As part of one of the matches of the youth Hockey World Championship, the hockey players of the national teams of Slovakia and Russia will fight face to face. On whose side will the victory be? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
Slovakia U20
The Slovak squad is on the last line in the standings. At the moment, the team has not been able to score a single point in the tournament. The "tricolor" has a very strong squad, but even with it, the nominal owners cannot fight on equal terms with the leaders. It should be noted that at first Slovakia lost in a stubborn struggle to the USA (2:3), after which it lost dryly to Sweden (0:3). However, in both meetings, the Slovaks looked very solid and could easily achieve victory.
Russia U20
The Russian national team does not give the impression of the team that came to Canada to win. The "Red Machine" in the first meeting was defeated by Sweden with a score of 3:6, where it made a lot of mistakes in its own zone, and in another match it was able to defeat the Swiss national team (4:2). The goalie line looks uncertain. Both Askarov and Guskov are pretty nervous and often can't lock the puck the first time. This can definitely affect the result of the meeting with the Slovaks.
Statistics and figures:
- Russia is the favorite of the meeting;
- Slovakia lost 4 matches out of the previous 5;
- Russia has 3 wins in 5 games;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 9:1 in favor of the Russians.
Forecast
The Russian national team is given difficult games at the MCHM. Our team hardly wins and scores points. It is unlikely that the "red car" will be able to defeat an opponent with a solid handicap. Our bet will be in favor of a non-crushing defeat of the Slovaks.
