In one of the matches of the World Hockey Championship, the players of the national teams of the USA and the Czech Republic will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
USA
The US national team has 10 points in its asset after 5 matches played. It is worth noting the fact that the "stars and stripes" managed to win 4 out of 5 meetings. Moreover, the Americans got the victory in the main time only twice, having managed to defeat Latvia and Great Britain in this way. The victories over Austria and Sweden were obtained in overtime. But the only defeat was found by the US national team in the meeting against Finland (1:4).
Czech
As for the Czech national team, it, like its opponent, has 10 points in its asset. This result allows the "tricolor" to be located on the 3rd line in the standings. The gap between Sweden and Finland is 5 and 6 points, respectively, so the most interesting is ahead. The gap from Latvia is 2 points, but the Czech Republic played 1 meeting less. With a high probability, the Czech squad will still be in the playoffs.
Statistics and figures:
- The Czech Republic is the favorite of the meeting;
- The USA managed to win 4 out of 5 meetings;
- Czech Republic has 3 wins in 5 matches;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of the Americans.
Forecast
As for me, bookmakers underestimate the American national team. The USA lost only 1 meeting at the tournament, and even with Sweden they looked very cool. Our bet in this case will be in favor of the success of the "stars and stripes".