Sweden - Czech Republic: betting tip for the World Cup match

Current form

Sweden finished the group stage in the second position of the standings, but clearly did not want to face the Czechs in the quarterfinals. The national team went unmistakably and won match after match. She won six victories in a row, but still failed to pass the test in the final confrontation with the Canadians and was defeated with a score of 3:5.

Note that before that, the Scandinavians usually won by a few goals and conceded very, very few goals in return. Nevertheless, they could not play reliably in defense in the duel with the maple trees and missed three times in the opening game, after which they could not fully return to the fight. Despite this, Elias Lindholm still found his moment and scored a goal. At the moment, the forward has 11 points in the goal+pass system and remains the main scorer in the squad.

There is a high probability that Sam Hallam will prefer to play more indoor hockey in the playoffs than in the group stage, and will pay more attention to defensive actions, because this style of Tryout is practiced quite often in straight-out matches.

Disqualifications and injuries

William Eklund will not be able to participate in the match.

Interesting betting trends

• According to statistics, Sweden makes 33 shots on target per match.
• The Swedes win 60.5% of face-offs on average.

Current form

The Czech Republic is in third place in the Group B standings and has earned a total of 17 points. The national team also went a long time without a single defeat at the championship and developed the series to six victories. Her toughest match was against Switzerland (5-4 OT), but in the final confrontation she also stumbled and was defeated by the USA with a score of 2:5.

It is noteworthy that the lions had excellent chances for a favorable outcome in that match, because after the second period they had a one-goal advantage, but they completely failed to manage it and conceded three unanswered goals in the third game. To be fair, we note that the Czechs looked much worse than their counterpart and clearly did not play enough to win. So, they allowed 56 shots on their own goal, while they themselves threatened the opponent's possessions 27 times.

It is worth mentioning that during the championship, Radim Rulik's team performs better than everyone else in the second twenty minutes, in which it has a 16:3 ratio in scoring and missed goals.

Disqualifications and injuries

Only Yakim Kondelik will miss the upcoming match due to injury.

Interesting betting trends

• The Czech Republic wins 50.2% of face-offs on average.
• The Lions receive 7.43 minutes of penalty time according to statistics.