Sweden vs Canada: betting tip for the World Cup match

Current form

Sweden has been unmistakably advancing in this championship so far. The Scandinavians celebrated success in all six previous matches and currently have 18 points in their asset. The national team can approach the start of the playoffs in excellent shape and maintain a great mood, especially if it succeeds in the upcoming meeting. Let's remind that in matches with serious rivals she looked more than worthy.

The Tre Krunur experienced the greatest difficulties in the confrontation with Finland (2:1), but after that they won three dry victories in a row. Thus, the national team was able to defeat Latvia (6:0), Slovenia (4:0), and also confidently beat France with a score of 4 in the last match.:0. Thus, there were only three goals in Sweden's goal during the entire group stage.

Offensively, the Swedes are also doing very well. The main scorer today remains Elias Lindholm, who scored 10 points in the goal+pass system and scored six goals. As a rule, most of Sweden's goals are scored in the third period of the game, in which it has a ratio of 11:2.

Disqualifications and injuries

Only William Eklund will not be able to participate in the upcoming match due to injury.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Sweden wins 60.5% of face-offs.
• On average, the Swedes make 35 shots on target.

Current form

Canada is on the second line of Group A and is a couple of points behind its opponent. The national team needs to win in regular time to get into the playoffs from the first position. It should be noted that the Canadians had performed almost perfectly up to this point, right up to the last match against Finland. So, the Maple Leafs approached the confrontation with the Finns in a series of five victories.

Previously, they dealt with their rivals with the utmost confidence and won with a big difference in the score. So, on the eve, the Canadians dealt with Austria (5:1) and Slovakia (7:0), but in the meeting with the Finns, being clear favorites, they unexpectedly failed with a score of 1:2 in shootouts. With all the power of the attacking line, Dean Evason's squad was able to score only one abandoned goal, and its author was Ryan O'Reilly, who scored in the minority.

The Canadians were unable to score in equal formations, although they had good chances. Perhaps this defeat will even benefit the national team, as it will no longer be so self-confident and will approach every match with great responsibility.

Disqualifications and injuries

Canada currently has no problems with the composition.

Interesting betting trends

• On average, Canada makes 41 shots on target per match.
• Maple Leafs statistically get six minutes of penalty time.