Germany vs USA Prediction: Who will turn out to be stronger?

Prediction for the Hockey World Cup Germany vs USA match, which will take place on May 15th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Germany

Germany is a team that is always expected to make a breakthrough, but they have not had much success after their silver medals at the 2018 Olympics. The Germans are yet to score a single point at the 2023 World Cup, but the tournament calendar has presented them with a formidable opponent in the opening stages. To begin with, they tried to offer decent opposition to the Swedes but lost 0:1. The day before, they had played two periods to a draw with the Finns, but again conceded the decisive puck in the third twenty minutes and lost 3:4. Moreover, ahead of them expects to meet with the Americans.

USA

Team USA looked extremely positive at World Cup 2023. The Americans still have a good selection of young college hockey players, with a sprinkling of experienced NHL players like Alex Tuck and Nick Bonin. This pairing defines the Stars and Stripes' offensive game so far, but the rest are also trying to match them. David Quinn's charges faced the reigning world champions Finns in their opening game and secured an unexpected 4:1 win. Then the Americans topped the Group A standings with a 7:1 win over the Hungarians.

Expert Betting Tips

Germany and the USA had very different starts at World Cup 2023. The Germans have zero points from their opening two games, but the Americans have won both matches to ensure a six-point lead in the standings. Harold Kreis's charges had a tough schedule in the opening game of the world championship. Still, the match against the Stars and Stripes is certainly not out of the ordinary, and besides, the North Americans are in great shape and are gradually gaining strength. Moreover, the Germans lost in the last five head-to-head encounters, so now we should bet on the victory of the USA team with a handicap (-2.5).

The USA national team usually has a different coach for every new tournament, but David Quinn has worked with the Stars and Stripes at both OI-2022 and WC-2022 and now WC-2023. Every time his teams have played fast, aggressive, and attacking hockey. In their last seven games with the Americans, they scored a combined total of 50 goals (7.14 per game on average). The Germans are also slowly beginning to prove themselves offensively, but at the same time, they are imperfect defensively. With this in mind, the best option for the prediction seems to be a total over 5.5 pucks, and separately it is worth betting on the individual USA national team total over 3.5 pucks.