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Finland - Slovenia: betting tip for the World Cup match
Finland will play a match against Slovenia in the group stage of the World Cup on May 15. The Finns are considered clear favorites in this confrontation, but they looked very insecure in previous meetings, but the Slovenes also suffered three defeats in a row. Previous matches between the national teams ended with a major victory for Suomi. Is it worth betting on the success of Pennanen's squad this time? You will learn about this from the betting tip
Command Analysis
Finland
FinlandCurrent form
Finland is currently in fourth position in the Group A standings, so it should never slow down. The national team is not looking as good at this tournament as in previous years, so it will not be easy for them to qualify for something serious. It should be noted that all the victories are given to her with great difficulty, and she does not look her best against obvious outsiders.
Let's remind that before that, the Finns had dealt with Austria in the fight (2:1), after which they miraculously escaped defeat in the confrontation with France (4:3 OT), but in the final meeting with Sweden they still lost with a score of 1:2. At the same time, Pennanen's squad had serious problems with creating and implementing chances in all matches, which is why they were left with less than three goals in two of the three matches.
Finland is trying to play indoor and disciplined hockey, which has been bearing fruit for many years, but now, with a new head coach, such tactics are difficult to work with. But the championship is going well for defender Mikko Lehtonen, who participated in most of his team's goals and provided four assists.
Disqualifications and injuries
Finland has no problems with the squad at the moment.
Interesting betting trends
- Finns receive an average of 7.33 minutes of penalty time.
- According to statistics, the national team makes 32 shots on target
Slovenia
SloveniaCurrent form
Slovenia was initially considered one of the main outsiders in its group and could not qualify for the playoffs. The national team is only fighting to keep its registration in the Top Division for next year. It came as no surprise to anyone that she started the championship with a series of three defeats. By the way, a couple of years ago at the World Cup, the Slovenes did not win a single match at all and did not earn a single point.
We emphasize that in the opening match they lost to Canada (0:4), then they lost to Slovakia (1:3), and also failed in the confrontation with Latvia, losing to that with a score of 2:5. In the match against the Latvians, Edo Treglava's team had a minimal advantage, but could not manage it correctly and completely failed in the second half of the game, during which he missed four goals, which is why he could not return to the fight.
Of course, the Slovenes play quite mediocre defensively and make a lot of mistakes near their goal, for which they are regularly punished by more skilled opponents. The situation does not change from match to match, so we should not expect serious progress in this regard.
Disqualifications and injuries
Slovenia has no problems with the squad at the moment.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Slovenes get eight minutes of penalty time.
- The national team makes an average of 15 shots on target
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In three of the four matches involving the Slovenes, the first period was inconclusive.
1.87Bet 2nd period: Slovenia will score
In the last two matches, the Finns conceded in the second leg.
2.65Tip and bets
We think that Slovenia will be able to give a worthy rebuff to the Finns in the upcoming match. With a high degree of probability, the Slovenes will fail in this confrontation, but they will definitely not lose with a rout. The Finns looked insecure in all previous meetings and had a hard time beating the obvious outsiders, whom they were much stronger than. We think that in this case they will not be able to win with a four-goal difference.
Prediction - Slovenia wins with an Asian handicap (+3.5) on goals in 1.80
Betting on an individual total
In all previous matches, Finland showed mediocre performance and did not differ by more than three goals scored. Slovenia, of course, is far from playing perfect defense, but in this confrontation everything will depend on the Finns. If Horak does his job well, then this time we won't see more than two or three goals performed by the favorite.
We bet on Finland's individual total of less than 4.5 goals for 1.80
Bet on the total total
Previous meetings with the participation of the Finns were inconclusive. Slovenia also tries to play indoor hockey, as it scores very little and on average scores no more than two goals. We expect to see no more than five goals scored in this match, especially since the Finns will save energy for subsequent matches.
We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 1.90
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