Slovakia vs Kazakhstan Prediction: What should we expect from this game?

Prediction for the World Championship 2024 match between Slovakia vs Kazakhstan which will take place on May 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Slovakian national team did not perform well at the last World Cup, finishing fifth in the group, which was not enough to qualify for the play-offs. They started their preparations for the 2024 World Cup with a string of bright and winning matches, but they stalled at the turn of April and May. They lost twice to the Czechs - 2:4 and 1:4, beat the Poles 6:1, but lost to the Americans 2:6. Such unfortunate outcomes hinted that the Slovaks were not in the best condition for the start of the tournament. Indeed, the day before they played a crucial match against the Germans, during which they never managed to take the lead in the score, and all attempts to get back on track failed to result in a 4:6 defeat.

Kazakhstan's national team has performed very differently at recent world championships. For example, at the 2021 World Cup, the Yellow-Blues scored ten points along with the Canadians, but the Maple Leafs made the playoffs only because of their advantage in additional statistical indicators. At the 2022 World Cup, the Kazakhs came close to failure, but still escaped elimination from the elite division by finishing in the penultimate place in the group. The 2023 World Cup was a quiet one for them, as there was no threat of elimination, but they failed to fight for the play-offs. At the 2024 World Cup, they will also have problems reaching the quarter-finals, but they must avoid elimination without any problems.

Slovakia and Kazakhstan have met at the last two World Cups. Both times the Yellow and Blue teams provided their opponents with worthy resistance: at the World Cup-2022 they lost 3:4, and at the World Cup-2023 they created a sensation and won on a shootout - 4:3. And in the upcoming confrontation the team should give a fight to a more skilful and status opponent. The Slovaks are playoff contenders, but they lost to the Germans in their first game of the tournament, making life difficult for themselves. It is unlikely that they will fight hard in the upcoming game, as the next day they will face the Americans, so they need to save their energy and emotions.