Estonia vs Azerbaijan Prediction: Azerbaijan will confirm their status as a favorite

Prediction for the NHL Estonia vs Azerbaijan match which will take place on October 11th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Estonians are the clear outsiders in Group C, a position confirmed in the opening rounds of the competition. Jürgen Henne's side has suffered two successive defeats without scoring a single goal. First, they lost 1:0 to Slovakia on home soil, then suffered a crushing 3:0 defeat away to Sweden.

As the above paragraph clarifies, this group has two clear favorites, Sweden and Slovakia, and two clear outsiders, Azerbaijan and Estonia. Indeed, Azerbaijan lost both of their September matches, although they did manage to score in both. Fernando Santos' side lost 3:1 at home to the Swedes in the first round before dropping 2:0 away to the Slovaks in the second.

The Azerbaijanis are superior to the Estonians in terms of personnel resources, and we should not forget that the Azerbaijan national team has a new head coach this cycle - European champion Fernando Santos, who is in charge of Portugal. Accordingly, we will start from the visitors' position in the upcoming match. Azerbaijan will confirm their status as a favorite in the battle to stay in Group C.