Sweden vs France Prediction: The teams are opponents of completely different levels

Prediction for the World Championship 2024 match between Sweden and France which will take place on May 20. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Swedish national team continues to prove that it is one of the main favourites for the 2024 World Cup. Sam Hallam has gathered a whole host of star hockey players from the NHL, who are now proving their level at the World Championship in the Czech Republic. Already in the opening game, they beat their main rival in the fight for the leadership in Group B, being stronger than the Americans - 5:2. After that, the opponents were of a much more modest level, so they managed to cope with them as well. The Swedes beat the Poles 5:1, the Germans 6:1, the Kazakhs 3:1, and the day before they also beat the Latvians 7:2, getting revenge for their defeat in the quarter-final of the World Cup-2023. Of course, the Yellow-Blues are in first place in the Group B standings.

The French national team did not impress at the 2024 World Cup, but that did not prevent them from solving the main task of the tournament, which was formulated in a very banal way - to maintain their place in the elite world division. They played their best game in the Czech Republic against the Latvians, who are the bronze medallists of the last World Championship: they managed to end the regular time in a 2-2 draw, but still lost in overtime - 2:3. The Tricolours also played a good game against the Poles, winning the expected victory 4:2. In the remaining games, the French lost to the Kazakhs 1:3, the Americans 0:5 and the Slovaks 2:4, leaving them in sixth place in the Group B standings.

Sweden and France are opponents of completely different levels. This is confirmed by the statistics of head-to-head meetings, according to which the home team has won the last eight consecutive meetings with a total score of 36:8. It's important to note that the Yellow and Blue have not always had as powerful a roster as they have at the 2024 World Cup, where we're seeing a whole host of NHL stars. Such a skilled and experienced bunch has won all five of their previous games at the tournament by a 26:7 goal differential.