Kazakhstan - USA: betting tip for the World Cup match

Current form

The Kazakhstan national team is doing its best to keep its place in the elite hockey division. Oleg Bolyakin's team has won only one match so far and is now in seventh place in Group B, having scored only one point. Roman Starchenko's squad started the tournament with a strong-willed victory over Norway (2:1), but then the blue and yellow lost in turn to Germany (1:4), Hungary (2:4), Denmark (1:5) and the Czech Republic (1:8). The team still has matches against strong teams from the USA and Switzerland, so it is unlikely that it will be able to significantly improve its position.

The main problem of the nominal hosts is a weak game in attack. In five matches, the Kazakhstanis were able to score only six accurate shots, while only in the game against the Norwegians they managed to score more than one goal. Nikita Mikhailis scored half of the national team's goals and managed to score four points in the tournament (4+1).

Disqualifications and injuries

All the players of the national team are in the ranks.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Kazakhstan scores 1.40 goals per match.
• Kazakhstanis receive a six-minute penalty per match.

Current form

The Americans planned to fight for the first place in group B, but now the chances of a team from North America to win in this eight look pretty slim. Ryan Warsofsky's men scored only 11 points in five games and are three points behind the Czechs, whom the national team has yet to face. Clayton Keller's team made a great start to the tournament and easily beat Denmark (5-0) and Hungary (6-0) without conceding a single goal. After that, the U.S. national team suffered an unpleasant defeat from Switzerland (0:3) and almost lost to Norway (6:5, OT). The day before, the Stars and Stripes confidently won against the Germans (6:3).

The national team plays great offensively and has scored 22 times in five matches, which is more than four goals on average per game. At the same time, the Americans are having big problems defensively and they don't have strong goalkeepers in their squad. It is likely that in the very near future this team will be reinforced by one of the NHL goalies, who will come to Europe after the end of the series between Dallas and Winnipeg.

Disqualifications and injuries

All the leaders of the U.S. national team will play against Kazakhstanis.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, the United States scores 4.60 goals per match at the World Cup.
• Americans on average concede 2.20 goals per match.