Finland vs France Prediction: Who will be stronger?

Prediction for the Hockey World Cup Finland vs France match, which will take place on May 17. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Finland's team is the main favorite for the 2023 World Cup. They have reached at least the final in all recent major tournaments, but their World Cup debut has been disappointing. In the opening game, Suomi sensationally lost to the Americans 1:4. It seemed they would smash the Germans in the next round. After this defeat Still, they suffered a victory with a narrow 4:3 score difference. The Finns had another tough test the day before - a clash with the Swedes. Once again, they lost with a score of 1:2, so they now sit just fourth in the standings.

France is a typical underdog at a World Cup that would have been eligible for a play-off spot had they not managed to field all the best players at the 2023 FIFA World Cup. But now they have decided to produce surprising results in every tournament game. Against Austria, the team should have quickly taken the three points but went into overtime and still won 2:1. Then they played with the Danes, where it was difficult to count on points. However, they still lost in overtime, 3:4. The day before, instead of beating the Hungarians, they lost with a score of 2:3.

Finland got off to a very poor start by their standards at the 2023 World Cup. Fortunately, Suomi's next opponent will be a modest French team, against which the home side will have a great chance to pick up three points. The Three-Colours look good at the World Cup, but they have never faced an opponent of such a high level before. Jukka Jalonen's charges have all the chances to win, with a solid score difference. We suggest betting on Finland's victory with a handicap (-3.5).

The Finnish national team has brought to the 2023 World Cup, the most outstanding squad they have managed to muster recently. Suffice it to say that this time it dropped out of the Stanley Cup early and agreed to come to Tampere Mikko Rantanen, who scored 115 points last season in the NHL. The Colorado forward is struggling to find his game so far, but the game with the French is an excellent way for him and his teammates to prove themselves on the attack finally. With this in mind, an individual total of Finland over 4.5, and separately we should bet on the victory of Finland with a handicap (-1.5) in the first period.