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Sweden vs. Czech Republic: World Youth Championship Match Prediction
On January 5, the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship will feature a third-place match between Sweden and the Czech Republic. The teams have already met in the group stage, where Sweden won. In the semifinals, the opponents lost in unison and can now only fight for bronze. Who will be able to leave Canada with medals? Whose victory should we bet on? The answer is in our prediction for this match.
Command Analysis
Sweden U20
SwedenCurrent form
The Swedish national team had absolutely no problems at the group stage. None of the opponents even managed to bring the game to overtime. The Swedes easily dealt with Slovakia (5:2), Kazakhstan (8:1), Switzerland (7:5), as well as today opponent, the Czech Republic (4:2), and left the group in first place. In the quarterfinals, the Scandinavians got a fairly passable team, Latvia. Everything started off great - two goals in the first ten minutes. At the beginning of the second period, Sweden scored another goal and it seemed that the Swedish team would have no problems. But then the favorite relaxed again and missed two goals, so the Swedish fans were on edge until the final siren. Nevertheless, they managed to hold on to their minimal advantage (3:2).
In the semi-finals, Magnus Heuvelde team faced their neighbors from Finland. The game was even, and the regular time naturally ended in a draw. In overtime, the opponents exchanged penalties, but the Swedes were unable to capitalize on the majority, while the Finns did not miss their chance. Instead of reaching the final, Sweden will have to fight for third place.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Swedes have not lost in the first period in their last five matches
- Sweden has never scored less than three goals in a game in this tournament.
Czech Republic U20
Czech RepublicCurrent form
The Czech team failed to secure first place in the group, losing to today opponent in a face-to-face meeting. It was the Scandinavians who inflicted the first defeat of the tournament on Patrick Augusta team - 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). In the quarterfinal match, the Czechs met the tournament hosts - the Canadian team. Nevertheless, the European team did not shy away from the formidable Canadians. The Czechs controlled the game and never let their opponents get ahead. Thanks to the winning goal 40 seconds before the end of regulation time, the Czech team managed to reach the semifinals.
In the semi-final match, the Czech Republic faced another North American team. At first, the Czech team was on equal terms, but then the high class of the Americans finally made an impact. The Czechs lost 1:4 and went on to play for third place.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has never lost in the first period in the tournament.
- In both lost matches, the Czechs conceded four goals
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
The bet has played in three of the hosts' last five matches
1.75Bet 2nd period: draw
This bet has played in five of the last six head-to-head matches
3.10Tip and bets
Sweden managed to beat today opponent in the group stage, but the match for third place will be a completely different game. The Swedes are probably very upset after losing to Finland in overtime. The Czechs have already proven that they are capable of causing a sensation by knocking Canada out of the tournament. We believe that the Czech team will be able to impose a serious fight on their opponent.
Our forecast is Asian handicap (+1) on Czech Republic for 1.68
Bet on total
The teams will fight for third place less than a day after the semifinal matches. It is unlikely that the players will be able to fully recover both physically and mentally. It is unlikely that the hockey players will be able to give 100 percent, so do not expect a goal extravaganza from this match.
Our prediction is total under six goals at 1.80
Bet on individual total
The Swedish national team players gave their all in the match against Finland and are unlikely to be able to show a productive performance in the match for bronze. The Czech Republic defense is working quite well, so we don't expect more than three goals from the Swedes.
Our prediction is Sweden individual total under 3.5 goals at 1.65
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