Germany vs Finland Prediction: More Scoring Chances

Prediction for the IIHF World Championship 2023 Germany vs Finland match which will take place on May 13th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

Germany

The German national team brought an outstanding lineup to the 2023 World Cup, with which they can dream about the medals of the tournament. Already at the last World Championship, the Germans were surprised when they scored 16 out of 21 possible points at the group stage, taking second place. They failed in the playoffs in the quarterfinals from the Czechs - 1:4. A new campaign for World Cup awards began unsuccessfully for the Germans. It is unlikely that they could count on points in the game with the Swedish national team. Harold Kreis's wards looked surprisingly passive in this game, made many mistakes, created few chances in attack, and suffered a defeat – 0:1.

Finland

The Finnish national team is the main favorite of the 2023 World Cup. They demonstrated the most stable results in recent years, reaching the final games at all major international tournaments. In the opening game against the US national team, Finland opened the scoring in the first period thanks to Teemu Hartikainen. It seemed that the Finns would only increase the advantage further, but they went into defense, missed once in the second period, and in the final segment of the match, they completely fell apart, allowing them to score three more times and lost – 1:4.

Expert Betting Tips

The Finnish national team came to the home World Cup as the main favorite. In the first game, they were embarrassed, losing to the Americans – 1:4. There is no doubt that Finland will come to the second game at the 2023 World Cup with a completely different attitude to rehabilitate in front of the home audience. Fortunately, the opponents will not be the most challenging German national team with a perfect lineup. The Germans are unlikely to be able to resist the more trained and talented team of Jukka Jalonen. 

The Finnish national team missed four goals from the US national team the day before. So many blue whites did not miss the entire last World Cup, and at the 2023 World Cup, the defense already failed in the opening game. Jukka Jalonen's wards will work on their mistakes in the second match. The Yellow-blacks were left without effective actions in the first battle of the tournament, and they needed more scoring chances.