On February 15, the national teams of Slovakia and Germany will compete for the right to reach the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games. What to expect from this confrontation?
Slovakia
The Slovak national team, after two initial defeats from the Finns (2:6) and the Swedes (1:4) at the Beijing Olympics, managed to get together and beat the Latvians (5:2). The attacking line of the team looks very powerful, but the defensive line is not always stable.
Germany
The German national team still leaves an ambiguous impression of its performance at the tournament. They managed to beat the Chinese national team (3:2) and recorded defeats from the Americans (2:3) and Canadians (1:5). The Germans have a lot of deletions and this prevents them from demonstrating dynamics in their results.
Figures and statistics:
- In the last five meetings of these teams – two victories of the German national team, two draws and one victory on the account of the Slovaks;
- The Slovak national team has won one of the last four matches;
- In the last four meetings, the Germans alternate victories with defeats.
Forecast
The Germans are moving away a lot, and the Slovaks are very good at attacking. At the same time, we believe that at the playoff stage it is advisable to expect teams to play with a minimum amount of risk. We do not think that we will see high performance in this meeting. We bet on a total of less than 5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.75.