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Canada - Finland: betting tip for the World Cup match
On May 19, the national teams of Canada and Finland will play in the Swedish capital. Sidney Crosby's squad is fighting for the first place in Group A with the Swedes, while the Finns are trying to secure the third place. Suomi have not beaten Dean Evason's players since 2022, when the Lions left the Leafs without gold in Tampere. Now the nominal guests look much weaker than the opponent. Will they be able to fight? This is stated in the betting tip for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Canada
CanadaCurrent form
The Canadian national team came to Europe for another World Cup gold. So far, the Canadians are only in second place in Group A, but they still haven't lost a single game and have scored maximum points. Dean Evason's team won all their matches, defeating teams from Slovenia (4:0), Latvia (7:1), France (5:0), Austria (5:1) and Slovakia (7:0). The day before, Sidney Crosby's squad once again dominated the ice and did not leave a single chance to the team led by Craig Ramsey.
The Maple Leafs are better than others in attack and scored 28 goals in five matches, which is the strongest result in the tournament. Nathan McKinnon is fighting for the lead in the goalscoring race and scored 10 points (6+4). Marc-Andre Fleury missed both goals of the national team in the tournament, but the main goalkeeper Jordan Binnington plays unmistakably.
Disqualifications and injuries
Canada has no problems with the squad at this tournament.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, Canada wins 58.6% of face-offs.
- The national team makes an average of 42 shots on target.
Finland
FinlandCurrent form
The Finns came to the tournament in Sweden with not the strongest squad. This is very evident from the results of the national team, which is currently only in third place in its group with 11 points. It is very difficult to believe that the lions will be able to rise higher, but they are unlikely to miss out on any of the teams fighting for entry into the playoffs. The Finnish national team beat Austria (2:1) and France (2:1, OT), lost to the Swedes (1:2), and then quite confidently dealt with the Slovenes (9:1) and the Latvians (2:1).
Nominal guests try to play as reliably as possible in their zone. The leader of the team is Juuse Saros, who regularly helps out his partners. Offensively, the Finns don't do everything, and the best hockey players on the offensive line are Teuvo Teravainen (1+8) and Eeli Tolvanen (6+2), who scored 17 points between them.
Disqualifications and injuries
Mikael Ruohomaa and Tony Sund will not help their teammates in the match against the Canadians.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Finland gets 7.2 minutes of penalty time.
- According to statistics, the Finns make 31 shots on target
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 goals
In three of the four games with the participation of the Canadians, the first period was productive.
1.80Bet 2nd period: Canada will score
The Canadians scored in the second period in all their matches at the tournament.
1.25Tip and bets
The Canadians are in great shape and play almost flawlessly. It is difficult to identify any weaknesses in Dean Evason's team, but it played only with Group A outsiders. As for the Finns, Mikko Lehtonen's squad plays with a constant eye on their possessions and tries to act as reliably as possible on their half of the court. We think that the nominal guests will be able to give a worthy rebuff to the favorite and will not be defeated. We offer a bet on the victory of the second with a plus handicap.
Prediction - Finland wins with an Asian handicap (+2.5) on goals in 1.88
Betting on an individual total
The Canadians smashed their rivals, but they were rather weak in defense, which cannot be said about the Finns. The Finnish national team always performs very well in their zone, and they have Juuse Saros, who has been one of the best goalkeepers in the league for several years. We believe that the lions will withstand the pressure and will not miss more than three or four times.
We're betting on Canada's individual total of less than four goals in 1.85
Bet on the total total
The Finns will try to close the game and try to find their moments. It will not be easy for the Canadian national team to enter the opponent's zone, because Suomi are among the best defensively and have conceded only twice against the Swedes. We are waiting for an unsuccessful hockey game with an abundance of fighting in the middle zone. We suggest betting on the total number of dropped goals.
We take a total of less than 5.5 goals for 1.95
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