Finland vs Italy: will the Italians yield?

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World Championship Preliminary Round Grp. B

27 May 13:15 UTC

On May 27, Finland and Italy will face each other in the game of the IIHF World Championship. Our experts have made a prediction for this fixture.

Finland vs Italy Prediction and Betting Tips (27.05.2021)

Command Analysis

Finland

Finlandare on the fourth line of the standings and have scored seven points in three games. The Finnish national team almost managed to do without major upsets, but nevertheless, they lost to Kazakhstan, who were luckier in a penalty shootout - 1:2.

In two other games, Suomi beat the United States (2:1) and Norway (5:2). Usually, Jukka Jalonen's men demonstrate high-quality defensive play and concede no more than two goals per game. They do not act in a spectacular manner in attack, and even in their games against obvious outsiders, they don't score a lot.

Italy

Italy came to this World Championship as a clear outsider and from the start had no chance of making the playoffs. The Italian national team is now on the last line of the standings, and the Italians have been defeated in all gamees so far. Moreover, in each case, they lost with a difference of at least three goals.

Even against Norway and Latvia, the Italians lost 1:4 and 0:3. Greg Ireland's team managed to open the defense of their opponent more than twice only in the game against Germany, but the problem is that they almost never create dangerous moments themselves and rely mainly on the big mistakes of their counterparts.

Trends

Ставка1st Period: Total Under 2.5

In Finland's last three games, less than three goals were scored.

1.50

СтавкаItaly To Score - No

In one game out of three, the Italians did not score a single goal.

2.09

Tip and bets

1.64Handicap (-5) to Finland

Finland are known for their high-quality game, and it is quite surprising that they lost to Kazakhstan. But in the confrontation with Italy, Suomi will probably not make similar mistakes. Their goal is to get to one of the top positions in their group. We believe that the score will be high, something like 6:0, and suggest placing a bet on the handicap.

Our prediction - Finland to win with the Asian handicap (-5)

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1.72Total under 7.5 goals

Finland are likely to crush Italy, but we expect no more than seven goals in this game - the Finns are not famous for devastating scores.

Second wager -total under 7.5 goals

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