The most interesting match of the first game day at the Olympics will be the ice hockey confrontation between the national teams of Finland and the USA, which will take place on February 3. Will the Americans be able to confirm the status of favorites?
Finland
The Finnish national team played five friendly matches before the start of the Olympics. "Suomi" lost three times to the Canadians and after that managed to beat the Czech national team twice.
At the last major tournament, the World Cup, the Finns were stopped at the semifinal stage by the Americans, losing to them with a score (0:3).
USA
Recently, in women's hockey, the national teams of Canada and the USA have been noticeably superior to all other teams in the class and are fighting for the main trophies at all major tournaments. That's what happened at the World Cup. In the final match, the Americans lost to the Canadians (2:3 FROM).
The US national team, in preparation for the Olympics, held only one match. It was a match with the Canadians, in which a defeat was recorded (2:3 FROM).
Figures and statistics:
- The last sixteen face - to - face confrontations between these teams ended with the victory of the US national team;
- In the last two face - to - face meetings of the teams , the Americans won dry;
- In the last seven personal meetings of these national teams, the Finns have scored only five goals.
Forecast
The Finnish national team in this confrontation is unlikely to get a real chance to seriously claim points. The Americans, after two defeats from the Chinese national team, will force events on the ice, trying to rehabilitate themselves. Given this, it is advisable to bet on the victory of the Americans, taking into account the handicap (-3) of the puck with a quote of 1.81. We expect that the favorite of this match will be able to win a crushing victory. To do this, you need to use your chances in attack.
