Germany vs Canada Prediction: The Maple Leafs will start their title defense with a win

On May 13, 2022, the next Ice Hockey World Championship match will take place in the Finnish city of Helsinki, where Germany will face reigning world champions Canada.

Germany is a team that has never been very good, but at recent major international tournaments, they have been very successful. You only need to remember the PyeongChang Olympics, where the Germans were seconds away from a gold medal but still finished second. In World Cup 2021, the team reached the semi-finals but left without a medal. Germany had a disappointing Olympics 2022, where they were eliminated in the round of 16.

Canada is the reigning world champion and has triumphed three times in the last decade. It is important to note that the Maple Leafs started the previous world championship with three defeats in a row but then transformed themselves and reached the title. At the Beijing Olympics, the team under Claude Julien failed to produce, dropping out as early as the quarterfinals, but there were no NHL players either, and now the Red and Black have assembled an excellent squad.

Germany sensationally beat Canada at the last World Cup, but the Maple Leafs started the tournament surprisingly weak. There is no doubt that the Red and Black remembered their poor debut, so now they'll play at the required level from the very first games. The experienced coach Claude Julien, who won't underestimate his opponents, will still be in charge of the Canadiens, so it's appropriate to bet on a Canadian victory with a handicap (-1.5) for 1.925.

Germany and Canada are certainly not defensive teams. On the contrary, they prefer to take their chances offensively. At the 2022 World Cup, the Maple Leafs brought a very decent squad, and the Germans are unlikely to keep the zeros on the scoreboard. With that in mind, we suggest betting on a total over 5.5 for 2.00.

North American teams of all ages and at all tournaments always tend to be as aggressive as possible in the opening minutes of games, especially in the opening stages of competitions. For example, the Maple Leafs, without NHL players, led by Gerard Gallagher, started at the Olympic Games in 2022, where the opponents were the German side. In the first period, the Canadians scored 3:0. We suggest betting on the Canadian team's victory in the first period for 2.12.

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