Hockey will open at the Olympics with a duel between the national teams of Canada and Switzerland. Their face-to-face confrontation will take place on February 3. What to expect from this game?
Canada
The Canadian national team is very well prepared for the start of the Olympic Games. The winning streak of the team is twelve matches in a row. In preparation for the Olympics, the Canadians played four matches. In the last meeting outside of the regular time of the match, we managed to beat the US national team (3:2 FROM). At the last major tournament, the World Championship, the Canadian national team won gold medals, so the team is one of the favorites of the upcoming championship.
Switzerland
The Swiss national team at the World Cup, which was held on the eve of the Olympic Games, lost to the Finnish national team in the third place match (1:3). Swiss women got into Group A at the Olympics, where in addition to Canadians, they will also face Russians, Finns and Americans.
Preparing for the tournament, the Swiss national team held three friendly matches. In the last meeting, we managed to sort out the ss of the German national team (6:1).
Figures and statistics:
- The Canadian national team won 10 of the last 12 matches in the main time of the match;
- In the last four face - to - face confrontations of the teams , the Canadians won dry;
- In the last nine face-to-face confrontations of the teams , the Canadian national team won all the matches and conceded only two goals;
Forecast
The Canadian national team is superior in the Swiss class. Bookmakers rely on the history of personal confrontations. We would not be in a hurry to discount Swiss women. They should keep a solid plus head start. We are playing the victory of the Swiss national team with a handicap (+6) goals with a coefficient of 1.62.
