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Denmark - USA: betting tip for the World Cup match
The Americans will begin their journey for medals on May 9 with a game against the hosts of the championship. The Danish national team is quite capable of fighting to get out of the group, but for this the Scandinavians need to score at least some points in matches against the strongest teams. For the Danes, the tournament will be their second home World Cup seven years after their debut. Will they be able to show decent hockey? This is in the betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Denmark
DenmarkCurrent form
At last year's World Cup, the Danes could not jump over their heads and took only seventh place in Group A, beating only the weakest teams from Austria (5:1) and Great Britain (4:3). Mikael Gat's team successfully qualified for the Olympics and went to the Games in Italy, beating the Norwegians in the most important meeting (4:1). Before the start of the second home tournament in the country's history, the Danish national team played a number of test matches. She lost to Norway (2:5), exchanged victories with the Hungarians (2:4 and 6:2) and was stronger than Slovakia (5:2) and Austria (6:1).
The captain of the national team will once again be Lars Eller. So far, the veteran will not be able to count on the help of other important hockey players, for example, Frederik Andersen from Carolina and Nikolai Ehlers from Winnipeg. If Mads Sogard from Ottawa can replace an experienced goalkeeper, then the hosts have no really big names in attack except for the Pittsburgh veteran.
Disqualifications and injuries
The tournament hosts have no injured hockey players.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Denmark conceded 4.14 goals per match at the last World Cup
- The Danes averaged 23 shots per match at last year's World Cup
USA
USACurrent form
Ryan Warsofsky took over the team after John Hines' failure last year. Recall that in the quarterfinals of last year's tournament, the Americans ingloriously lost to the Czechs in the quarterfinals (0:1). Before the new World Cup, the US national team managed to play only at the Four Nations Tournament, and then the team was led by the most experienced Mike Sullivan. The Stars and Stripes were very close to winning and beat the Canadians in the group stage (3:1), but lost to the Maple Leafs in the final, showing a pretty good level of play.
The national team is filled with NHL stars, but so far the goaltending line has raised questions. In the absence of number one Connor Hellebuyck, who continues to play in the playoffs, Jeremy Swayman, who took the penultimate place in the East with Boston, will be the starting goalkeeper of the guests. Among the field players, we will single out Clayton Keller. The Utah captain was very good during the regular season and scored 90 points (30+60) in the goal+pass system.
Disqualifications and injuries
All American leaders are ready to help their partners.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, the United States scored 4.63 goals per match at last year's tournament.
- On average, Americans received 5.25 penalty minutes per match at the last World Cup
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 goals
In the last three matches between the national teams, the first period was not productive twice.
2.10Bet 2nd period: Denmark will score
The Danes have scored in the second period in the last four games.
2.00Tip and bets
There is no doubt that the Americans will control the puck more and attack the opponent's goal more often. At the same time, the Stars and Stripes will start the tournament with a less than optimal lineup. The U.S. national team has many strong hockey players, but mostly they are players from clubs at the bottom of the NHL table. The Danes will play with the support of their native stands, besides, the Scandinavians looked pretty good before preparing for the World Cup. We think that the hosts will show themselves with dignity and will be able not to lose outright.
Our prediction is that Denmark will win with an Asian handicap of +2.5 goals in 1.98
Betting on an individual total
The Danes will start the tournament without the main goalkeeper, but a good young goalkeeper from Ottawa will play instead. The Americans don't have too many great scorers in their lineup, and besides Clayton Keller, it's hard to single out anyone else from the visitors' offensive line. We believe that the hosts will be able to hold off the opponent's attack and will not concede more than four times.
Betting Tip - the individual total of the U.S. national team is less than 4.5 goals in 1.75
Bet on the total
We don't expect a lot of goals in the upcoming match. The Danes will play with a constant eye on their own goal and only occasionally run away to counterattack. The U.S. national team is unlikely to be able to score too much alone, so it makes sense to bet on a total of fewer goals scored.
Betting Tip - total less than 6.5 goals in 1.70
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