As part of the first semi-final match of the Ice Hockey World Championship, the players of the national teams of Finland and the USA will fight face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this meeting? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this game.
Finland
The Finnish national team held a wonderful group stage of the home Ice Hockey World Championship. Suffice it to say that the Suomi team was able to win 6 out of 7 matches. The only defeat happened in a meeting against the Swedish national team in a shootout (2:3 B). Note that the Finns have already met in the group with the USA, and then they were able to beat the "stars and stripes" with a score of 4:1. In the first match of the playoffs, the Scandinavians were able to win. In the quarterfinals, Finland was able to beat Slovakia with a score of 4:2.
USA
The American team had a very mediocre group stage of the World Hockey Championship, losing 7 matches within it and losing in 2 meetings. However, in the 1/4 finals of the tournament, the "stars and stripes" confidently beat Switzerland with a score of 3:0, which was a complete surprise, since the Alpinists were able to win all the meetings within the group stage. The game ended with a score of 3:0, which allowed the American team to get to the semifinals of the Ice Hockey World Championship in Finland.
Statistics and figures:
- Finland is the favorite of the meeting;
- Finns have a 4-match winning streak;
- USA won 4 out of 5 meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 4:1 in favor of Finland.
Forecast
"Suomi" will be able to win and reach the final of the tournament. After all, the team plays at home, which will definitely help the Finnish squad to perform successfully in this confrontation.