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Czech Republic vs. Canada: World Junior Championship Match Forecast
The Czech Republic and Canada will play each other in the quarterfinals of the World Junior Championships in Ottawa on January 3. The hosts of the tournament lost the first place in the group to the Americans and got a strong opponent in the quarterfinals. Will the Czechs be able to knock the main favorite out of the tournament? The answer is in our forecast for this match.
Command Analysis
Czech Republic U20
Czech RepublicCurrent form
The Czech team failed to secure first place in the group, losing to Sweden. It was the Scandinavians who gave Patrick Augusta team their first defeat in the tournament - the Swedes won with a score of 4:2. In the first rounds of the group stage, the Czech team easily dealt with Switzerland (5:1), Kazakhstan (14:2) and Slovakia (4:2). Now they will have to fight one of the main favorites of the championship already at the quarter-final stage.
Disqualifications and injuries
All Czech players are healthy and ready to take to the ice.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team lost only one of four matches in the tournament.
- The Czech Republic have won two of their last four head-to-head encounters.
Canada U20
CanadaCurrent form
Team Canada is the host of the current World Junior Championship, but has already managed to disappoint the local public twice. It all started well - in the first round, the Canadians confidently defeated their opponents from Finland (4:0), but in the second match, the team unexpectedly lost to the Latvian team in a shootout. No one could have predicted such a result. Dave Cameron team suffered their second defeat in the last round of the group stage, losing to their neighbors from the USA with a score of 1:4.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Canadians have no losses heading into the quarterfinal match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has suffered two defeats in its last three matches.
- All three of the last head-to-head matches with the Czech Republic ended with a score of 3:2
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
The bet has played in Canada last four matches
1.95Bet 3rd period: Czech Republic win
This bet played in three of the four Czech Republic matches
5.40Tip and bets
Canada was not impressive at all in the group stage matches and lost the fight even for second place. There is hope that the Canadians will get going in the playoffs, but the Czechs are not going to give up either. The European team will definitely fight for victory and will not lose big to the hosts.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (+2.5) for a goal against the Czech Republic at 1.68
Bet on total
This match should be the most interesting in the quarterfinal stage, so we expect a productive game from the opponents. The teams know how to attack effectively, and will certainly give the spectators unforgettable emotions. We suggest betting on the total over.
Our prediction is total over 5.5 goals for 1.75
Bet on individual total
In the group stage, the Canadians did not show productive hockey even against weak teams. It will be even more difficult to score in the match against the Czech Republic. We do not think that the Czechs will let in five goals or more.
Our prediction is Canada individual total under four goals at 1.78
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