Latvia vs Sweden Prediction: Expect a Total Over

Prediction for the World Championship 2024 match between Latvia vs Sweden which will take place on May 18. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Latvia

The Latvian national team is the bronze medallist of the last World Cup, and therefore the level of ambition of the team is clearly at a high level at the 2024 World Cup. Moreover, they play in not the toughest group, so they have a chance to reach the playoffs again. Another thing is that they still need to take advantage of them. The Latvians had a mixed start to the tournament, as they beat the Poles and French in overtime - 5:4 and 3:2, respectively. It would seem that victories are good, but two points were lost in matches against modest opponents. After that they beat the Kazakhs - 2:0, followed by a big loss to the Germans - 1:8. So far, they occupy an intermediate fourth place in the standings.

Sweden

Sweden came to the 2024 World Cup as one of the main favourites. From the very first games, they started to prove it, but they should not rush to judgement, as they traditionally play well in the group stage, but in the playoffs they often have problems, which is why they have not won a medal in a long time. At the world championship in the Czech Republic, they called up a whole host of star players from the NHL, who are performing well. In their four opening games, they beat the Americans 5:2, the Poles 5:1, the Germans 6:1, and the Kazakhs 3:1. The team remain the only side to remain unbeaten at the 2024 World Cup and therefore lead the Group B standings.

Expert Betting Tips

The Latvian national team created a loud sensation at the 2023 World Cup, winning the bronze medals for the first time in history, and started their journey to the play-offs with a 3:1 victory over Sweden in the quarter-final. There is no doubt that they remember this very well, and therefore will now try to take a convincing revenge. At the 2024 World Cup, the Yellow-Blues have assembled a much more powerful and high-profile team than they had a year earlier, and against a modest Latvian team, they now look like unqualified favourites. They have won all four of their previous games at the tournament without much trouble.