Slovakia has already played four group stage matches and won all of them, making it second in the Group B table. However, it should be borne in mind that the team has not yet met with the favorites and has beaten only the outsiders. Moreover, even in matches with weak opponents, the national team periodically experienced serious difficulties. The Slovaks snatched Victoria from Slovenia only in a shootout (5:4), and also beat Norway with a minimal advantage of one goal (2:1).
However, it was not without confident performances. Slovakia did not leave any chances to Denmark (5:1), and also easily dealt with the main outsider of its group in Italy (4:1).
The Czech Republic's start at the World Cup turned out to be blurry. After a confident victory over Denmark (4:1), the team faced another outsider in Slovenia and, to their great surprise, could not fully realize what they were attacking and lost in overtime (2:3), which became the first sensation in the group stage of the tournament. The Czechs quickly rehabilitated themselves in front of the fans, snatching an important victory from Sweden in regular time (4:3). It is difficult to even single out any of the players, since almost all distinguished themselves by their effective actions.
Next, the Czechs fought Italy and had to smash the opponent, as they created a huge number of dangerous moments in the Italians' zone, but only three of 58 shots turned out to be effective, which was enough to win 3-1.
The Czech Republic has gained a great pace during the group stage and will not miss the opportunity to earn extra points in the upcoming match. Slovakia will face a clear favorite for the first time, so you definitely shouldn't expect a confident game from the team. Slovaks rarely win in face-to-face meetings, so we suggest not taking any chances and making the most reliable bet on the victory of the Czechs.
Our betting tip is that the Czech Republic will win in 1.51
The Totalbetis less than 5.5 pucks
In five face-to-face matches out of six, the teams failed to score more than five goals.
Slovakia and the Czech Republic will face off in the World Cup Group B match. The hosts scored four wins in five matches of the tournament, and the guests won three games out of five. However, in the last five face-to-face confrontations, the Czech Republic has always prevailed.
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