first place in the group. Everything was decided by a major defeat to Canada (0:4) in the first round. After that, Finland only won, but still had to be content with the second place. By the way, the Finns managed to beat the group leader, the USA, but only in overtime (4:3 OT). In the last round, the Finns easily won a confident victory over Latvia (3:0). Another victory was won over Germany (3:1), which took the last place.
Disqualifications and injuries
All hockey players are ready to go out on the ice today.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won its last three matches in the championship
- The Finns have not yet scored more than three goals in regulation time in this tournament.
Slovakia U20
SlovakiaCurrent form
The Slovakian team showed a good game in the group stage and managed to avoid the fight for survival, ahead of not only Kazakhstan, but also Switzerland. However, if they managed to beat Switzerland in regular time, they had to suffer with Kazakhstan in overtime. The Slovaks finished regular time with a majority, but managed to miss two goals from the outsider, which transferred the game to overtime. In the extra period, Maksim Štrbak brought victory to Slovakia.
Disqualifications and injuries
Slovakia has no problems with its squad ahead of the match with Finland.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only two of its last nine matches.
- Slovakia hasn't won by more than two goals since 2023
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
The bet has played in three of Finland last four matches
2.00Bet 3rd period: Finland win
This bet has played in Finland last two matches
1.60Tip and bets
Slovakia is unlikely to create a sensation in this match. The team has only managed to beat Switzerland and Kazakhstan at the tournament, and Finland is much higher level. Shortly before the tournament, the Finns crushed the Slovaks in a friendly match with a score of 6:0. It is unlikely that there will be a similarly powerful rout in the quarterfinals, but the favorite will certainly win with a margin.
Our forecast is Asian handicap (-2) on Finland for 1.75
Bet on total
The Finns are not trying to crush their opponents at this tournament. The northerners scored only three goals against both Latvia and Germany. Slovakia will probably rely on defense, so we shouldn't expect high scoring from them either. We think that we won't see more than four or five goals scored here.
Our prediction is under 5.5 goals for 2.10
Bet on the second period
The Slovaks are extremely weak in the second period. The team lost this period even in victorious matches with Kazakhstan and Switzerland. We think that the Finns will take advantage of this feature of the opponent and take the victory in the second twenty minutes.
Our prediction is Finland victory in the second period at 1.62
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