Slovakia vs Germany Prediction: The price for any mistake is too high

Prediction for the World Championship 2024 Slovakia vs Germany match which will take place on May 10th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Slovak national team has made great strides in recent years. The most important of these was their success at the 2022 Olympic Games, where they sensationally won the bronze medal for the first time in their history. They also made it out of their group at the 2022 World Cup before losing 4:2 to Finland but failed to make the play-offs at the 2023 tournament. Craig Ramsey's men are now looking to put their mistakes right, but they lost 6:2 to the Americans in their last warm-up match before the start of the 2024 World Cup. The Slovakian squad is still very young and includes many NHL players, including Šimon Nemec, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Tomas Tatar.

The German national team is another national team that has made significant progress in recent years. They were also spurred on by the 2018 Olympics, where they sensationally reached the final but lost 4:3 to Russia. Since then, several young hockey players have gone on to conquer the NHL, some of whom are still playing for the national team. They contributed significantly to Germany's success last year when they unexpectedly reached the final of the 2023 World Cup, where they twice went ahead of the Canadians before losing 5:2. In the final matches before the start of the 2024 World Cup, Harold Kreis's charges took on the French, losing 5:3 before winning 4:3.

The Slovakian and German teams have often met at major international tournaments in recent years. The Germans have been the more successful in this rivalry, winning four of the last five meetings. Now, the reigning world runners-up have a good chance of achieving a positive result. Harold Kreis finished second at the previous World Cup on his first attempt, and now he has more experience under his belt, as does his young squad. Although the Slovaks have assembled a powerful team, they will find competing with a more well-coordinated opponent difficult. 

Slovakia and Germany are direct rivals for a place in the 2024 World Cup play-offs. The Germans and Swedes will be the favorites in Group B, having all but guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals at the start of the tournament. Still, Slovakia, Germany, and Latvia will likely fight it out for the two remaining places in the top four. As a result, the neck-and-neck battle in the opening game of the championship will have a considerable impact on the tournament, making it unlikely that we will see an effective match as the price for any mistake is too high.