Germany vs Italy: the Germans are the favourites?

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World Championship Preliminary Round Grp. B

21 May 09:15 UTC

On May 21, Germany will take on Italy in one of the opening games of the 2021 IIHF World Championship. We made a prediction for this game. Will the Germans be able to get an easy victory?

Germany vs Italy Prediction and Betting Tips (21.05.2021)

Command Analysis

Germany

Germany looked pretty good at the last World Championship and showed their best performance at the group stage, finishing third in the standings. However, despite the solid start, the German national team was defeated already in the opening round of the playoffs by the Czech Republic with a crushing score of 1:5. They couldn't impose a serious fight on the Czechs.

The Germans are a decent team and they always get similar results in the World Championship. Given that they can't boast the strongest line-up, they easily deal with outsiders, but not the favourites. This year, the NHL player Tobias Reeder made it to the national team.

Italy

Italy managed to gain a foothold in the top division but they are one of the main outsiders in their group. We wouldn't be surprised if Italy didn't win a single game this year and got downgraded to the second division. This doesn't really scare the Italian team, since they are used to balancing on the verge of relegation.

Most of the Italian players are not familiar to the general public and play in European leagues. We will also mention that the defensive problems of the Italian team often result in multiple goals conceded.

Trends

Ставка1st period: total over 1.5

More than one goal has been scored in two out of four of Italy's games.

1.60

Ставка2nd period: Germany win with a handicap (-1.5)

In the last game against Italy, Germany won the second period with a score of 2:0.

1.74

Tip and bets

1.77Handicap (-4.5) to Germany

The Germans, objectively, are a stronger team. Italy loses to them in all aspects, like tactics, personal skills. We see no chances for Italy in the upcoming game. Most likely, Germany will defeat them with a difference of five or more goals.

Our prediction is Germany to win with an Asian handicap (-4.5)

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1.92Total over 6.5 goals

The Italians have always had problems in defense at the World Championships. The upcoming game will probably be high-scoring, and the Germans will light the lamp multiple times.

We bet on total over 6.5 goals

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