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Russia vs Canada: the classic rivalry
On June 3, Russia and Canada will lock horns in the quarterfinals of the World Championship. Will the Russians be able to beat Canada, who struggled to get out of the group? Our experts made a prediction for this game, which you can find below.
Command Analysis
Russia
InternationalRussia finished the group stages on the first line of the standings but they hardly wanted to get Canada as their opponent in the quarterfinals. However, the Russian national team has a strong lineup and is one of the main contenders for the champion's title.
In the previous three games, Valery Bragin's charges beat Switzerland (4:1), took out Sweden in the penalty shootout (3:2 B), and also defeated Belarus with a score of 6:0. The team was strengthened by such players as Vladimir Tarasenko and Dmitry Orlov. Most likely, Sergei Bobrovsky will tend the goal in the match against the Canadians, and an experienced goalie can make a difference in the playoffs.
Canada
CanadaCanada looked unconvincing at the group stage and the team was close to leaving the tournament, just like Sweden. Everything depended on the game between Latvia and Germany, in which Germany scored a victory in regulation and gifted the Maple Leafs a chance to prove themselves in the playoffs.
However, Gerard Gallant's charges were far from impressive, they lost to every strong opponent, and managed to beat only the obvious outsiders. In the previous game against the Finns, Canada without much confidence brought the match to a shootout, but the luck was not on their side. The Canadians experience the greatest difficulties with performance in the attack: in four games out of seven, they could not score more than two goals.
Trends
Ставка1st Period: Total Under 1.5
In the previous six head-to-head games, less than two goals were scored in the first period.
Ставка3rd Period: Russia To Score
In six out of seven games at this Championship, the Russians scored in the third period.
Tip and bets
We believe that Russia will be able to beat Canada and advance to the next round. The Russians have a good lineup in general and an excellent line of defense with many experienced players. The Canadians, on the other hand, had problems with performance in the group stage against strong opponents, and their advance to the playoffs is literally a miracle. Based on this, we suggest betting on the victory of Russia.
We place a bet on Russia to win.
However, no matter what form Canada are in and whatever results they show, they will still put up a fight against the Russians, because for them Russia have always been the main rival. The games between these teams always turn out to be entertaining and close. We think that Bragin's squad will win with a difference of one or two goals.
Second bet - Russia to win with a difference of one or two goals
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