Canada U20 vs Czech Republic U20 Prediction: Canada will get revenge on the Czechs

Prediction for the Canada U20 vs Czech Republic U20 match which will take place on January 2nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Team Canada continues to dominate youth hockey. They have won three championships and one silver medal at the last four World Championships. They have triumphed 20 times, and at the 2024 World Championships, they will open the third of ten trophies. The tournament started very well for them. In their first two matches, they didn't put up a fight against the Finns and Latvians, winning 5:2 and 10:0. After that, they lost to the Swedes and could not score a single puck - 0:2. The day before, the Canadians defeated the Germans 6:3, which put them in second place in Group A.

The Czech national team is going through a phenomenal period at the youth level. They have already triumphed at the World Youth Championship in 2000 and 2021, but those are the only titles in the national team's history. They were at the quarter-final stage for a long time, but the World Championship in 2023 was outstanding for them. They took 10 out of 12 points in the group stage and defeated Switzerland and Sweden 9:1 and 2:1 in the playoffs but lost to Canada 3:2 in extra time in the final. The Czechs started with a 6:2 loss to Slovakia, followed by an 8:1 win over Norway, a 3:4 shootout loss to the Americans, and a 4:2 win over the Swiss the day before to finish third in Group B.

Canada's national team had a tough time against the Czech Republic in 2023: Canada lost 5:2 in the group stage, then won 3:2 OT in the tournament final. Now, Alan Letang's wards will approach the upcoming matchup with the greatest responsibility to avoid another embarrassment. The Canadians have looked great in elimination games lately, which allowed them to reach the finals of the last four World Championships, so we should not expect a sensational result. 

The confrontation between Canada's national teams and the Czech Republic's has historically been very productive and entertaining. In the last 13 games, the opponents have combined for 92 pucks (averaging 7.08 per game) - a very high result even by World Youth Championship standards. After last year's world championship, Canada will get revenge on the Czechs for all the problems that arose in the battles, so there should be no problems with performance.