On May 28, a hockey match between the national teams of the USA and Latvia will take place at the Nokia Arena in Tampere as part of the match for the 3rd place of the World Championship. For nine years, the "ice Yankees" are not inferior to the "burgundy-white" from Latvia. Which team will take the bronze medal of the championship? – you will learn the answer to this question from our forecast.
USA The U.S. national team wins its opponents in nine matches to a row.
At the current world hockey championship, American hockey players failed to beat only the Swedes in the main time. After overtime, the "ice Yankees" beat the "yellow-blue" with a score of 4:3. The American team took the first place in its group. On May 25, the Yankees met on the ice with the "people's team" from the Czech Republic as part of the 1/4 World Cup playoffs. The US national team confidently beat the Czechs with a score of 3:0. In the semifinals, the Americans fought with the German national team, which the Ice Yankees had already won in the group. This time the Germans took revenge. After overtime, the German national team defeated the Americans.
Latvia The "Maroon and White" took the third place in their group, leaving behind the Czech "people's team" and the Slovak "Knights of the Tatra".
No team in the championship was as surprised as the Latvian national team. After overtime with a score of 4:3, the Latvians prevailed for the first time in their history over the Czechs. With the same score after overtime, the maroon and white won against the Swiss Crusaders. In the quarterfinals, the Latvian national team once again surprised. With a score of 3:1, the Latvian national team beat the "yellow-blue" from Sweden. On May 27, in 1/2 of the playoffs, the maroon and White lost to the Canadian Maple Leafs (2:4).
Figures and statistics: Three personal matches of the teams from the five extremes ended with the outcome of a total of more than 5.5 goals per game in regular time
- Only in one game out of the last ten, the Ice Yankees lost
- During the same period, the "maroon and white" lost to their opponents in three matches.
ForecastThe Latvian national team won against fairly strong opponents at the current world hockey championship.
Another sensation will be another decoration of the championship. For two, at least six pucks of the team will be thrown.