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Canada vs Slovakia: betting tip for the World Cup match
The Canadians and Slovaks will play each other in the Swedish capital on May 17th. Both teams are in the playoff zone at the time of the match, while each of them pursues its own goals. Sidney Crosby's squad is going without losses and is fighting with the Swedes for the top in Group A. The Slovak national team plans to get a place in the final bracket, but the competition is quite tough. Will the nominal guests be able to take important points? This is stated in the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Canada
CanadaCurrent form
The Canadians are serious and intend to compete for gold medals in Sweden and Denmark. Ryan Warsofsky's team scored the maximum possible points in four matches and are neck-and-neck with the Swedes, who have played one more game so far and are leading the Group A. Sidney Crosby's squad swept Slovenia (4:0), Latvia (7:1), France (5:0) and Austria (5-1), conceding only two goals in 240 minutes of pure playing time, which is the strongest result in the tournament.
The Canadian national team plays great offensively and has scored at least four goals in all games. Nathan McKinnon is the team's leader in points scored (4+4), but along with him are Bo Horvath (4+3) and Travis Konecny (3+4). Marc-Andre Fleury missed both goals in the tournament, but Jordan Binnington has been flawless so far.
Disqualifications and injuries
Canada has no problems with the squad at this tournament.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Canada wins 61.2% of face-offs.
- The national team makes an average of 42 shots on target.
Slovakia
SlovakiaCurrent form
The Slovak national team hopes to reach the playoffs, which will be a great result for the team. The team led by Craig Ramsey came to the tournament with a rather weak squad, but the nominal guests have a good chance of getting into the final bracket. The Slovaks started with a crushing defeat against the Swedes (0:5), but then scored an important victory against the Slovenes (3:1). They failed to put the squeeze on the Austrians (2:3, B), but in the last game, Matus Sukel's team scored a laborious three points in the game with France (2:1).
Samuel Glavai remains the main reliable team in the championship. The Minnesota goalkeeper is playing great at the last line of defense, and it is with him that Slovakia has scored all its points at the moment. Samuel Honzek is still the top scorer, but he has scored only two points (1+1) in the goal+pass system in four meetings.
Disqualifications and injuries
Michal Ivan broke his arm and will not play against the Canadians.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Slovakia gets 13 minutes of penalty time.
- According to statistics, Slovaks make 30 shots on target.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
In the last six games, the teams scored at least twice in the opening period.
1.65Bet 2nd period: Canada will score
The Canadians scored in the second period in all their matches at the tournament.
1.17Tip and bets
The Canadians play flawlessly and easily score points in the tournament. Ryan Warsofsky's team dominates every game in the championship and is not playing one hundred percent yet. Slovakia came to Sweden with a rather weak squad and is having a lot of trouble scoring goals. Last year, the Canadian national team easily beat the Slovaks. We think it will be even easier this time, so we suggest you bet on a negative head start first.
Prediction - Canada wins with an Asian handicap (-3.5) on goals in 2.10
Betting on an individual total
Slovakia plays defensively and has scored only seven accurate hits in four starts. Craig Ramsey's players try to use their strengths, but the attack is not one of them. The Canadians have never conceded more than one goal in a duel, so it is unlikely that they will be able to score at least twice against such a formidable opponent.
We're betting on Slovakia's individual total of less than 1.5 goals per 1.67
Bet on the total total
The Canadians will dominate the ice and have a lot of possession of the puck. The nominal hosts will have a huge number of chances, but we don't think they will be able to score too many. We are waiting for a confident victory for the Maple leafs, but we do not believe in a large number of goals. Let's play a bet on the total number of dropped goals.
We take a total of less than 6.5 goals for 1.68
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