Sweden vs Canada Prediction: Tre Kronor will secure a place in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup

On 26 May 2022, Sweden will face Canada in a World Cup quarter-final at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland.

The Swedish team is on the verge of a significant change, and they would like to enter the new era in a good mood. For Johan Garpenlev, the current World Cup is his last tournament as the national team's head coach, and he has failed to win a single medal with the team so far. At the 2022 World Cup, the team has to fight hard in every game to put things right because they have never failed to score in their seven games so far, with six victories and one defeat by the Americans in overtime. This allowed the Yellow and Blue to finish in second place in the Group B standings.

Canada never aims for a perfect World Cup group stage performance, although they occasionally manage to do so. At the 2022 World Cup, the Maple Leafs started off the tournament with four straight convincing victories before losing to Switzerland and Denmark at 3:6 and 2:3, respectively. The day before, Claude Julien's charges still demolished France 7:1, but it was enough only to take third place in the group stage.

Sweden and Canada are traditionally among the elite of world hockey, but for the second major tournament in a row, they will play each other in the quarter-finals. At the Olympics, the Tre Kronor was victorious (2:0). The Yellow and Blue look the favorites because they've got a more experienced squad, while the Maple Leafs have too many young. As a result, we suggest betting on Sweden to win the match at odds of around 2.515.

In the previous four fixtures, the opponents combined for just ten goals (2.50 on average per game). We shouldn't expect plenty of goals in the upcoming game, as the Tre Kronor and Maple Leafs will meet already at the quarterfinal stage, where the cost of a mistake is high. We suggest betting on a total of under 4.5 for 2.62.

Rasmus Dahlin has already scored 7 points (2 goals + 5 assists) in seven games at the 2022 World Cup, and he has not left the ice in his last five games without a goal. The 22-year-old defenceman's productivity should come as no surprise, as he scored 53 points (13 goals + 40 assists) in 80 games for Buffalo in the NHL last season. You can bet on Rasmus Dahlin's Total Over 0.5 for 5.5.

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