Sweden U20 vs Finland U20 Prediction: Waiting to See Team 1 in the Final

Prediction for the World Cup U20 match between Sweden U20 vs Finland U20, which will take place on January 4th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Sweden

Sweden usually has a tough time at the World Youth Championships. A year earlier, the team made it to the final match, but failed 2-6 to the Americans, so they had to settle for silver.

But at the 2025 World Cup, the Yellows and Blues are doing really well. In the group stage, they beat the Slovaks 5-2, the Kazakhs 8-1, the Swiss 7-5, and the Czechs 4-2. Then in the quarterfinals, they faced the Latvians, where they had some problems, but still won 3:2 to advance to the semifinals.

Finland

Finland also puts together a pretty good squad every year, which is a contender for medals at the World Youth Championship. A year earlier, they participated in the semifinals, where they lost to the Americans 2-3, and in the battle for bronze medals they lost to the Czechs 5-8.

The Finns got off to a shaky start at the 2025 World Cup, losing to the Canadians 0-4, but then bounced back to defeat the Germans 3-1, the Americans 4-3 and the Latvians 3-0. From second place, they made it to the quarter-finals, where they met the Slovaks and won 5-3, so now they're heading to the semifinals.

Expert Betting Tips

Sweden took the silver medal at the last World Youth Championship, and they're on a roll this year, too, with Tre Kronor showing excellent results and putting them on track to reach the finals. They've played five games and won them all in regulation time. This kind of consistency makes them the team to beat in the upcoming battle. The Finns aren't doing so well, so it looks like the Swedish national team will be the ones to win.

Sweden's hockey is always a crowd-pleaser at the World Cup, and this year is no exception. In the last five games at the tournament, the Yellows and Blues scored and conceded a total of 39 pucks (7.80 average per game) – a solid indicator.