Slovakia U20 vs Finland U20 Prediction: Lots of scoring chances

Prediction for the Slovakia U20 vs Finland U20 match which will take place on January 2nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Slovak national team has consistently performed at the U-20 World Cup. Every year, they overcome the group stage but almost always end their way in the tournament at the quarterfinal stage. It has been the case for the last eight world championships. The previous exception was 2015, when the Slovaks reached the bronze medal round. Ivan Feneš's wards started the World Championshipin style, beating the Czechs, Swiss, and Norwegians by a combined score of 17:6, but then went down 10:2 to the Americans to finish second in Group B.

The Finnish national U-20 team has been much more successful. In the past decade, they have won the World Championship three times and silver and bronze medals once each. At the same time, they performed poorly at the last tournament, ending their quest for the trophy in the quarterfinals. Such a modest performance would make them close the World Championship with an exceptional attitude. They began with defeats at the hands of Canada and Germany - 2:5 and 3:4. After that, however, they beat Latvia 4:0 in their opening game and Sweden 5:4 the day before to finish third in Group A.

In the previous game, the Slovaks suffered a crushing defeat against the Americans - 2:10, but the Finnish national team, although they failed in the opening of the group stage, then won two consecutive victories, including over the Swedes - 5:4. In addition, in favor of the representatives of Finland is also confirmed by the statistics of meetings, according to which they have won the last seven consecutive friendlies. 

The confrontation between Slovakia and Finland is characterized by high-goal activity. In the last ten head-to-head meetings, the teams have combined to score 89 goals (8.90 average per game), an excellent result. In the upcoming battle, we can again expect sharp hockey from both teams, lots of scoring chances, and productive actions as they play open and spectacular.