Preliminary Round. Group A.
Stadium: Avicii Arena (Stockholm).
12.05.2025 21:20
Finland vs Sweden: Prediction and Odds on the Match on 12 May 2025
On 12 May 2025, the Avicii Arena in Stockholm will host a group stage match of the 2025 Ice Hockey World Cup between the national teams of Finland and Sweden. The game is scheduled to start at 21:20.
Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Finland
The Finnish national team is not currently enjoying the best of times. However, under Jukka Jalonen's leadership, they enjoyed a successful period, reaching the finals of the World Championships three times in a row and winning the title twice. The Blue and Whites also won the 2022 Winter Olympics.
However, the Finns did not perform well at the 2023 and 2024 World Cups. On both occasions, they reached the quarter-finals but failed to progress further, ending Jukka Jalonen's era. Antti Pennanen has been appointed as the new manager and will aim to make progress at the 2025 World Cup.
Sweden
The Swedish national team enjoyed great success at the World Championships in the mid-2000s, winning the tournament three times in six years. However, the results deteriorated after that. The Yellow and Blue failed to reach the semi-finals at four consecutive World Cups, but won bronze at the 2024 tournament.
Sweden is hosting the 2025 World Cup, so it is extremely important for them to perform well. To this end, they have assembled a very strong squad, with almost all players hailing from the NHL. In their two opening tournament games, Sam Hallam's team defeated Slovakia and Austria 5–0 and 4–2.
Finland vs Sweden Head to Head Statistics
The rivals have met five times this season. Finland won three times at the Euro Hockey Tour stages — 5–4, 3–0, and 4–1 — and Sweden won once — 6–2. The two teams also faced each other at the Four Nations Tournament, where Finland won 4–3.
History of Head-to-Heads
World Championship Preliminary Round Grp. A 2025 
Sweden
Carlson Hockey Games 2025
Finland
Friendlies 2025
Sweden
Friendlies 2025
Sweden
Friendlies 2025
Finland
Finland vs Sweden: Betting Tips & Odds
- The Swedish national team has won its last five matches. You can bet on a Swedish victory at odds of 1.75 with Betway.
- The Swedish national team has scored at least four goals in the last four matches. At odds of 2.65, you can bet on the team's total of more than 3.5 goals with Bet365.
- Sweden has scored and conceded at least two goals in three of their last four matches. According to 1XBET, you can bet on 'each team scoring more than 1.5 goals' at odds of 2.05.
- The Swedish national team has overcome the bookmaker's top in the last four matches. With Bet365, you can bet on TO 4.5 goals at odds of 1.75.
Finland Latest Games
Finland 
Finland
Finland
Finland
Latvia
Slovenia
Sweden
France
Finland
Finland
Switzerland
Sweden Latest Games
Sweden
Denmark
USA
Czech Republic
Canada
Sweden
Slovenia
Sweden
Sweden
Austria
Slovakia
Finland vs Sweden: Betting Tips & Odds
Analysts at Betway consider Sweden to be the match's favorites. A victory for Tre Kronor in regulation time is estimated at odds of 1.75. Bets on the Finnish national team can be placed at odds of 4.00, while a draw is offered at odds of 4.50.
Bets on Sam Hallam's team winning, including overtime and a shootout, are available at odds of 1.40. A final victory for Finland is offered at odds of 2.90.
The bookmaker believes that the match between the national teams of Finland and Sweden will not be high-scoring. You can bet on a total of more than 5.5 goals at odds of 2.40 or less than 5.5 goals at odds of 1.55.
Finland vs Sweden Match Prediction 12 May 2025
The Finnish national team had a four-game winning streak against the Swedes during the current season. However, just before the 2025 World Cup, Tre Kronor ended it by defeating their opponents 6–2. This was thanks to the invitation of star NHL players, who play at a very high level. Sam Hallam's team is the favourites for the upcoming clash, and they also had the day before off while Suomi played. Consequently, we can safely bet on a Swedish victory.
The current season's confrontations between the national teams of Finland and Sweden have been very high-scoring. In the previous five head-to-head meetings, the rivals have scored an average of 6.40 goals per game — a very high figure. We can therefore expect a high number of goals in the upcoming match, making TO 4.5 goals a good forecast option. A bet on the Swedish team's TO 2.5 goals is also worth considering.
Our match prediction: W2 for a coefficient of 1.59 in the bet365 bookmaker.
Our betting tip on the match: TO 4.5 for a coefficient of 1.71 in the betway bookmaker.
Our final betting tip on the match: IT2O 2.5 for a coefficient of 1.62 in the 1xbet bookmaker.
Other predictions
