Finland vs Great Britain Prediction: Suomi are unconditional favorites for the upcoming confrontation

Prediction for the World Championship 2024 match between Finland and Great Britain which will take place on May 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Finland

The Finnish national team once again came to the World Championship with a very modest roster. Perhaps the most high-profile hockey player on Suomi's side - Mikael Granlund, who played last season for San Jose, which was the NHL's top underdog. As before, Jukka Jalonen relies on proven fighters from European leagues, who have reached the finals of the world championships three times in the last four World Championships, where they won twice and became vice-champions once. In addition, the Blue and White have also won the 2022 Olympics. However, the debut of the 2024 World Cup did not turn out well for the Finns, as they failed to hit the Czech Republic's goal in the opening match, losing in a shootout - 0:1.

Great Britain

The Great Britain national team has recently started to move between the elite of world hockey and the second strongest division. At the 2022 World Cup, the Lions failed to maintain their place among the world's strongest teams, but their absence was short-lived, as they earned promotion at the end of the 2023 World Cup. At the 2024 World Cup it will be extremely difficult for the British to avoid elimination, as they are placed in the toughest group, where their direct competitors will be the Austrians, who have skilled and ambitious youngsters, as well as the Norwegians with experienced Mats Zuccarello and Patrik Thoresen. Even against their background Peter Russell's team looks like an outsider, but with character the British are capable of creating another sensation.

Expert Betting Tips

Finland is a finalist in three of the last four World Cups. The British team comes from the second strongest division, which is one of the main outsiders in the tournament. This information alone is enough to consider the Suomi as unqualified favourites for the upcoming clash. In their opening game at the 2024 World Cup, they suffered a disappointing 0:1 shootout defeat to the Czechs, so now they will try not only to pick up three points, which looks like an easy task, but also to create a good goal difference, which may come in handy in the end.