Preliminary Round. Group A.
Stadium: Avicii Arena (Stockholm).
13.05.2025 21:20
Canada vs France: Prediction and Odds on the Match on 13 May 2025
The match will take place on 13 May 2025 on the ice of the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. It'll be the group stage of the 2025 World Cup of Hockey, with the national teams of Canada and France facing each other. The start of the confrontation is scheduled for 9.20pm. Telecomasia has got you covered with a prediction and all the key stats.
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The Canadian national team didn't win a thing at the World Cup in 2024, which is huge news. So, for the World Cup in 2025, the Maple Leafs decided to bring in a squad of star players who could win the championship. The arrival of Travis Sanheim, Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon, who won the Four Nations Tournament in February, was a real surprise.
Before the 2025 World Cup kicked off, the Canadiens played two friendly games, beating the Austrians and Hungarians 5-1 and 6-0. Dean Evason's team kept on winning at the tournament, defeating the Slovenians 4-0 and the Latvians 7-1.
France
The French national team has been in the top tier of world hockey for a while now, but they really hit a snag last time at the 2014 World Cup, when they made it to the playoffs. Since then, they've managed to avoid being relegated to the second strongest division, but they're still struggling to get to the quarterfinals.
In the first match at the 2025 World Cup, Yorick Treille's team lost to the Latvians, as expected, 1-4. The French were behind against the Finns for most of the game, but with just over 90 seconds left in the third period, they were ahead 3-1. Unfortunately, they couldn't hang on to that lead and ended up losing 3-4 in overtime.
Canada vs France Head to Head Statistics
In the last eight head-to-head meetings at the World Championships, the Canadian team won seven times, while the French team won once. The last time the two teams met at the World Cup in 2022, the Maple Leafs beat the opponent 7-1.
History of Head-to-Heads
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Canada vs France: Betting Tips & Odds
- Canada has beaten France in the last five head-to-head meetings in a row. You can bet on the Canadian team to win with odds of 1.05 on the line of 1xbet.
- Canada has scored at least four goals against France in four of the last five meetings between the two teams. You can bet on Canada's individual total over 3.5 pucks at odds of 1.20 on the line of 1xbet.
- In five of the last seven times these two teams have played each other, Canada and France have both scored at least two goals. You can bet 'Each team will score more than 1.5 pucks - Yes' at odds of 2.70 on the line of 1xbet.
- In five of the last eight times the national teams of Canada and France have met, the bookmaker's TO has been reached. You can bet on a total over 6.5 pucks at odds of 1.80 on the line of 1xbet.
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Canada vs France: Betting Tips & Odds
The experts at 1xbet think the Canadian team is the one to beat. The Maple Leafs are 1.05 to win in regulation time. You can bet on the French national team to win with odds of 29.00, and if you think it'll be a draw, you can get odds of 16.00.
If you fancy Dean Evason's team to win, including overtime and a shootout, you can get odds of 1.03. The French are the favorites to win, with odds of 15.00.
The bookie reckons there'll be plenty of goals in the match between Canada and France. You can bet on the total over 5.5 pucks at odds of 1.40, and on the total under 5.5 pucks at odds of 2.75.
Canada vs France Match Prediction 13 May 2025
Sometimes the Canadian national team doesn't turn up to the world championships with the right attitude, so they have to improve as the tournament goes on. From the first game of the 2025 World Cup, the Maple Leafs were playing at a solid level. It's no surprise, because the Reds and Blacks are led by Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon, who are always motivated and don't let the other players relax. They won their two opening games by a combined score of 11-1, and they should easily earn three points in the upcoming game.
The Canadian team almost always plays very efficiently against France. In eight previous head-to-head meetings at the World Championships, the Maple Leafs have scored 41 pucks (5.13 per game on average) against the opponent - that's a pretty solid performance. In the next game, the Reds and Blacks could even beat that, as they've got a really strong team.
Our match prediction: IT1O (5.5) for a coefficient of 2.00 in the 1xbet bookmaker.
Our betting tip on the match: H1 (-4.5) for a coefficient of 1.95 in the bet365 bookmaker.
Our final betting tip on the match: TU (6.5) for a coefficient of 1.77 in the betway bookmaker.
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