On February 16, the teams of Finland and Switzerland will play in the match for the bronze medals of the Olympic Games. Who should I give preference to?
Finland
The Finnish national team, after an unsuccessful start at the Olympic Games, managed to get together and deservedly reached the semifinals, but was stopped by the Americans (1:4). The team tries to act powerfully and aggressively in attack, while avoiding sharp failures during the transition from defense to attack.
Switzerland
The Swiss national team is extremely unstable at the Olympics. The team loses to Russians and Americans. After that, the Finn and the Russians win already at the playoff stage. In the semifinals, in the confrontation with the Canadians (3:10), only a high-quality game in the majority can be distinguished. We managed to throw two goals to the Swiss women playing an extra hockey player.
Figures and statistics:
- The teams have met four times in the last two years. Swiss women have won one victory and Finns have won three times;
- The Finnish national team was stronger in two of the last three meetings;
- The Swiss national team was stronger in one of the last four meetings.
Forecast
The Swiss national team is deservedly an underdog in this meeting. Finns have an advantage in physical strength, and in technical arsenal. The only thing that can help Swiss women is the game in the majority, but relying only on it, you should not count on success in this game. We are betting on the victory of the Finnish national team, taking into account the handicap (-1.5) of the puck with a coefficient of 1.53