Finland vs. Latvia: World Youth Championship Match Prediction

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Finland U20

Finland

World Championship U20 Grp. A

31 December 11:30 UTC

Latvia U20

Latvia

The World Youth Championship will feature a match between Finland and Latvia. The teams occupy neighboring lines in the Group A standings - third and fourth, respectively. The Latvians managed to exceed expectations, beating Canada and Germany. The Finns managed to defeat the USA in the last round. Which of the rivals will prevail on December 31? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Finland U20

Finland

Current form

Last year, Finland failed to win bronze medals, losing to the Czech Republic in the match for third place. The Finns last reached the final in 2022 and only lost to their peers from Canada in overtime. The current tournament also began with a defeat to the Canadians (0:4). After that, Suomi managed to rehabilitate themselves, beating Germany (3:1) in the second round match. Then the team had a tough match with the US team. It went to overtime, where the Europeans turned out to be stronger. Tuomas Uronen brought the Finns victory in the second minute of overtime.

Disqualifications and injuries

Finland has no problems with the composition.

Interesting trends for betting

Finland has not scored more than three goals in regulation time at this tournament.
In none of the three World Championship matches did the Finns manage to win the first period

Latvia U20

Latvia

Current form

The Latvian team is considered by many to be a contender for the last place in the group, but the team has already managed to surprise many with its performance. In the very first match, the Baltic team scored a sensational victory over Canada. The regulation time and overtime ended in a draw, and in the shootout, the Latvians were more accurate. However, they did not have enough strength for the match against the USA - here the team lost with a score of 1:5. In the third match, the Latvian team met with the main outsider of the quartet, the German team. The match turned out to be tough, but in overtime, Latvia still managed to defeat the opponent (4:3 OT).

Disqualifications and injuries

Latvia currently has no problems with its squad.

Interesting trends for betting

The team has not won in regular time for seven matches
In their last seven games, Latvia has never scored more than three goals.

Trends

Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals

This bet has played in Latvia last three matches

2.02

Bet 2nd period: Finland win

This bet has played in the last three head-to-head matches

1.40

Tip and bets

1.85Handicap (+3.5) on Latvia

Finland is the clear favorite of this match, despite the fact that Latvia has started the tournament well and will not lose its place in the playoffs. However, the Finns have not yet won a single major victory in the championship and even beat the main outsider, Germany, with a modest score of 3:1. Latvia has already shown its readiness to fight to the end, so we believe that the outsider will be able to withstand a positive handicap.

Our forecast is Asian handicap (+3.5) on Latvia for 1.85

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2.2total under 5.5 goals

Bet on total

In the final match of the group stage, the teams will probably try to save their strength for the playoffs, so it is unlikely that we will see a goal-scoring extravaganza here. Most likely, the opponents will stop at five goals.

Our prediction is total under 5.5 goals for 2.20

Bet on individual total

Finland managed to score only seven goals in three matches, even fewer than lower-ranked Latvia and Germany. The Finns are likely saving their attacking power for the playoffs, so we shouldn't expect a high scoring performance in the final round of the group stage.

Our prediction is Finland individual total under 4.5 goals at 2.15

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