As part of one of the matches of the World Hockey Championship, the players of the national teams of Latvia and Austria will fight face to face. Will the favorite be able to win this meeting? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Latvia
The Latvian national ice hockey team has already held 4 meetings at the tournament at the moment. It is worth noting that the Latvians lost to three opponents in the face of the USA (1:4), Finland (1:2) and the Czech Republic (1:5). At the same time, the victory was obtained in a duel against the Norwegians (3:2). At the moment, the Latvians are approaching the match on the 7th line in the Group B standings and will try to break into the playoffs, which are 4 points behind.
Austria
Austria also performs very well for its level and composition at the Ice Hockey World Championship. It should be noted that this team, like its rival, managed to win 1 victory in 4 meetings. Against the background of defeats in the games with Sweden (1:3), the USA (2:3 OT) and Norway (3:5), the visiting team was able to defeat the Czech Republic with a score of 2:1 B in shootouts. As a result, Austria is on the 6th line in the standings and can improve its position by winning this match.
Statistics and figures:
- Latvia is the favorite of the meeting;
- Latvians have 2 wins in 5 games;
- Austria lost 4 out of 5 meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 5:2 in favor of Latvia.
Forecast
The Latvian national team has a more stellar and balanced composition. In addition, this team looks very solid in a face-to-face meeting with an opponent. Our bet in this case will be in favor of the team of nominal owners.
