Denmark - Switzerland: betting tip for the World Cup match

Current form

The Danes performed well at the last World Cup, but were unable to take higher than seventh place in Group A, beating only those whom they had to. The Scandinavians qualified for the Olympics and held a series of control matches before the start of the home World Cup. Mikael Gat's team lost two out of five matches and gained some confidence before the start of the main tournament of the year. This time, the hosts have a very weak squad and it is difficult to single out someone who could help the team reach the playoffs on their shoulders.

Few people believed in the Danish national team before the start of the match against the Americans. In the first period, the hosts, the U.S. national team, scored only one goal, and it seemed that the Danes had at least a theoretical chance of scoring points. In the next two periods, the visitors scored exclusively, although Jesper Jensen's squad scored as many as 26 shots on Joey Duckord's goal.

Disqualifications and injuries

The tournament hosts have no injured hockey players.

Interesting betting trends

• The Danes conceded five goals in the opening match of the tournament
• The Danes scored 26 shots on the Americans' goal the day before

Current form

After losing in the final of last year's World Cup, the Swiss competed mainly only in the framework of the European Tour. For the Crusaders, the current season on the international stage can hardly be called successful, because only at the last stage they were able to rise above the third place in the table. Before the Czech Hockey Games, Patrick Fischer's team had six friendly matches and lost only one of them, but only after a shootout.

The day before, Niko Hishir's team met with the current holders of the main trophy. The Swiss quickly seized the advantage and led by two goals, but after the second break they were already losing themselves. The Swiss national team was able to take the lead again, but it failed to keep the necessary score, and in the end, the then nominal hosts lost in overtime, taking only one scoring point.

Disqualifications and injuries

Kevin Fiala can't help his partners yet.

Interesting betting trends

• The Swiss national team conceded four goals at the start of the World Cup
• The Swiss scored 18 shots in the opening match of the tournament