Finland vs USA Prediction: the Suomi to Make It to the Finals of Their Home Tournament

Prediction for the Hockey World Cup Finland vs USA match, which will take place on May 28. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Finland is the favorite of the World Cup as in the last international tournaments, they have always reached the finals, and twice they won the decisive matches. Now Jukka Jalonen's charges preformed excellently in the group stage with six victories and one shootout loss to Sweden taking first place in the group. It seemed that the quarterfinal against Slovakia would be an easy walk but the Finns were trailing 0:2 in the first half. Then, an incredible double by Marko Anttila evened the score, and in the third period they won - 4:2.

The United States is an amazing team that has not won a World Cup since 1960, although they have brought strong lineups sometimes. Still, something has prevented them from winning. Since then, the Americans have changed their roster approach, so now we see young players from the lower North American leagues and lesser-known players from NHL clubs. Nevertheless, for the second year in a row, USA didn't just make the playoffs, but the semifinals instead. This time David Quinn's men beat a tough Swiss team 3:0 in the quarterfinals, winning seven matche.

The opponents are similar in style, playing accurate and defensive hockey, trying to capitalize on their the counterattack. The skill level of the Suomi is much higher so no matter how much the Americans try to shut out the game, Jukka Jalonen's charges will still find their chance and make it happen for sure. As a result, we bet on a win for Finland.

• Finland has won seven of its last eight matches at the 2022 World Cup.
• Team USA has won four of its recent five games at the 2022 World Cup.
• Finland has defeated the United States in five of the last six head-to-head games.

One should not expect many scores and actions. During the group stage of World Cup 2022, the USA national team conceded just 12 goals in seven games (1.71 on average), while Finland - only five (0.71 on average). In the quarterfinals, the Suomi lost to Slovakia, conceding twice. Then they played as always, and the Americans even shut out the Swiss. A total under 4.5 would be a good bet with that in mind.

Valtteri Filppula is the first Finnish player who won the Stanley Cup and the Olympics. He lacks just a gold medal at the World Championship to make it to the Triple Gold Club. Finland needs only two wins, and the 38-year-old player is motivated to help. He has scored three goals and made two assists, which confirms his excellent form. He earned 47 points (19 goals + 28 assists) in 48 games in the last regular season. That's why we bet on Valtteri Filppula's 0.5 total over.

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