Sweden vs. Latvia: World Youth Championship Match Prediction

Current form

The Swedish national team has not had any particular problems in the tournament so far. In the first two matches, the team managed to win crushing victories over Slovakia (5:2) and Kazakhstan (8:1), and in the third round, they managed to beat Switzerland with a score of 7:5. By the middle of the third period, the Swedes were leading 7:2, but then they relaxed and conceded three goals from the outsider in nine minutes. In the last match of the group stage, the Swedish team confidently dealt with the Czech Republic (4:2), securing first place in the group and a meeting with the weakest opponent in the 1/4 finals.

Disqualifications and injuries

Sweden have no problems with their squad ahead of the start of the playoffs.

Interesting trends for betting

• Sweden have won all their matches in the tournament so far
• The Swedes have never scored less than four goals in the tournament.

Current form

The Latvian team was considered one of the main outsiders on the eve of the tournament, but the World Championship began with an unexpected victory for the team. The Latvians managed to beat the hosts of the competition, the Canadian team, in a shootout. The Baltic team won another victory in the third round of the championship, squeezing out Germany in overtime (4:3 OT), which ended up taking the last place in the group. They failed to impose a fight on the USA (1:5) and Finland (0:3), but fans of the nominal guests should still be pleased with the performance at the tournament.

Disqualifications and injuries

Latvia has no problems with its roster ahead of the start of the playoffs.

Interesting trends for betting

• The team has not won in regulation time in the last eight matches.
• Latvia has never beaten Sweden in head-to-head matches