In one of the matches of the World Hockey Championship, the players of the national teams of Latvia and Finland will come face to face. Which of the rivals will be able to win this meeting? LiveResult.Ru gives a forecast for this meeting.
Latvia
The Latvian national team consistently participates in the World Cup and does not fly to another division. Of course, the team does not always manage to get into the playoffs, but from time to time Latvians cause problems to serious opponents. Latvia held one meeting at this championship and played with the USA. The Latvians "burned" during the match with a score of 0:4, and were still able to throw the puck thanks to the goal of Jerins and his game in the 5x4 format.
Finland
The Finnish national team is one of the contenders to win the World Cup. The team from the country "Suomi" should enter the playoffs from the first line. The guests have successfully started the tournament. Recall that in the first meeting, the Finns were able to prove their superiority over Norway, being the favorite of the match. The team coped with the opponent – 5:0. Olkinuoro played great, who combined reflected 20 shots.
Statistics and figures:
- Finns are the favorites of the meeting;
- Latvians have 2 wins in 5 matches;
- Finns have 4 defeats in 5 games;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of Finland.
Forecast
In the first match, we bet that the Latvians would score 2 goals, but they were able to send only 1 goal against the USA. But with the Finns, the nominal owners will be noted for a more productive game. Our bet will be in favor of Latvia's performance.