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Latvia vs Sweden: betting tip for the World Cup match
Latvia and Sweden will play each other on May 14 in Stockholm. Kaspars Daugavins' team scored six points at the start of the tournament and is fighting to qualify for the playoffs. The Swedes have the maximum points at the moment and so far they are among the favorites to win in Group A. Last year, Sam Hallam's team defeated their opponent without any problems. How will it be this time? This is stated in the betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Latvia
LatviaCurrent form
The Latvian national team performed rather modestly at the last World Cup and took only the fifth place in its group. Kaspars Daugavins' team was able to qualify for the Olympics in Italy last fall, and after that they played in a friendly tournament in Slovakia. The Latvians looked good in preparation for the World Cup and lost only three out of eight matches. The tournament in Sweden started very well for the team of Harijs Vitolins and he can count on a place in the playoffs.
The maroon and white started with a strong-willed victory over France (4:1), which went to the nominal hosts of the upcoming match with great difficulty. After the crushing defeat by the Canadians, the Latvian national team did not become discouraged and set up well for the meeting against Slovenia (5:2). In the second period of the match, the Latvians scored four goals and secured three points.
Disqualifications and injuries
To date, all the players registered for the tournament are ready to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Latvia makes an average of 20 shots on target.
- According to statistics, Latvia wins 47.3% of face-offs
Sweden
SwedenCurrent form
The Swedish national team remains one of the favorites of the tournament, while this year the blue and yellow are also playing with the support of their native stands. The team led by Sam Hallam failed to reach the final stage last year, losing to the current holders of the main trophy. The Swedes played rather poorly at the stages of the European Tour, but they brought a very powerful squad to the Czech Republic and confidently won all the games. The World Cup hosts intend to take the gold and have invited many NHL players who can beat any national team.
The Tre Krunur started with a convincing victory over the Slovaks (5:0), but the very next day they miraculously outplayed the Austrians, and even in the main time of the meeting, having won back from the score 1:2 a couple of minutes before the siren (4:2). The team got a short break after a difficult game against the Finns, where the winner of the match was not known until the very end (2-1).
Disqualifications and injuries
William Eklund will not be able to help his partners in the next meeting.
Interesting betting trends
- Sweden makes an average of 28 shots on target.
- According to statistics, the Swedes win 60.7% of face-offs.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In two of the three matches involving the Swedes, the first period turned out to be grassroots
1.82Betting period 3: Sweden's victory
In two out of three games, the Swedes won in the third segments.
1.50Tip and bets
The Swedes started the tournament very strongly and in the match against the Austrians they simply did not have an attacking game. In three meetings, Sam Hallam's men conceded only three goals and spent most of their time in the offensive zone. The Latvian national team has already scored six points, but now it has to play against the leaders of the group. The team led by Harijs Vitolins scores few goals and is unlikely to be able to restrain the hosts. We think that the Scandinavians will beat the maroon-whites without any problems. We offer a bet on winning first with a negative handicap.
Prediction - Sweden wins with an Asian handicap (-2.5) on goals in 1.75
Betting on an individual total
Latvia regularly has problems in terms of the implementation of the moments. Yes, the team easily understands the defensive structures of outsiders, but in the game against the Canadians, it managed to distinguish itself only once, at the very beginning of the match. We believe that the Latvians will not be able to score more than one goal against the Swedish team.
We bet on Latvia's individual total of less than 1.5 goals per 1.53
Bet on the total total
In the upcoming match, we will see the benefit of one team, which should throw a couple of goals into the opponent's goal and easily bring the match to victory. It's hard to believe in the attack of the Latvian national team, given the strength of the Swedish squad. We think that Sam Hallam's team will not be able to break the total alone and there will be less than six accurate shots in the game.
We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 1.78
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