Canada vs Slovakia Prediction: the Maple Leafs will win their fifth straight game

Canada vs Slovakia: Prediction for the Match on May 17, 2025

Prediction for the World Championship match, which will be held on May 17. Who will be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Canada: form and statistics

Team Canada is the favorite of any hockey competition. At times, the Maple Leafs have brought very low-name lineups to world championships, but still fought for honors, and in February 2025, they gathered all the stars and won the Four Nations Tournament, beating the Americans in the final 3-2. At the 2025 World Cup, the Red-Blacks also invited skillful players who have been performing well so far.

In their four opening matches at the tournament, the men beat the Slovenes 4:0, the Latvians 7:1, the French 5:0, and the Austrians 5:1. Of course, such a productive debut allows the Maple Leafs to take the lead in the Group A standings by the end of the seventh match day of the 2025 FIFA World Cup.

Slovakia: form and statistics

The Slovak national team failed to make the playoffs at World Cups in the second half of the last decade, but they reached the quarterfinals three times in the four previous tournaments. At the same time, it will be extremely difficult for the Tricolor to successfully overcome the group stage of the 2025 World Cup, as many key players have refused to participate in the World Cup, and Craig Ramsey is absent due to health problems.

So far, the Slovaks cannot boast good results at the 2025 World Cup. Vladimir Orság's wards won hard victories over the Slovenians and French - 3:1 and 2:1, respectively, but these teams are the tournament outsiders. At the same time, the Tricolor lost to the Swedes - 0:5, as well as to the Austrians - 2:3. So far this is enough for the fourth place in Group A.

Canada vs Slovakia: head to head statistics

In the last ten head-to-head meetings at the World Championships, the Canadian team won nine victories, and the Slovakian team was stronger once. The last time the rivals met was in the quarterfinals of the 2024 World Cup, where the Maple Leafs won 6:3.

Canada vs Slovakia: Betting Tips & Odds

• Team Canada has won the last six games in a row with a difference of at least four pucks. You can bet on a win for Canada with a handicap (-3.5) at odds of 2.25 on the line of 1xbet.
• The Canadian team scored at least five pucks in five of the last six games. You can bet on the individual total of the Canadian national team over 4.5 pucks at odds of 1.90 on the line of 1xbet.
• The Canadian national team has conceded less than two goals in the last six matches in a row. You can bet on the individual total of the Slovak national team under 1.5 pucks at odds of 1.65 on the line of bet365.
• In four of the last six matches with the participation of the Canadian team overcame the bookmaker's total over. You can bet on a total over 5.5 pucks at odds of 1.75 on the line of 1xbet.

Canada vs Slovakia: Betting Tips & Odds

Analysts of bet365 consider the Canadian team as the favorite of the match. The victory of the Maple Leafs in regulation time is estimated at odds of 1.15. To bet on the success of the Slovakian team can be with an index of 14.00, and bet on a draw is offered at odds of 9.50.

To bet on the triumph of Dean Evason's wards, taking into account overtime and shootout, you can with odds of 1.07. The final victory of the Slovaks is offered at odds of 9.50.

Bookmaker believes that the confrontation between the national teams of Canada and Slovakia will be rich in goals. You can bet on the total over 5.5 pucks at odds of 1.75, and on the total under 5.5 pucks - for 2.10.

Canada vs Slovakia match prediction 17 May 2025

The Canadian team continues to beat everyone on their way. Dean Evason's wards started racking up wins before the start of the World Cup 2025, and now they are crushing one opponent after another in the group stage of the tournament. The Maple Leafs have accumulated six straight wins with a combined score of 32:3. Fantastic! Of course, they're not going to stop there, so now they'll do their best to upset the Slovaks. As a result, we can bet on a win for Canada with a handicap (-3.5).

The Canadian team not only beats everyone in its path, but also plays great offense. In the previous six games, the Maple Leafs have scored 33 goals (5.50 average per game) - a great statistic. The Redblacks' stellar offense is improving from game to game, so the best option for the prediction is the Canadian team's individual total over 4.5 pucks, and the total over 5.5 pucks is worth betting on separately.

Our main prediction: is Handicap 1 (-3.5) for a coefficient of 2.00 in the betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is Handicap 1 (-3.5) for a coefficient 2.16 in the 1xbet bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is Total Over 5.5 for a coefficient of 1.57 in the bet365 bookmaker.